THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR; IN SIX VOLUMES

by William Shakespeare, Rowe, plays, icholas

$25,000 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1709. First Octavo Edition. Item #8500 Large Paper Issue, with gutter margin measuring 1.6cm. Six Royal Octavo volumes 22.75cm ; early 19th century bottle green English straight grain morocco, spines in six compartments, with double-ruled gilt panels and floreate tooling to covers, with titling and decorative elements in gilt within the spine

• Binding: Leather

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