Antique Shakespearean Book Collection
Item Details
A collection of antique books of Shakespearean plays. The selection includes ten individual, specific works. Each book features a cordovan binding with embossed crest, and gilt page edges. Illustrations are protected by a single sheet of archival tissue on most pieces. Titles include The Merchant of Venice, All’s Well That End’s Well, Measure for Measure_, King Henry V, Troilus and Cressida, Love’s Labor’s Lost, King Henry VIII, King Henry IV, Part I, King Henry VI, Part II, and Pericles. Publishing is noted as ‘Henry Altemus, Philadelphia’. There are no visible copyright dates.
Condition
- discoloration and foxing to some pages; stain to cover; edge wear; crack to back cover; separation to binding
Dimensions
- stacked dimensions noted
- each book measures 4.5″ × .5″ × 5.75
Item #
17CIN185-225
