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Lot 4210
Whitehall Edition of The Works of William Shakespeare
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
H. Arthur Doubleday, et al., eds. THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co, 1893-1898. The Whitehall Edition. 12 volumes (complete). Hardcover. Quarter bound white parchment over light blue to navy blue cloth-covered boards with gilt design, red lettering on spine, top edge gilt. Square 12mo.

From the Collection of the Young Family, Raleigh, North Carolina

Overall fair to good condition; wear to boards, with scuffing, sunning, rubbing, and staining, corners bumped, rubbing to lettering on spine with most titles still clear, some boards with warping and bubbling to cloth; one with small tear to parchment; separation from textblock and cracking at hinges yet most volumes sturdy; interior toning, offsetting, and foxing, with occasional creases, losses and tears (not impacting text), and light residue; Vol. X with writing and underlining; Vol. II with additional overall wear to boards and interior.