1881 The Works Of William Shakespeare in Four Volumes Full Catalogue

1881 The Works Of William Shakespeare in Four Volumes Full Catalogue'The Works Of William Shakespeare [Edited, With A Scrupulous Revision Of The Text By Charles & Mary Howden]'. The work is complete in four volumes. Each volume is fully bound in a tree calf leather with red and black leather title panels to the spine, five raised raised and detailed gilt stamped decoration. There is an small area of discolouration to the spine of the second volume. The board of Volume I is partially detached but present. The back

Length: 74cm

The continuity of brass inlay to the side drawer area is of particular note

Weight: 245 grams

G' maker's mark

and others

II) - 1855

marking to the inside of the drawers and cabinet top (please see photographs)

A substantial wrought iron fire screen

As Mary Elliott Lewis

The whole generally displays very well indeed

The box itself is not featured in any Rowland Ward catalogues and as such

came to the assistance of the eagle