The Four Folios of William Shakespeare. Together with some Quartos. Catalogue No. 138. 'FROM ONE GREAT BOOKSELLER TO ANOTHER'
by H.P. KRAUS
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About This Item
H.P. Kraus, New York NY,, [1974]. Sm. folio, First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 10 full-page reproductions in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. FRANK HAMMOND'S COPY WITH THE FIRM'S STAMP ON FRONT WRAPPER. With the separately printed price list loosely inserted. This remarkable catalogue lists one copy of each of the four folios, together with the third folio of the 'Works' and separate quartos of 'Lucrece', 'King Lear' and 'A Yorkshire Tragedie'.
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- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11498
- Title
- The Four Folios of William Shakespeare. Together with some Quartos. Catalogue No. 138. 'FROM ONE GREAT BOOKSELLER TO ANOTHER'
- Author
- H.P. KRAUS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- H.P. Kraus, New York NY,
- Date Published
- [1974]
- Keywords
- bibliography, shakespeare, shakespeare folios, trade catalogues, kraus, frank hammond
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