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1881 the Works of William Shakespeare in Four Volumes. Book Set.
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1881 the Works of William Shakespeare in Four Volumes. Book Set.

19th century
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'The Works Of William Shakespeare [Edited, With A Scrupulous Revision Of The Text By Charles & Mary Howden]'.

The work is complete in four volumes. Each volume is fully bound in a tree calf leather with red and black leather title panels to the spine, five raised raised and detailed gilt stamped decoration. There is an small area of discolouration to the spine of the second volume. The board of Volume I is partially detached but present. The back board of Volume I shows scuffing.

Marbles page edges. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate to front pastedown dated 1886. Internally all volumes remain in a very good condition.

Dimensions:-

Height: 8.75"

Width: 6"

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Harrington Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Book Set to the 1880s.

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'The Works Of William Shakespeare [Edited, With A Scrupulous Revision Of The Text By Charles & Mary Howden]'.

The work is complete in four volumes.

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Each volume is fully bound in a tree calf leather with red and black leather title panels to the spine, five raised raised and detailed gilt stamped decoration.
Harrington Antiques

There is an small area of discolouration to the spine of the second volume. The board of Volume I is partially detached but present. The back board of Volume I shows scuffing.

fig 1. A four-volume set of 1881 Shakespeare leather-bound books standing upright, featuring heavily gilt-tooled spines with red and black title labels.
fig 1. 1881 the Works of William Shakespeare in Four Volumes. Book Set.

Marbles page edges. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate to front pastedown dated 1886. Internally all volumes remain in a very good condition.

Dimensions:-

Height: 8.75"

Width: 6"

DELIVERY

UK Mainland: FREE

International Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote.

Date of Manufacture

Harrington Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Book Set to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1163318
Dealers Internal Ref
7633
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A four-volume set of 1881 Shakespeare leather-bound books standing upright, featuring heavily gilt-tooled spines with red and black title labels.
1881 The Works Of William Shakespeare in Four Volumes. Book Set.
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During the 19th century, publisher and custom leather bindings often featured intricate gilt tooling, raised spine bands, and contrasting leather title labels to signify prestige and production quality.

Fine bindings typically utilised tanned calfskin or morocco leather over solid boards, decorated with hand-stamped gold leaf tooling, marbled endpapers, and rag paper pages.

Authentic pieces exhibit natural age-related patination, subtle irregularities in hand-stamped gilt tooling, traditional sewn binding structures, and period imprint dates on title pages.

Arrange small sets vertically on a chimney breast mantelpiece, group them within open bookcase shelving alongside ceramics, or stack them flat as an elevated base for decorative objects.

Store volumes upright away from direct sunlight and direct heat sources, maintain stable relative humidity to prevent leather degradation, and handle bindings gently by the boards rather than the headband.
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