• 9 • EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ALDINE EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE’S POEMS, EXQUISITELY BOUND 09 SHAKESPEARE, William. The Crown Edition of the British Poets. William Shakespeare. London, 1890. $3800. Limited “Aldine Poets” edition of the poems of Shakespeare, number four of only ten extraillustrated copies with two hand-colored engravings and an original color drawing signed by the artist, splendidly bound in full morocco-gilt with multi-colored morocco inlays in floral designs. The “Aldine” edition of British poets, first brought out by the publisher William Pickering beginning in 1830, aimed to introduce scholarly editions of the classics in a smaller, more affordable format. This collection includes a memoir of Shakespeare by the Rev. Alexander Dyce as well as Shakespeare’s long poems, songs from the plays and—of course—the sonnets. The original color illustration in this volume is signed “Gabriel” by the artist. Spine very slightly toned. A lovely copy, in fine condition.
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