SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Original Leaves from the First Four Folios of the Plays of William Shakespeare, 1623, 1632, 1663, 1685. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for David Magee, 1935.

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SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Original Leaves from the First Four Folios of the Plays of William Shakespeare, 1623, 1632, 1663, 1685. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for David Magee, 1935.

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SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Original Leaves from the First Four Folios of the Plays of William Shakespeare, 1623, 1632, 1663, 1685. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for David Magee, 1935.

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SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Original Leaves from the First Four Folios of the Plays of William Shakespeare, 1623, 1632, 1663, 1685. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for David Magee, 1935.

Limited edition, one of 65 copies on Whatman paper, this copy unnumbered, from a total edition of 73. Included in this copy are the following original leaves: First Folio: The Life of Henry the Fifth, pp.69-70 (i.e. the first leaf of this play); Second Folio: The Life of Henry the Fifth, pp.83-4; Third Folio: The Taming of the Shrew, pp.209-210; Fourth Folio: The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida and The Tragedy of Coriolanus, pp. 257-8 (i.e. the last of the former and the first page of the latter).

Folio (365 x 244mm). Title within red ruled border, red opening initial. An original leaf from each folio laid-in. Modern red morocco, gilt borders, spine lettered in gilt.

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