1867 · London & Cambridge
by SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
London & Cambridge: Macmillan Co, 1867. The Globe Edition, small, thick 18vo, pp. viii, 1075; publisher's full brown morocco, double gilt borders on covers enclosing a black and gilt border, leafy decorations in blind and a central ivory inlay with urn and flowers and 2 escutcheons with the words "Shakespeare's works," gilt-paneled spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 1, a.e.g. The use of ivory on publisher's bindings is uncommon. Contemporary owners signatue and doodle on endpaper, endpapers spotted very good.
(Inventory #: 26257)