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Sale 6247 - Books and Manuscripts
Feb 6, 2024
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[Literature] Shakespeare, William: The Works of Shakespeare...
[Shakespeare, William]
The Works of Shakespeare...
(London): The Nonesuch Press/New York: Random House Inc., 1929-33. In seven volumes. First and limited edition, #1,316/1,600 numbered copies. Tall 8vo. Edited by Herbert Farjeon. Designed by Francis Meynell and printed by Walter Lewis. Publisher's full tan niger, stamped in gilt, different shades across set as usual; top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed; by A.W. Bain, London; small book-plate on front paste-down of each volume. Ransom, Private Presses, p. 169
A fine set of this major edition of the works of William Shakespeare, with text from the First Folio, the quarto variants, and a selection of modern editions.
Height: 12.5 in. X Width: 9.5 in.