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Lot 113

SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM)
The Works... Revis'd and Corrected, with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, by N. Rowe, 7 vol.

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10 November 2009, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM)

The Works... Revis'd and Corrected, with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, by N. Rowe, 7 vol., 7 engraved portraits, engraved plate of Stratford monument, 43 engraved plates, tear repaired to title of volume 7, occasional light spotting, a few early ink annotations in margins (including against 2 passages in Hamlet "This is not in the last edition of Shakespeare"), ownership inscription dated 1799 with name mostly erased, contemporary calf (volume 7 near uniform), rebacked preserving original gilt spines, volumes 1-6 g.e., rubbed [Jaggard, p.497], 8vo, Jacob Tonson [-E. Curll and E. Sanger], 1709-1710

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The first illustrated edition of Shakespeare's works.

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Six plates have been cut down to size and window-mounted with no loss of image.

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