[Miniature Books]. SHAKESPEARE, William

The Works of William Shakespeare. Carefully edited and compared with the Best Texts. [Miniature edition, complete in 40 volumes, with the bookcase as issued]

London, Allied Newspapers Ltd., [circa 1930s].

64mo, 40 volumes (each approximately 52 × 37mm), each volume with a frontispiece.

Overlapping limp rexine; seven volumes with front hinges broken; a dozen others a little shaken, pulled or cracked; spines lightly tanned; four leaves loose in 'Twelfth Night'; trifling stains, minor tears and other minor signs of age and handling internally; overall, a very good set, presenting well in the original polished plywood bookcase (approximately 220 × 190 × 65 mm).

This edition, sometimes known as the Vest Pocket Shakespeare, is set in readable type, despite the small size. Having said that, the package is designed more for the cabinet of curiosities or the dolls' house than the library. London imprint notwithstanding, it was printed in Edinburgh and appears to have been marketed primarily in Scottish newspapers.

Item #148006

Price (AUD): $650.00
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