The Works of William Shakespeare Complete in 40 Miniature Volumes In A Revolving Bookcase [Miniature Bryce Edition Revolving Bookcase]

William Shakespeare

Published by Glasgow: David Bryce & Son., 1904

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Glasgow: David Bryce & Son, no date c1904 [dated from other similar auction records]. Miniature Shakespeare. Shakespeare's Works, 40 volumes, bound in quarter morocco leather spines, with suede boards, spines with leather applied titles (missing to some volumes) with some rubbing and minor wear. Each volume 2 1/16th by 1 7/16th inch tall and wide (53 x 31mm), housed in a leather gilt decorated holder and then contained in original miniature revolving wooden bookcase, two-tier, overall dimensions 6 inches tall by 4 inches wide by 4 inches deep (at the base) (152 mm tall x 115 mm x 115 mm wide at the base). The leather holder is a strip of leather designed to hold 5 volumes per shelf. The holder and books fit tightly into each shelf and the volumes and leather holders can be a struggle to remove. Designed as a decorative piece. The wooden revolving bookcase with inlays of a lighter wood to the sides and top, with scratches and marks. 40 Vol set: 1. All's Well That Ends Well 2. As You Like It 3. The Comedy of Errors 4. Cymbeline 5. Love's Labours Lost 6. Measure for Measure 7. The Merry Wives of Winsor 8. The Merchant of Venice 9. A Midsummer Night's Dream 10. Much Ado About Nothing 11. Taming of the Shrew 12. The Tempest 13. Troilus and Cressida 14. Twelfth Night 15. Two Gentlemen of Verona 16. Winter's Tale 17. Henry IV, part 1 18. Henry IV, part 2 19. Henry V 20. Henry VI, part 1 21. Henry VI, part 2 22. Henry VI, part 3 23. Henry VIII 24. Richard II 25. Richard III 26. Antony and Cleopatra 27. Coriolanus 28. Hamlet 29. Julius Caesar 30. King Lear 31. Macbeth 32. Othello 33. Romeo and Juliet 34. Timon of Athens 35. Titus Andronicus 36. The Sonnets 37. Pericles 38 King John 39. The Poems 40. Glossary. Approximate sizes - volume 2 1/16th by 1 7/16th inch tall and wide (53 x 31mm), bookcase dimensions 6 inches tall by 4 inches wide by 4 inches deep (at the base) (152 mm tall x 115 mm x 115 mm wide at the base). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition with applied gilt text titles, absent to some of the spines. Joints good condition. Corners good condition gently worn. Boards good condition part Morocco leather, part suede, minor wear. Page edges good condition some page edges folded at the corners, all gilt edged . Bookcase good condition some marks and scratches, felt covered base, rotation works well. See photos. Internally Hinges good condition. Paste downs good condition. End papers good condition. Title good condition. Pages good condition. Binding good condition see above. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1904 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1637347132407

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Works of William Shakespeare Complete in...

Publisher: Glasgow: David Bryce & Son.

Publication Date: 1904

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good