Illustrations by Joe Shuster
1942
Random House, New York

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Illustrations by Joe Shuster
1942
Random House, New York

1869
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co.
Marble and leather boards. Former library book, with book plate and library stamp on interior of front cover. Complete, with all pages present and firmly attached, with exception of title page and the black page proceeding it - which is loose at binding but remains attached. A previous owner used black tape on spine and yellow tape on the interior of the front and back boards along the book's bindings. Despite these amateur restorations, the book has great eye appeal for its age.
This seven day auction ends of Saturday, November 7.
Volumes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 (5 of 6 original volumes)
The Fourth Edition
London
Printed for A. Milar, in the Strand; R. and J. Dobsley in Pall-Mall; and W. Shropshire, in New-Bond-Street
1763 (MDCCLXIII)
Leather bindings
Condition: All five volumes are complete, nice tight bindings with boards and covers firmly attached. Leather boards shows scuff marks and stress lines along spine, but all in all has held up quite well over the years . Labels missing from spine on Volumes 1, 4, 5, 6.
Complete sets of this edition list for $350-$1000 online.
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Volume I: Life of Shakespeare, Dr. Johnson’s Preface, The Tempest, The Gentlemen of Verona
Volume II: Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, Comedy of Errors
Volume IV: Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It
Volume VI: Macbeth, King John, King Richard the Second
Volume VII: King Henry IV – Part I & Part II, King Henry V
Volume VI: King Henry VI Part I, II, III
Volume IX: King Richard III, King Richard VIII
Volume X: Troilus and Cassida, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus
Volume XII: Antony and Cleopatra, CymbelineFive of the eleven volumes are in Good condition, with nice tight spines and covers and all pages attached. A blank page at the front of Volume VII is detached at spine and still present. Front boards/end papers of Volumes I, VIII, IX, XIII are cleanly detached at spine and still present. Front board of Volume X appears to be glued along spine.
Decorative leather bands along the spines are brittle with age, with some pieces missing. Some bumping to corners, edges and scuff marks/scratches in surface of boards.
Pages are lightly tanned. Very little foxing found in these volumes, mostly limited to fly leafs and plates. Plates have acquired an attractive gray-purple hue. Frontispieces and plates have acquired an interesting gray/purple hue over time. Some minor chipping, tears found along a few individual page edges.
Volume XIII: King Lear, Romeo and JulietThis set includes:
Volume XV: Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, Sonnets, The Lovers Complaint, and The Passionate Pilgrim
Condition:
Five of the eleven volumes are in Good condition, with nice tight spines and covers and all pages attached. A blank page at the front of Volume VII is detached at spine but still present. Front boards/end papers of Volumes I, VIII, IX, XIII are cleanly detached at spine but still present. Front board of Volume X appears to be glued along spine.
Decorative labels along the spines are brittle with age, with some pieces missing. Some bumping to corners, edges and scuff marks/scratches in surface of boards.
Pages are very lightly tanned. Very little foxing found in these volumes, mostly limited to blank sides of end papers and plates. Plates have acquired an attractive grey hue. Frontispieces and plates have acquired an interesting gray/purple hue over time. Some minor chipping, tears found along a few individual page edges.