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The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare. by William SHAKESPEARE

Creator: William Shakespeare
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

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SHAKESPEARE, William; KNIGHT, Charles (editor).

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The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare.
Stock Code 110805
London, Virtue & Co.; Routledge, Warne, and Routledge; George Routledge and Sons, 1866

Current price$2,269.00
An attractive, illustrated eight-volume edition of Shakespeare's plays, including his doubtful works, with a biography of the bard by the editor Charles Knight. The volume of doubtful plays includes the tragedy Titus Andronicus, and the comedies Pericles and The Two Noble Kinsmen, all of which are now commonly included in lists of Shakespeare's canonical dramatic works.

Second edition, 8 vols; 4to (25.5 x 18 cm); bookplate to front pastedowns, ownership inscription to Histories vol. II, numerous illustrations; half brown pebble-grain morocco, red cloth boards, gilt spine in 6 compartments, marbled edges, a few scuffs to corners and edges, light spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean.

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Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	110805
Incollect Reference #:	697215

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