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Shakespeare, William.
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- The Works of Mr. William Shakespear; in Six Volumes. Adorn'd with Cuts. Revis'd and Corrected, with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. By. N. Rowe, Esq. For Jacob Tonson, 1709
8vo, 6 volumes, the first illustrated edition of shakespeare's works, engraved portrait frontispiece by Van der Gucht in every volume, engraved plate of the Stratford monument in the Life (p.37), and 43 plates (one at the beginning of each play), in contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt in six compartments, bindings worn especially at joints, some hinges broken, vol.3 gathering B nearly detached, some staining, browning, and spotting, slight worming in vols 4 and 5
Literature
Jaggard, p.497; Ford, pp.9-10
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"In importance and interest, this edition ranks second perhaps to the editio princeps. It is the first manual text, the first to present a biography of the poet, the first to bear an editor's name, the first to possess illustrations, and the first of the endless army of editions in octavo" (Jaggard). Rowe based his text on the fourth folio edition of 1685 - hence the inclusion of six spurious plays - but with modernised spelling and punctuation and a number of silent emendations to the text: Rowe was in effect the first in the long line Shakespeare's modern editors.