Author: Shakespeare, William.
Title: The complete works of Shakespeare.
Description: New York: Martin, Johnson, and company, 1854-1856. 0. Hardcover. Quarto. Three volumes. Incomplete, volume for "Historical Plays" only. Bound in black morocco by Parsons & Johnson, Bookbinders, Buffalo, N.Y. with their cold stamp on the front free endpaper. Quadruple fillet borders in gilt. Within, a stylized design with the word "Shakespere" in the middle. Repeated on the lower cover. All edges gilt. Five raised bands on spine. Floral spray design on compartments; owner's name on the foot of the spine. Gilt inner dentelles. Illustrated. Not in Wolf, From Gothic Windows to Peacocks: American Embossed Leather Bindings 1825-1855. Good.

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