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THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
by SHAKESPEARE, William; introduction by BELL, Henry Glassford; illustrated by FUSELI, Henry, et al.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London: William Collins, Queen's Printer., 1864. First edition thus. Thick quarto. Contemporary half red morocco over red pebble-grained cloth boards, ruled in gilt. The spine with five raised bands, ruled in gilt and with titles in gilt. All edges gilt. Additional engraved title page and frontispiece portrait. Illustrated with 14 fine full-page engravings after the work of artists including Henry Fuseli, Joshua Reynolds, Robert Smirke, and John Opie, each with its original tissue-guard. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little cracking to the front hinge and rubbing to the spine, corners and board edges. The contents with a previous owner's pencil inscription to the front free endpaper, foxing to the preliminary pages (heavier to the half-title, title pages and frontispiece) and some occasional light foxing elsewhere are otherwise in very good order throughout. The plates remain clean and sharp. An attractive edition of Shakespeare's plays, with illustrations after some of the leading artists of the eighteenth and nineteenth century, a biographical introduction by the Scottish lawyer, poet and historian William Glassford Bell (1803-1874), a glossary, and an index to Shakespeare's characters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sky Duthie Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1073
- Title
- THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William; introduction by BELL, Henry Glassford; illustrated by FUSELI, Henry, et al.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London: William Collins, Queen's Printer.
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- Art & Design|Literature|Illustrated Books
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About the Seller
Sky Duthie Rare Books
Biblio member since 2022
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
About Sky Duthie Rare Books
We carry a wide-ranging stock of fine and rare books, unique manuscripts, original artwork, photographs and ephemera. Placing a strong emphasis on the unusual and the visually stimulating, our areas of focus include travel and exploration; natural history; science and medicine; art and design; history; politics, philosophy and economics; literature and poetry; and children's and illustrated books.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
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