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Published by London: Charles Griffin & Co., 1865
Seller: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Full morocco, 7 3/4 inches tall. A fabulously bound volume by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands and a superb stylized floral device in the panels and en masse on the boards. Gilt tooled dentelles and all edges gilt. Rubbing but perfectly firm. With the leather bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. frontispiece and 12 further images represent famous Shakesperean characters or creations. These are followed by 2 pages of illuminated text relating to the characters. We can find very few examples of this work in institutions and no other copies in the trade.