[SOLD] The Works of William Shakespeare – 1874

A handsome 1874 volume of Shakespeare’s complete plays, in the original decorative red leather binding.

Includes a preface, a portrait of Shakespeare, a chronology of the author’s life and a glossary of terms. Text prepared and edited by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke.

Published in London by Bickers and Son in 1874, with the original binding. Gilt decoration to boards, five raised bands to spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, gilt text block.

In very good condition. Some staining and rubbing to boards, occasional damp stains to edges of contents. Binding tight and square. Clean inside with no writing, bookplates or other markings. 946 pages.