Description: The Works of William Shakespeare. First Edition of Valpy’s Shakespeare. Printed in 1833. Complete in 15 volumes. Bound in full calf leather. The bindings are original. Heavily illustrated with plates after the Boydell Shakespeare. THE PLAYS AND POEMS OF SHAKESPEARE, with a life, glossarial notes, and one hundred and seventy illustrations from the plates in Boydell's edition. 15 volume set, complete. Full leather. Printed in 1833. by Shakespeare, William; edited by A. J. Valpy London: A. J. Valpy, 1833. Full Leather. Very Good 1833 printing. 15 volume set, complete. A Very Good set. 12mo., each volume approximately 400 pages, each illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 10+ lates. Bound in period full calf's leather, with 6 compartment spine, with red title and dark green volume morocco labels on the spine. Top edge of all text blocks coated brown. Gilt filets. Light shelf wear. Minor foxing, mostly limited to the preliminary pages. Main point of wear is some micro extremity wear to the spine labels visible in the pictures. Still an exceptional set. Some extremity wear. Leather supple and all hinges sound. All volumes uniformly bound in the original full calf. Beautifully illustrated edition of Shakespeare's works. First edition by this edition A J Valpy heavily illustrated with plates after the Boydell Shakespeare. Printed on quality paper. Condition: Good condition. Generalized abrasions to the spines and extremities. Hinges all strong some extremity abrasion. Some abrasion to the spine labels. The bindings are original. Done micro chipping to the black spine labels. The spine labels are original. See photos as well, some extremity abrasion. Complete set. All uniformly bound in period full calf. Leather supple. Hinges sound. In exceptional condition. This will be well protected for shipping via Priority Mail. Please see my other listings for similar books. 24.09
Price: 1500 USD
Location: Moab, Utah
End Time: 2025-01-29T18:22:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.88 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: William Shakespeare
Topic: Classics
Modified Item: No
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
