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Redfield; New York, 1853. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good minus/Without dust jacket. Small quarto, 9 7/8" tall, cvii + 968 pages, gilt spine titles and decorations on the three-quarter calf. A very good minus, generally clean, sturdy hard cover with moderate shelf wear and rubbing to the corners, fore-corner tips through to boards, binding solid, paper white BUT with foxing to the fore-edges and a previous owner's name on the front flyleaf.

Philadelphia, PA: Porter & Coates, 1972. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Large hardcover, weighing almost 5 pounds. Bound in stamped full leather with gilt text on front, back, and spine, all three exterior page edges also gilt. The book is in its original state with the leather untreated. There is scuffing and wear to the leather, and the front exterior hinge is starting to crack. The interior binding has some minor issues. There is a 1 inch opening at the bottom of the rear board and the front hinge is showing signs of thin cracks starting. Binding of the text pages appear is good though the last text page is separated at the bottom hinge about 3 inches. Pages are toned due to age and there is some light foxing, particularly around the illustrations. The first few pages of the book shows a dampstain along the edges. This issue disappears but the time it gets to the title page. Dark brown end pages in front and rear are free of any… Ler mais

Philadelphia: Charles H. Davis & Co., 1876. Title page dated 1876. Fireside edition, illustrated with full page engravings. Handsomely bound in full warm brown leather lettered and decorated in gilt and in blind, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, frontis portrait of Shakespeare, 968 pages, nearly 11 inches tall. Very good condition with expected light edge rubbing, good hinges (front hinge internally reglued and secure), text block sound, pages clean, same name neatly written on two blank pages at the front, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Whittaker & Co, 1842-1844. The large-type edition of Collier's Shakespeare. Octavo, three of nine original volumes bound in three quarters morocco, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare engraved from the Folio edition of 1623. Mixed editions. In good condition. Uncommon. The works of William Shakespeare enjoyed a renewed popularity in 18th-century England. Several new editions of his works were published, his plays were revived in the theater and numerous works of art were created illustrating the plays and specific productions of them. Capitalizing on this interest, English publisher John Boydell undertook a large and elaborate Shakespeare venture that included the establishment of the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and the production of a grand illustrated edition of Shakespeare's plays showcasing the talents of British painters and engravers. He… Ler mais

Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1936. IX+1527 pages. 40 Full page B/W illustrations (including frontispiece). NearFine to Fine Hardcover, no dj. Coral/Gray cloth. Gilt spine title, Gilt front and spine stampings. No Wear. Clean Unmarked throutghout, Excellent binding and hinges. 10.1"x7.2"x2.5". be5.

GB: Bickers and Son; J Bumpus; J Field; Abel Heywood & Son ..., 1869. Full leather decorated in black. Gold on burgundy title labels. Modern gift inscription to verso of front endpaper in Volume IV. Very clean tight texts in handome leather bindings (photos on request) which show a little shelf wear. Set is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2022 £8) Packed weight 4500g. . Hardback. VG/No DW.

New York / London: Random House / Nonesuch Press, 1933. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Quarto, 7 volumes. A fresh, lovely set in the publisher's full niger morocco, with some light darkening to some areas of the leather, as in all sets, but generally quite bright and handsome. A few small smudges to boards. Internally stunning. A very near fine set. This is number 146 of 1050 limited sets issued for the British and American markets. The high watermark of the numerous efforts by the Nonesuch Press, this set represents not only a distinctive and handsome object, but also a carefully-researched and bibliographically significant edition of Shakespeare's works. From the introductory Note: "The textual student will, it is hoped, find few needs left unsatisfied by an edition which follows the First Folio faithfully in its many misprints and even in the intermittent use of a comma for a full stop at the close of an uninterrupted speech; which notes all the significant variants of the pre-First Folio… Ler mais