SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Comedies, Histories and Tragedies [preface by BEN JONSON], London, for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685, 2/f, fourth edition, (?) 1807 facsimile engraved portrait after Martin Droeshout (crudely mounted on front-free endpaper, section of title and dedication torn with loss and neatly-restored in 18th century pen and ink facsimile, title to A4 of preface with slight loss to lower margin, repaired, H2 lacking small section of outer margin, 2G4 repaired at lower margin, 2I2 and 2R6 torn at margins, 4C2 [final leaf] laid down, occasional light soiling or browning), contemporary panelled calf (rebacked, covers detached). [Wing S2915; Jaggard p.497; Greg III. 1119 ff.; Pforzheimer 910]; sold not subject to return.

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SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Comedies, Histories and Tragedies [preface by BEN JONSON], London, for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685, 2/f, fourth edition, (?) 1807 facsimile engraved portrait after Martin Droeshout (crudely mounted on front-free endpaper, section of title and dedication torn with loss and neatly-restored in 18th century pen and ink facsimile, title to A4 of preface with slight loss to lower margin, repaired, H2 lacking small section of outer margin, 2G4 repaired at lower margin, 2I2 and 2R6 torn at margins, 4C2 [final leaf] laid down, occasional light soiling or browning), contemporary panelled calf (rebacked, covers detached). [Wing S2915; Jaggard p.497; Greg III. 1119 ff.; Pforzheimer 910]; sold not subject to return.

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