Shakespere's Songs and Sonnets

William Shakespeare

Verlag: Sampson Low, Son, and Co, London, 1863

A beautifully illustrated collection of Shakespeare's sonnets and songs, in a decorative gilt cloth binding. The second 'John Gilbert' illustrated edition. This edition was first published in 1862 with coloured versions of Gilbert's plates.Illustrated with John Gilbert's detailed monochrome engravings.This work features a collection of sonnets and songs by the celebrated William Shakespeare. The works are accompanied with illustrations by John Gilbert, an English artist and engraver who is best known for his wood-engravings in the 'Illustrated London News, with this being the first collection of Shakespeare's works that he illustrated.In the publisher's original decorative gilt cloth. In the publisher's original decorative cloth. Externally very smart with slight bumping and rubbing to the extremities only. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown with an ink inscription to the front free endpaper and a binder's label to the rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound with the odd spot throughout, heavier to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 915Z40

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Shakespere's Songs and Sonnets
Verlag: Sampson Low, Son, and Co, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1863
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: John Gilbert
Zustand: Very Good Indeed
Art des Buches: book