The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare
London: A. J. Valpy, 1834.
First Valpy Edition. Half green morocco over marbled boards. Spines with raised bands, gilt-lettered titles. Marbled endpapers and matching edges. Rubbing to extremities and joints; spines evenly olive-brown. Moderate foxing to frontispieces and title pages, with occasional light spotting to text blocks. Bookplate of "Robert Dun Graham" to front paste-downs.
This incomplete fifteen-volume set (Vol 1-4, 10-15) is the esteemed first "cabinet" edition by Valpy, celebrated for its portability and scholarly precision. It is famously illustrated with 170 line engravings after the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery plates.
A quintessential example of a Victorian library set, combining high-quality illustrations with classic shelf appeal.
Price: $550.00