SUPERB TYPE-FACSIMILE OF SHAKESPEARE’S FIRST FOLIO, BEAUTIFULLY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED
SHAKESPEARE, William. The National Shakespeare. A Facsimile of the Text of the First Folio of 1623. Illustrated by Sir J. Noel Paton. London: William Mackenzie, [1904]. Three volumes. Large folio (10 by 17 inches), original full green morocco, elaborately blind- and gilt-decorated embossed boards, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, uncut.
First edition, “special” issue, of this handsome illustrated type-facsimile of Shakespeare’s First Folio in three large volumes: Comedies, Histories and Tragedies.
The fabled First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays appeared in 1623. This “Special Edition” type-facsimile is beautifully printed on handmade paper, bound in publisher’s full morocco and illustrated with “India-proof impressions” of Sir J. Noel Paton’s 20 splendid photo-engraved plates. Includes reproductions of the known portraits of Shakespeare.
Fine condition.