As You Like It With Twelve Illustrations by Emile Bayard Reproduced in Photogravure by Messrs Boussod Valadon & Co. With an Introduction by Edward Dowden LL.D. [Quarter Leather Binding First Edition Thus]

William Shakespeare Illustrated by E Bayard Introduction by E Dowden

Verlag: London: Cassell & Company Limited., 1887

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London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1887, First Edition Thus. Attractive quarter leather binding with leather title letters to the spine and gilt decoration, attractive marbled paper covered boards. Damp stained to the start of the volume (repaired), remains of worming to the end papers, through to the title page, original cloth covers bound in at the front and rear. A scarce volume The International Shakspere to the half title. Émile-Antoine Bayard illustrations, with 12 illustrations in the text and full page. Émile-Antoine Bayard (1837 1891) was a French illustrator born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne. A student of Léon Cogniet, he is known for his illustration of Cosette from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He died in Cairo. xxiv, 41pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 17 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition colour leather title letters to gilt decorated spine. Joints good condition. Corners good condition gently worn. Boards good condition attractive marbled paper covered boards. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, all tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition dark green. End papers good condition dark green with the previous cloth covers to the end papers. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition front end papers, damp stained and repaired, all pages tanned and foxed. Binding good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1887 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1679860921881

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Titel: As You Like It With Twelve Illustrations by ...

Verlag: London: Cassell & Company Limited.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1887

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition