Shakespeare, William (1564-1616). Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. [London: E. & J. Wright, 1807].
Folio (381 x 229 mm). Engraved portrait of Shakespeare on title-page. (Occasional light spotting, offsetting from title-page.) Contemporary calf gilt, edges gilt (rebacked preserving portions of original spine, fore-corners renewed, extreme edges worn). Provenance: Theodore W. Rathbone, Allerton Priory (bookplate).
FIRST FACSIMILE EDITION of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays.
[With:] SHAKESPEARE. Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies Faithfully Reproduced in Facsimile from the Edition of 1685. London: Methuen & Co., 1904. Folio. Engraved portrait frontispieces in text. Original holland-backed drab boards, printed paper spine label, uncut (extremes toned, light edgewear). Facsimile edition of Shakespeare's Fourth edition.
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