SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS, VERY HANDSOMELY BOUND

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Works of William Shakespeare. Edited, with a Scrupulous Revision of the Text, by Charles and Mary Cowden Clark. London: Bickers & Son, 1883. Royal octavo, contemporary full mottled red calf, raised bands, elaborately gilt-decorated spine, green morocco spine label, marbled endpapers and edges. $850.

Lovely 19th-century edition of Shakespeare’s works, edited by renowned Shakespeare scholars Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, handsomely bound by Bickers.

Charles Cowden Clarke began lecturing on Shakespeare and other dramatists and poets in the 1830s. "Full of acute and subtle criticism, his lectures attracted audiences who never entered a theatre, and stimulated the popular interest in the study of Shakespeare… The joint productions of Charles and Mary were remarkable and important, one of the most valuable being Shakespeare's Key…" (DNB). This edition of Shakespeare's works includes an extensive preface and a glossary. Bookplates, including a contemporary prize bookplate.

Interior fine, binding with mild toning to spine and light wear to rear board. A very attractive volume.