Title: The Plays of William Shakespeare. In Twenty-one Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are added, Notes, by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. Revised and Augmented by Isaac Reed, with a Glossarial Index. The Sixth Edition Author: Shakespeare, William Place: London Publisher: J. Nichols, F. C. & J. Rivington, et al. Date: 1813 Description: 21 volumes. With numerous copper-engraved plates from various late 18th & early 19th century sources. 23.5x14 cm. (9¼x5½"), 19th century full diced brown calf with gilt-roll borders, spines decoratively tooled & lettered in gilt, raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, marbled page edges; bound by J. Bohn. Superior set of the plays of William Shakespeare, in very attractive bindings, with a large number of extra illustrations from various editions. Lot Amendments Condition: Some offsetting from the plates, still in fine condition. Item number: 214769
Title: The Plays of William Shakespeare. In Twenty-one Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are added, Notes, by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. Revised and Augmented by Isaac Reed, with a Glossarial Index. The Sixth Edition Author: Shakespeare, William Place: London Publisher: J. Nichols, F. C. & J. Rivington, et al. Date: 1813 Description: 21 volumes. With numerous copper-engraved plates from various late 18th & early 19th century sources. 23.5x14 cm. (9¼x5½"), 19th century full diced brown calf with gilt-roll borders, spines decoratively tooled & lettered in gilt, raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, marbled page edges; bound by J. Bohn. Superior set of the plays of William Shakespeare, in very attractive bindings, with a large number of extra illustrations from various editions. Lot Amendments Condition: Some offsetting from the plates, still in fine condition. Item number: 214769
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