William Shakespeare Twelve volumes White parchment boards wi...

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£80 - £120

William Shakespeare Twelve volumes White parchment boards with red lettering to front and spine, published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, London, 1882, Rare. Volume I: Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Front board is warped. Corners bumped and worn. Wear to board edges, some chipping. Spine is age darkened. Page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Some slight staining to endpapers. Front inner hinge is starting to crack. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 330 pp. Volume II: Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Front board is warped. Corners bumped and worn. Wear to board edges. Spine is age darkened, with wear to bottom. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Some slight foxing to endpages. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 311 pp. Volume III: Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Slight bumping to corners. Slight wear to board edges. Spine is age darkened and marked. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Some slight foxing to endpages. Front inner hinge is starting to crack. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 355 pp. Volume IV: Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Slight bumping to corners. Slight wear to board edges. Spine is age darkened. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Some slight foxing to endpapers and preliminary pages. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 269 pp. Volume V: Boards are generally in good order, just a little shelfwear. Front board is warped. Corners bumped and worn. Spine is bumped to bottom. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Some slight staining to endpapers. Textblock is in a good condition, clean and tight. 296 pp. Volume VI: Boards are generally in good order, just a little shelfwear. Front board is warped. Slight wear to board edges. Spine is a little grubby. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. REP has slight tear to corner. Rear inner hinge is starting to crack. Some slight foxing to textblock. 305 pp. Volume VII: Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Slight bumping to corners. Base of spine is chipped and worn. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Some slight foxing to endpages. Rear inner hinge is starting to crack. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 331 pp. Volume VIII: Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Front board is warped. Corners bumped and worn. Slight wear to board edges. Staining to spine. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Some foxing to endpages. Textblock is in a good condition, clean and tight. 319 pp. Volume IX: Boards are stained and rather grubby. Front board is warped. Corners bumped and worn. Wear to board edges. Spine is stained with wear to top and bottom. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Foxing to endpages. Front inner hinge is starting to crack. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 268 pp. Volume X: Boards are marked and generally grubby. Slight bumping to corners. Spine is stained with wear to top and bottom.The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Foxing to endpages. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 322 pp. Volume XI: Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Front board is warped. Corners bumped and worn. Wear to board edges. Spine is rather grubby, with wear. Some small losses to top and bottom. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Foxing to endpages. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 347 pp. Volume XII: Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Front board is warped. Corners bumped and worn. Wear to board edges, some chipping. Spine is age darkened. The page edges are rough cut. Top edge gilt. Some slight staining to endpages. Front inner hinge is starting to crack. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 307pp. (12)