Decorative Bindings, Shakespeare, Fifteen Volumes.

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Decorative Bindings, Shakespeare, Fifteen Volumes.
The Plays of William Shakespeare in Fifteen Volumes, edited by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, fourth edition, London: Longman et al., 1793, one of twenty-five fine paper copies extra-illustrated with engravings published by E. and S. Harding; octavo volumes bound in uniform contemporary full dark blue straight-grained morocco, a.e.g., spines ruled and lettered in gilt; bindings rubbed, with some chips to heads and tails, 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. occupying approximately 2 1/2 feet of shelf space. (15)
Estimate $400-600


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