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SHAKESPEARE, William. Works. Edited by W. E. Henley. Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable for Grant Richards, London, 1901.
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SHAKESPEARE, William. Works. Edited by W. E. Henley. Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable for Grant Richards, London, 1901.
20 volumes, small 2o (320 x 201 mm). 75 engraved plates (some 59 in two states, one black and white, the other hand-colored), other illustrations, pen-and-ink drawings and numerous marginal watercolors all by N. Briganti. Red crushed levant morocco, covers with elaborately gilt ornamental border with teal morocco gilt onlays, center decorated with gilt ornamental leaves with cream morocco onlay drama masks in the corners, all surrounding a teal morocco and gilt onlay portrait of Shakespeare, spine in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, others with ornamental floral and leaf designs, doublures with large teal onlay gilt, with red morocco onlay flowers in the border and red flowers in the design surrounding a central panel, ornamentally gilt, watered-silk free end papers, top edges gilt (some light wear).
LIMITED "REMARQUE" EDITION number one of 15. A VERY FINE COPY. (20)
20 volumes, small 2o (320 x 201 mm). 75 engraved plates (some 59 in two states, one black and white, the other hand-colored), other illustrations, pen-and-ink drawings and numerous marginal watercolors all by N. Briganti. Red crushed levant morocco, covers with elaborately gilt ornamental border with teal morocco gilt onlays, center decorated with gilt ornamental leaves with cream morocco onlay drama masks in the corners, all surrounding a teal morocco and gilt onlay portrait of Shakespeare, spine in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, others with ornamental floral and leaf designs, doublures with large teal onlay gilt, with red morocco onlay flowers in the border and red flowers in the design surrounding a central panel, ornamentally gilt, watered-silk free end papers, top edges gilt (some light wear).
LIMITED "REMARQUE" EDITION number one of 15. A VERY FINE COPY. (20)