LOT 3115
26th July 2023
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LOT 3115
SHAKESPEARE, William. The Works of Shakespear… Collated and Corrected by Former Editions by Mr. Pope. Dublin: George Grierson and George Ewing, 1726. 3 vols. (of 8). 8vo (156 x 90mm.) Titles in red and black, woodcut headpieces and initials to each play, 2pp. publisher's advertisement to rear of vol. 8. (Light browning, marginal damp-staining to first leaves and last leaves of vol. 2 and 3, occasional corner crease.) Contemporary calf (extremities rubbed, upper hinges of vols. 2 and 3 weakened, minor loss to spine ends). Note: rare. The first publication of Shakespeare outside England. Collates: vol 2: [2], [1], 470, [1]; vol 3: [2], [2], 438, [2]; vol. 8: [2], xi, 462, [3], [2], [2]. Provenance: W.H.H.W. (monogram bookplate to second blanks) (3).
Hammer price: £400
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