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The Complete Works of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE! The highly desirable IMPERIAL EDITION. Complete in 3 massive books. Printed circa 1860. MASSIVE FOLIO-SIZED BOOKS, measuring 15 inches tall. This is an incredibly heavy set. Complete in 3 volumes. Rare. This is the regal and massive IMPERIAL EDITION of Shakespeare's Works. The most magnificent and impressive edition of Shakespeare ever printed. Bound in the highest quality leather bindings. These are the original leather bindings. All edges are cased in gold. Thick heavy covers with BEVELED EDGES. Printed circa 1860. This set is well over 150 years old! No date printed on the title pages. 1860-1870 is the estimate attributed by booksellers. A massive set, complete in 3 volumes. The additional volume increases the value of the set. As the set is typically found bound in two. Ilustrated with 41 steel-engraved plates, including a frontispiece and additional engraved title page in each volume. "From 1837 Knight had been occupied with what he himself probably regarded as his magnum opus. From the time of his boyish experience he had wished to edit Shakespeareâ ¦ [his edition of Shakespeare was] 'the first in the country conceived in the right spirit,' and no future editor can afford to neglect it" (DNB). Includes all of the comedies, tragedies, histories, poems and sonnets, thirteen other plays outside the canon ascribed to Shakespeare, Knight's notes on each play, and indexes. Jaggard, 542. Edited by CHARLES KNIGHT. Massive FOLIO SIZED books, measuring just under 15 inches tall, by 12 inches wide.These books are incredibly heavy. These measure 14.75 inches tall, or just under 15 inches tall. These measure 12 inches across the covers. Requiring roughly 7.5 inches of shelf space. All edges are cased in gold. Thick heavy covers with Beveled Edges. Gilt 'Shakespeare' embossing to covers in Victorian gothic, blind embossed rear covers. Floral end papers. CONDITION: In exceptional condition. Internally very fresh, bright and clean. There is external abrasion. Hinges all strongly attached with starting. Appears free of foxing after front pages. The end paper is thinner than the printed paper, with some wear around edges. Printed on extremely high quality thick stock paper. The Imperial Edition. The Imperial Edition is typically found in two volumes, so only the first two volumes have the title pages. Small extremity split top spine volume one. Some wear spine ends. Very clean internally. Dual ruled pages. Almost 12 inches deep. Approximately 15 inches tall! This set is unusually bound in 3 volumes, these are the original bindings, whereas the most common Imperial Edition is in 2, which is why only the first two books with title pages . end papers with some wear. An early bookbinder stamp, indicating that this set was custom bound. These custom bindings are original. A massive set, complete in 3 volumes. The additional volume increases the value of the set. This set is well over 150 YEARS OLD! Bound in the highest quality leather bindings. These are very large, FOLIO-SIZED books!! These measure just under 15 inches tall!! These are very large books. These are the original leather bindings. Thick covers, with elaborate embossing, and ornate tooling. Thick covers with beveled edges.Blind embossing surrounding a gilded wreath motif. Gilded spines with thick raised hubs. Two leather labels. Trimmed edges and turn ins. Floral end papers. 7.5 inches of shelf space. Heavily Illustrated, with steel engravings. Printed on quality paper. Dual ruled, decorative framing, surrounding the text on each page. Columned text, with wide margins. These are a true pleasure to read. Bound in the original gilded leather bindings which display beautifully. The Complete Works of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Item # 2077.
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