Hardcover
1802 · London
by Shakespeare, William and George Steevens
London: W. Bulmer and Co, 1802. Boydell Edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight text block. Covers scuffed and head/tail of spine missing small pieces. Off-setting from each plate onto page opposite and a slight bit of foxing on the occasional page.. Black leather/boards with center/border motif of highly-elaborate gilt. Elaborately-gilded spine with 5 raised bands, also decoraded. Paginated as follows: (8) + 100 + (4) + 105 + (5) + 104 + (4) + 112 with 10 bw engraved plates total. All edges gilt; board edges and inner dentelles with gilt decoration. Oversize/folio and heavy (12 pounds) and will require extra postage. Includes The Merchant of Venice (2 plates); As You Like It (4 plates); The Taming of the Shrew (2 plates); and All's Well that Ends Well (2 plates).
(Inventory #: 156307)