The Works of William Shakespeare. Fine polished calf gilt extra signed fine binding by Riviere & Son.

William Shakespeare.

Published by Oxford: Newly printed for the Shakespeare Head Press & Sold for the Press by Basil Blackwell,, 1934

About this Item

Thick 8vo (9½ x 6¼ ), pp. x, 1263, (1) blank. Full blue polished calf gilt by Riviere & Son with their pallet signature on the front free endpaper. Sides with gilt French fillet frames with gilt rosette corners. Gilt paneled back in six compartments, red & black gilt lettering pieces in the second & fourth, gilt dot, star & circle decoration with gilt foliated scrolls corners & stylized gilt floral center ornaments in the rest, five gilt broken-line roll tooled raised bands between gilt serpentine broken-line roll tooling, gilt edge dentelles, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Fine clean bright copy. One lettering piece chipped. Sheets with natural age toning, unmarked, complete. Christmas 1936 short gift inscription on first front blank. H8309. Seller Inventory # 9082

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Works of William Shakespeare. Fine ...

Publisher: Oxford: Newly printed for the Shakespeare Head Press & Sold for the Press by Basil Blackwell,

Publication Date: 1934

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine