William Shakespeare: 'The Dramatic Works of William Shakspea...

Hammer

£480

William Shakespeare: 'The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare. With a Life, and Glossary. And Fifty-Three Illustrations. In Eight Volumes', London, Charles Tilt, 1838, "Illustrated Edition", 53 engraved plates as called for, small format, 16mo (103x65mm), uniform original cloth gilt, all edges gilt (spines slightly faded, else VGC set remarkably well preserved) housed in original red leather gilt "temple" form case (this a VGC remarkably well preserved example), with hinged closing door, decorated in gilt and gilt lettered "Shakspeare" across the top elevation, gilt lettered to back of case "Reward of Merit at Mr Turner's Academy Pottergate Street Norwich. - 1840", Norfolk Record Office documents show one Charles Turner as Master of Pottergate Street House Academy, Norwich, during this period