Complete works of Shakespeare in twelve volumes, Miniature 15x10cm,

Quarter Leather , W&R Chambers Edinburgh 1856.

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Henley Street Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Shakespeare Set to the 19th Century.

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Complete works of Shakespeare in twelve volumes, Miniature 15x10cm,

Quarter Leather , W&R Chambers Edinburgh 1856.

Free special delivery to UK, EU, USA and Canada.

For all other destinations please ask for a quote.

Date of Manufacture

Henley Street Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Shakespeare Set to the 19th Century.

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SA709783

Dealers Internal Ref

SKU 31

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A twelve-volume set of 1856 Shakespeare books bound in tan leather with gilt-tooled floral motifs and black title labels.

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Victorian publishers frequently produced matching multi-volume sets finished with gilt tooling, blind embossing, and full or half leather calfskin bindings for private libraries.

Volumes from this era were typically bound in calfskin, sheepskin, or morocco leather over paperboard, utilizing gold leaf tooling on the spine and rag paper for interior pages.

Authentic mid-Victorian volumes feature printed publication dates on the title page, natural leather grain displaying age patina, and impressed gilt or blind tooling across the spine.

Display the set uniformly across open bookshelf units, stack several volumes horizontally on a console table, or arrange them across a mantelpiece to add visual texture.

Store volumes vertically away from direct sunlight and atmospheric humidity fluctuations, avoiding tight packing to protect the spine caps from tension damage.