1887 As You Like It William Shakespeare Illustrated Émile-Antoine Bayard 17 Inch

Description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title As You Like It With Twelve Illustrations by Emile Bayard Reproduced in Photogravure by Messrs Boussod Valadon & Co. With an Introduction by Edward Dowden LL.D. [Quarter Leather Binding – First Edition Thus] _____ Author William Shakespeare Illustrated by E Bayard Introduction by E Dowden _____________________ Year of Publication 1887 __________________________ Publisher London: Cassell & Company Limited. _________________________ ___________________________________________ Description: London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1887, First Edition Thus. Attractive quarter leather binding with leather title letters to the spine and gilt decoration, attractive marbled paper covered boards. Damp stained to the start of the volume (repaired), remains of worming to the end papers, through to the title page, original cloth covers bound in at the front and rear. A scarce volume ‘The International Shakspere’ to the half title. Émile-Antoine Bayard illustrations, with 12 illustrations in the text and full page. Émile-Antoine Bayard (1837–1891) was a French illustrator born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne. A student of Léon Cogniet, he is known for his illustration of Cosette from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He died in Cairo. xxiv, 41pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 17 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine – good condition – colour leather title letters to gilt decorated spine.Joints – good condition.Corners – good condition – gently worn.Boards – good condition – attractive marbled paper covered boards.Page edges – good condition – top edge darkened, all tanned.See above and photos. Internally Hinges – good condition – sound.Paste downs – good condition – dark green.End papers – good condition – dark green with the previous cloth covers to the end papers.Title – good condition – tanned and foxed.Pages – good condition – front end papers, damp stained and repaired, all pages tanned and foxed.Binding – good condition.See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1887 Binding: Hardback _________________________________________ Louis88Books are Members of the PBFA. We take great pride in photographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee provided the item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please contact me for extra photographs and with any questions you may have Ruler in picture is 6 inches long. ---------------------------- Please Browse all other books and prints in my Shop LOUIS88Books Preserving Books for the next generation

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