Miniature Books, Shakespeare & Browning (10)

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Classics of great literature: 10 true miniature books, 3"H x 2 1/4"W. 9 works of William Shakespeare + Browning's Sonnets From the Portuguese. Bear owner's inscription dated 1914. Genuine soft leather covers. Gold Crest and Shakespeare's name on front covers, gold titles on spine. Engraving of Shakespeare frontispiece. Marble endpapers, red page edges. Projecting edges of soft leather covers show squeeze marks from being tied together with string. Titles are readable in photo enlargement. Publ by Knickerbocker Leather & Novelty Co., New York. ....Sonnets From The Portuguese title in gold on front of cover. Has loose binding with missing piece from spine. Publ Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., NY., ca. 1914. Price is for all 10 miniature books. Considering their age, condition is good.