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The American Edition of Boydell's Illustra

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The American Edition of Boydell's Illustra
The American Edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, By the Most Eminent Artists of Great Britain - 2 Volumes. New York: Restored and Published with Original Descriptions of the Plates By Shearjashub Spooner, 1852. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Poor Condition. 30 inches tall by 24-1/2 inches wide. With 98 engraved plates. Title pages have engraved vignettes, plates have tissue guards with descriptive text, Bound in 3/4 leather & cloth, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. 1) Frontis, title, 5 leaves and 50 engraved plates. 2) Frontis, title, 7 leaves (includes subscribers list) and 48 plates. Covers detached, lacks backstrip, some pages detached, corner water stain on some pages of volume 2 (may affect corner of a few plates), occasional foxing, tear to title page in Vol. 1, page/edge wear/tear, cover worn & peeling. Total book weight alone is 82 pounds for the set.