WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/1850/FINE LEATHER BNDG/COMEDIES,HISTORIES,TRAGEDIES

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Double your traffic. WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/1850/FINE LEATHER BNDG/COMEDIES,HISTORIES,TRAGEDIES Album Album AlbumVERY RARE - SCARCE FIRST EDITION - FIRST ISSUERARE LIMITED EDITION of a CELEBRATED, IMPORTANT & UNCOMMON WORKRARE LIMITED EDITION - FINE ORIGINAL FULL RED MOROCCO LEATHER BINDINGSILLUSTRATED with 100's of ENGRAVED PLATESTHE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARECOMEDIES, HISTORIES, & TRAGEDIESbyWILLIAM SHAKESPEAREContaing the Celebrated IllustrationsofKENNY MEADOWS, FIRTH, NICHOLSON, CORBOULD, HAYTER Etc., Etc., Etc.AND PORTRAITS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF EMINENT ACTORSLONDON: The London Printing & Publishing Co., N. D. c.1850 [published date: 1850]. Rare Early edition. In Three Volumes. Folio. 12" x 9" inches (LxB). Pp. [4], xxii, 516; 548; [4], 539 pages, each volume with a steel-engraved frontis., additional engraved title-page, and numerous steel & wood engraved plates plus numerous in-text illustrations. All edges gilt. Fine original 19th c. full red crushed morocco leather bindings, elaborately gilt decorated boards & spine with 5 raised bands & gilt lettering in compartments. Complete as issued. A classic work. There are numerous close-up pictures of the contents given below; please Please take some time to view the 50+ pictures in detail, in order to gain a full idea of the contents and condition.CONTENTS:Volume I - TRAGEDIES: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; Romeo and Juliet; King Lear; Julius Caesar; Macbeth; Troilus and Cressida; Coriolanus; Timon of Athens; Antony and Cleopatra; Cymbeline;Volume 2 - COMEDIES: The Tempest; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Measure for Measure; The Comedy of Errors; Much Ado About Nothing; Love's Labour's Lost; A Midsummer-Night's Dream; The Merchant of Venice; As You Like It; All's Well That Ends Well.Volume 3 - HISTORIES: King John, Richard II; Henry IV Part 1; Henry IV Part 2; Henry V; Henry VI Part 1; Henry VI Part 2; Henry VI Part 3; Richard III; Henry VIII; Titus Andronicus; Pericles; Poems & Sonnets. Glossary." PLEASE ASK - E-MAIL ***** ANY/ALL ***** QUESTIONS, regarding Description and Condition BEFORE BIDDING".There are numerous CLOSE-UPS GIVEN BELOW.A SCARCE BOOK SET.PLEASE Check sellers other auctions as we have NUMEROUS RARE Titles coming up.CONDITION REPORT: A rare book set bound in an original contemporary full fine red morocco leather bindings (See Scans below), some wear/tear, scuffing to covers spine, ends & corners (See Scans below), pages with some age toning, sporadic marginal foxing, are clean & bright (See Scans below), the bindings are tight & intact (See Scans below). The leather is smooth & supple to the touch (See Scans below). Note: The first & last couple of pages are a bit foxed (See Scans below) . Note: Beautiful set. A scarce title. See, There are many close-up pictures for your kind perusal. Please RETURNS: Though every item is catalogued with the intent of accuracy. Minor flaws, may not always be noted, that is why there are 50 to a 100 pictures of every book we list. Please look at pic tures &/or email any &/or all QUESTIONS, regarding description and condition prior to bidding. Only Improperly described items can be returned, as received within seven calendar days of receipt. Please email us before returning any item. Please Remember this is an Auction and not a Retail sale.GREAT NEWS! Subscribe to our newsletter, as we're always adding new RARE & COLLECTIBLE/Illustrated books in FIRST EDITIONS to the Ebay Auctions - shop! Take a look at our new inventory and see if you can fin... read more

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