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Illustr of Shakespeare, 14.5 x 9.5, light blue boards, cream linen spine cover, printed paper spine label, various pagination. Covers well worn, heavily spotted, couple of small dents on back cover, corners bumped, creased and worn, light staining, scratches, extremities worn, spine darkened, label chipped with some staining, front inner hinge tender, rear inner hinge cracked, bookplate, spotting to endpapers and half title, tissue guard over Shakespeare s portrait is toned, portrait page has offsetting from tissue guard, small tears to endpapers, bookplate, uncut pages, some creased corners else contents clean and very good. With original receipt from Marks & Co. London, 1925.

The First Folio is the first collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays, published in 1623. It is also known as 'Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies'.