Jun 21, 2012 - Sale 2282

Sale 2282 - Lot 239

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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(MINIATURE BOOKS.) Shakespeare, William. The Plays. Parts 1-14 (of 38), each with engraved frontispiece, together with the 9-volume issue in book form, without plates. 48mo, first set 92x52 mm, in original wrappers, part 1 spine imperfect, other spines darkened, ends chipped; second set in original cloth with paper lettering pieces, spines slightly faded, top of spine chipped on Volumes 4, 5, and 9; custom cloth slipcase. London: William Pickering, 1823; 1825
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first pickering edition in the original parts, infrequently seen at all, let alone complete; together with the first pickering edition in book form, which was published both with plates and without, as here. This was the first English-language work in Pickering's series of Diamond Classics, so named for the 4 1/2-pt. Diamond font used. Bondy, pages 88-89; NYPL/Arents, page 88.