Jun 14, 2016 - Sale 2419

Sale 2419 - Lot 90

Price Realized: $ 625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. The Plays. The Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. 37 volumes. Each illustrated by a different artist including Eric Gill, Edward Wilson, Graham Sutherland, and Arthur Rackham, among others. Small folio, cloth, scattered soiling, spines unevenly toned or spotted as often seen. Together with "The Poems of William Shakespeare." 2 volumes. Cloth over decorated paper-covered boards, original slipcase; main prospectus included, most volumes with newsletter. each numbered 1140 of 1950 sets signed by designer bruce rogers. Additional bibliographical volumes included: "Ten Years and William Shakespeare: A Survey of the Publishing Activities of the Limited Editions Club from October 1920-October 1940" and "Shakespeare A Review and a Preview." New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1937-39-40-41