Shakespeare's Works
Shakespeare's Works

INVENTORY #134904

Shakespeare's Works

SHAKESPEARE, William

$2,500.00 Sale

A beautiful set of Shakespeare printed in Germany. Planned by Christian Heinrich Kleukens, text revised by F. Brie, and in memoriam to T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and the German editions of Goethe printed at the Doves Press. The edition was planned as 16 volumes but was discontinued after 7. Rodenberg 499. Sarkowski 1576a.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: Ernst Ludwig Presse
  • Edition: n/a
  • Date Published: 1925-31
  • Place Published: Darmstadt
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Very good
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: No
  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Details:
    Limited edition of 250, 100 of which were reserved for the friends of the Ernst Ludwig Presse. 7 vols.: 341; 309; 343; 367; 249; 329; 353 p. 30 cm. Bound in blue leather with grey paper boards. Burgundy spine labels, two of which look a little later. Lacks subscribers' volume. A few small marks and chips on spines and tiny tears in edges of two spine labels. Othello volume has a tape-repaired tear in the front pastedown and small holes up to Dramatis Personae. Chip in edge of front free endpaper in Antony and Cleopatra and stain on opposite page. Fairly large print.

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