The poems and sonnets of Shakspere. With an introduction

by Edward Dowden by William Shakespeare

$1,500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

London: Kegan Paul, etc. 1903. 8vo. lxi, i , 323, 1 pp. Frontispiece of the Earl of Southampton in colors by Harding after the original painting, decorated throughout with initials and ornaments by Macdougall. Limp vellum, Kelmscott style, gilt lettered, silk bands, top edge gilt; an uncut copy on Arnold’s unbleached hand-made paper. Some foxing on rear paste-down and verso of last leaf, otherwise a spectacular copy. Item #14325

• Binding: Leather

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