{"product_id":"the-plays-of-william-shakespeare-charles-and-mary-cowden-clarke-illustrated-by-h-c-selous-cassell-in-3-volumes-c-1868","title":"The Plays of William Shakespeare, Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, Illustrated by H.C. Selous, Cassell, In 3 Volumes c.1868.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Plays of William Shakespeare. Edited and Annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke. Illustrated by H.C. Selous. In 3 Volumes, complete; The Comedies; the Historical Plays; and the Tragedies, together with the Editor's Preface and the Life of Shakespeare.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePublished by Cassell Petter \u0026amp; Galpin, London, Paris \u0026amp; New York. Undated, but published c.1868, being the first collected three-volume edition, following the original issue in weekly parts between 1864 and 1868. Printed at the Belle Sauvage Works, London. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eProduced in the desirable large-format folio issue, this edition showcases H. C. Selous's superb illustrations to particularly striking effect, with generous margins and large, clear impressions throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA good (plus) set of these very substantial hardback volumes of \u003cem\u003e'Cassell's Illustrated Shakespeare', \u003c\/em\u003ewhich have beautiful illustrations throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCovers have dark green leather spines and corners, with raised bands, gilt title labels and dark teal cloth over boards. Covers are scuffed and bumped with signs of wear, but contents are soundly bound. Joints are rubbed, with the top 12cm of the front upper joint cracked to Volume III, and text cracked to gutter after Title in the same volume. Front endpapers cracked to Vol I. Endpapers have offset markings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall, text pages and illustrations are very good - nice and clean with mild age-toning. Some scattered spotting to endpapers. Red tinted edges to text block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eText in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Comedies; (Prelims) + 712pp; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Historical Plays; (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePrelims) + 596pp;  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tragedies\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003exliv + 775pp. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Each volume approximately 323mm high x 255mm wide x 38-55mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 8.85kg (the set - unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55956075643265,"sku":"LAN10331","price":369.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/ThePlaysofWilliamShakespeare_CharlesandMaryCowdenClarke_IllustratedbyH.C.Selous_Cassell_In3VolumesIMG_6608.jpg?v=1784718580","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/en-us\/products\/the-plays-of-william-shakespeare-charles-and-mary-cowden-clarke-illustrated-by-h-c-selous-cassell-in-3-volumes-c-1868","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}