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) + 99 + (5) + 101 + (4) + 135 + (5) + 141 with 10 bw engraved plates total. All edges gilt; board edges and inner dentelles with gilt decoration. Oversize/folio and heavy (13 pounds) and will require extra postage. Contents include: Timon of Athens (2 plates); Titus Andronicus (3 plates); Troilus and Cressida (2 plates); and Cymbeline (3 plates).
(Inventory #: 156309)