Shakespeare William Illustrated Fuseli Henry (6 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Illustrated by Henry Fuseli (illustrator). First Thus. 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. In full black leatherette with elaborate gilt decoration to boards and spine, gilt titling, all edges gilt, geometric patterned endpapers, 8vo, 655pp. A nice collector's edtion: Illustrated by Henry Fuseli.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; Special Edition. Book condition is Near Fine. A handsome volume with gilt decorations on the covers, gilt page edges, a hubbed spine, and accompanying decorated end papers. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Henry Fuseli (illustrator). Beautiful decorated with gilt lettering and designs hardcovers, leather-like binding. Gold page tips all around. Beautifully illustrated by Henry Fuseli. This special collector's edition contains: Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Othello, the Moor of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth, and the Tempest. In fine condition.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First edition thus. Thick quarto. Contemporary half red morocco over red pebble-grained cloth boards, ruled in gilt. The spine with five raised bands, ruled in gilt and with titles in gilt. All edges gilt. Additional engraved title page and frontispiece portrait. Illustrated with 14 fine full-page engravings after the work of artists including Henry Fuseli, Joshua Reynolds, Robert Smirke, and John Opie, each with its original tissue-guard. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little cracking to the front hinge and rubbing to the spine, corners and board edges. The contents with a previous owner's pencil inscription to the front free endpaper, foxing to the preliminary pages (heavier to the half-title, title pages and frontispiece) and some occasional light foxing elsewhere are otherwise in very good order throughout. The plates remain clean and sharp. An attractive edition of Shakespeare's plays, with illustrations after some of the leading artists of the eighteenth and nineteenth century, a biographical introduction by the Scottish lawyer, poet and historian William Glassford Bell (1803-1874), a glossary, and an index to Shakespeare's characters. *A heavy volume - additional shipping may be required.

Hardcover. Illustrated by Henry Fuseli (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Very light foxing on top text block edge. ; First Franklin Library Edition.

Nine volumes. Octavo. Handsomely bound in contemporary full diced russia with gilt tooling and titles to the spine and rolled gilt rules to the boards and turn-ins. All edges marbled. Each volume with a silk page marker. Illustrated with 37 engraved plates after original designs by Henry Fuseli, including two engraved by William Blake (Romeo and Juliet, Henry VIII). A very good set indeed, the bindings square and firm with minor rubbing and wear to the joints, a little bumping to the corners and a dent to the head of the upper board of volume IV. The contents with a discrete ninenteenth-century French ink ownership stamp for "A.A. Beaujour, Rots" to each title page and the very occasional dot of foxing are otherwise clean and bright throughout. A splendid set. A most attractive edition of Shakespeare's works, with a wonderful suite of illustrations by the Romantic artist Henry Fuseli, including two engraved by William Blake. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.