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William Shakespeare

The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare

The Golden Cockerel Press

1960

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Description

A limited edition copy of the sonnets and narrative poems of England’s most famous dramatist, finely bound in red morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere.

  • William Shakespeare (English).
  • Edited by Gwyn Jones.
  • London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1960.
  • Folio.
  • 245 pages.
  • Number 247 of 470 copies.
  • Bound in red morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, panels elaborately tooled in gilt with an allover design of meandering roses inlaid in pink, green and red, gilt spine in six compartments, top-edge gilt, others uncut, dentelles tooled in kind, enclosed in red cloth solander box, with contrasting green morocco title piece to spine.

Provenance

Captain Richard Campbell, OBE, RN (bookplate).

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Bookplate to front free endpaper verso.

Very light offsetting to margins of endpapers. 

Dimensions

Height: 12.8 inches / 32.5 cm
Width: 7.87 inches / 20 cm

Language

English

Subject

Poetry, English literature and history, Fine bindings, Literature

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