SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Temple Shakespeare.
The Temple Shakespeare.
Edited by Israel Gollancz.
Stock Code 119831
London, Dent, 1898-1910.
exceptional Art Nouveau bookcase
First published in 1895, The Temple Shakespeare is sought after for its elegant design and convenient format; this set is unusual in being in the original Art Nouveau table-top bookcase in laid with three figural bronze plaques, each bearing a quote from one of Shakespeare's plays; 'Born to Speak all Mirth' (Much Ado About Nothing); 'The Time's News Be Known' (The Winter's Tale); 'Misery's Love, Oh Come to Me' (King John).40 vols, 16mo (135 x 105 mm), portrait frontispiece to The Tempest and illustrated frontispieces to remaining 39 vols, each with tissue-guard printed with textural quotes, Shakespeare's coat of arms in yellow and black to each upper paste-down, title-pages printed in red and black, browning to most frontispieces with some resultant offsetting, otherwise near-fine internally publisher's burgundy fine-grained morocco gilt, top edge gilt, browning to free endpapers, wear to spine extremities and chipping to headcaps, some other minor signs of wear but in the main very good.; housed in the original and exceptionally handsome Art Nouveau oak, table-top bookcase with three fine, figural bronze panels interspersed with four shelves with hinged dust-guards at the top of each, complete and in very good condition; overall dimensions, 410 x 217 x 67 mm.
Jaggard (Shakespeare), p.553.
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