The Plays of William Shakespeare,

£1,250 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

An excellent set of this illustrated edition of Shakepeare’s works, including one plate engraved by William Blake after Henry Fuseli (Vol. 6, King Henry VII, p. 263). Joints slightly rubbed but holding firmly, contemporary ownership inscriptions of Elizabeth Sarah Gillingham to front flyleaves of each volume, some faint offsetting from plates, contents otherwise generally clean and unmarked.

• Year: 1805

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