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Description:
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) The Works of Shakespeare Imperial Edition. London: Virtue & Co., [c. 1865]. Folio, in two volumes, publisher's full red morocco and gilt stamped boards with beveled edges, illustrated with forty-six steel engravings including two frontispieces and two added title pages, (shelf wear, wear to edges of spine, minor foxing to images),14 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.
Estimate $200-400
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Keywords
Virtue & Co., William, LondonJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.