The Sonnets of Shakspere.

SHAKSPERE, William (1564-1616), [DOWDEN, Edward, editor].

London: C. Kegan Paul and Co., 1881. [Love Poetry] FIRST DOWDEN EDITION, finely bound and printed. Small octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.[6] lxii; 251 [5]. With a frontispiece etching of the Bard, as well as extensive notes and an introduction. Printed by A. and T. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press on fine handmade paper. Publisher's cream vegetable parchment with titles in red and black to spine and upper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Internally fine, with only very light rubbing and some marks to binding. One very small crack to head of spine. Near fine. Item #55683

Price: £275.00