The Plays of Shakespeare in Nine Volumes.
London: William Pickering, 1825. Nine 64mo vols. 306; 279; 294; 326; 321; 348; 320; 315; 270, liv pp. Frontispiece, title-page vignette, and thirty-eight engraved plates depicting memorables scenes across Shakespeare's oeuvre: the death of Julius Caesar, Macbeth with his knife on his way to murder Duncan, pastoral tableaux from Love's Labours Lost and Much Ado About Nothing, and a cherubic Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream. A table of contents introduces the first volume, orienting the reader through the plays. All volumes bound in full brown calf with double gilt rule to both covers, four raised bands to spine with gilt ornament and titling, gilt to edges and dentelles, and black ribbon marker (all intact). Toning across spines, some cracking at joints professionally repaired, else a near fine, near miniature set. Item #31907
Price: $1,750.00