The Works of William Shakespeare. Edited with a scrupulous revision of the text by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke. WAR rarely seen with the jacket

rarely seen with the jacket

640 + viii

or just using initials or nationalities" [Goodreads]

with the 13 coloured illustrations folding out in a single stream

de nombreuses illustrations de Doré in et hors texte

The Works of William Shakespeare. Edited with a scrupulous revision of the text by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke. WAR rarely seen with the jacketLondon: Bickers & Son, 1883. Complete in four volumes. 8vo (24 x 16 cms); pp. xlviii, 723 + [iv], 730 + [iv], 700 + [iv], 751. Half titles present, titlepages with illuminated initial caps in red for the W and S of the author's name. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare with his signature printed below. Bound by Bickers in half calf over marbled boards, spines divided into six compartments by ornate gilt fillets and raised bands, with author