1901 Limited Lenox Edition De Luxe "The Works of Shakespeare" in Twenty Volumes
Item Details
A 1901 limited edition of The Works of William Shakespeare in twenty volumes, published by John D. Morris and Company of Philadelphia. These volumes include frontispiece illustrations and color title pages with gilt accents, and are bound in half leather with gilt spine decoration over marbled-paper-covered boards. A front page reads "Lenox Edition De Luxe / This Edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare, printed for Subscribers only, is limited to One Thousand numbered sets of which this is No. 238".
| Binding | Leather with marbled paper over board |
| Number of Books | 20 |
Condition
- heavy wear and red rot to spines, with spine leather partially missing from several volumes; some cracked or broken hinges; front cover board detached from Vol. XVII; edge and corner wear; some discoloration; complete set.
Dimensions
- measured as a group; each volume measures approximately 5.5″ × 7.75″ × 1.25″.
Item #
17LAX261-383
