William Shakespeare

A finely bound set of The Temple Shakespeare, housed in a custom oak bookcase with bronze panels.

• Sold as a set of 40 volumes housed in a custom bookcase.
• William Shakespeare (English).
• Edited by Israel Gollancz.
• London: Dent, 1898-1910.
• 16mo.
• Portrait frontispiece to The Tempest and illustrated frontispieces to remaining 39 volumes, each with tissue-guard printed with textural quotes.
• Shakespeare’s coat of arms in yellow and black to each upper paste-down, title-pages printed in red and black.
• Publisher’s burgundy fine-grained morocco gilt, top edge gilt.
• Housed in the original Art Nouveau oak table-top bookcase with three fine, figural bronze panels interspersed with four shelves with hinged dust-guards at the top of each.

First published in 1895, The Temple Shakespeare is sought after for its elegant design and convenient format; this set is unusual in being in the original Art Nouveau table-top bookcase in laid with three figural bronze plaques, each bearing a quote from one of Shakespeare’s plays; ‘Born to Speak all Mirth’ (Much Ado About Nothing); ‘The Time’s News Be Known’ (The Winter’s Tale); ‘Misery’s Love, Oh Come to Me’ (King John).