THE POEMS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, According to the Text of the Original Copies, Including the Lyrics, Songs, and Snatches Found In His Dramas.
London: Essex House Press; Edward Arnold, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good+ condition. Item #020011
[x], 254 pages of text. Full vellum binding with minor soiling and minor shelfwear, with slightly bowed boards. Yapped edges; string-ties intact. Printed on hand-made paper printed in red and black. Pages edges untrimmed, with many left uncut and unopened. Minor foxing to endpapers. Illustrated with a woodcut illustration for "Venus and Adonis" by Reginald Savage, with large woodcut initial capitals leading each stanza. Printed at the Essex House Press, under the care of C. R. Ashbee, and carefully collated with the originals by F.S. Ellis. Hand-numbered "104" of 450 printed. Pages are uncut and unopened. Measures over 9 inches in height; 232 mm.
Price: $1,250.00