IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S BOX
Shakespeare's Comedy of the Merchant of Venice
Hodder & Stoughton, 1910.
First edition illustrated by Sir James D. Linton. 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and upper board. In its original box. Thirty six mounted colour plates with captioned tissue guards. A very near fine copy, slightly bowed, in a very good box, the lid lacking one edge panel.
If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
This book formed one of a series of illustrated Christmas gift books, with different artists portraying Shakepeare's plays. Rarely encountered in it's original box.
Stock ID: 46596
