SHAKESPEARE, William

The Works of William Shakespeare

Name: The Works of William Shakespeare
Brand: SHAKESPEARE, William
SKU: 124085
Price: 236.00 USD
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Stock Code 124085

London and Cambridge, Macmillan and Co., 1867.

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An ornamented copy of Shakespeare's works, specially bound for the Hampstead Parochial School for the Ainger Prize in 1871.

This edition (The Globe Edition) was edited by William George Clark and William Aldis Wright, and published in Cambridge and London by Macmillan and Company.

8vo (17.5 x 12.5 cm); spotting to prelims, else unmarked internally, ownership inscription in pen to front endpapers, front flyleaves slightly loose; full green pebble grained morocco, triple gilt fillet border enclosing Ainger Prize lettering in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in 6 compartments, with raised bands, all edges gilt and stained red, gilt turn-ins, corners rubbed, scratching to both boards, spine slightly worn; 1075 pp.

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