Shakespeare William

THE HANDY-VOLUME SHAKSPEARE. COMPLETE WORKS INCLUDING THE POEMS AND SONNETS AND GLOSSARY

1880rif. 35085New York: George Routledge and Sons no date circa 1880-1890. 13 volumes. The boxed "Handy-Volume" pocket edition of Shakespeare’s works. With provenance of American poet and literary figure Florida Watts Smyth. Small 8vo 4.75 x 3.25 inches in the publisher’s original dark green cloth boards ruled in blind the spines with gilt lettering along with theatrical masks and Swan of Avon devices in gilt the thirteen volumes in the publisher's original box of dark green cloth-covered boards lettered "Shakspeare" on the top in gilt. A lovely little set of the Bards' plays and poems in miniature format; the books are in very fine condition with just a hint of age. The box's flip-up lid is separated from the box at the fold line and is a bit rubbed but is still attractive and continues to serve its purpose well. A PLEASING SET OF THE POCKET HANDY-VOLUME SHAKESPEARE and a lovely little gem of the great bard’s collected works. The set was intended “to form a handy readable series of volumes equally adapted for the pocket the knapsack and the railway" The text is from the most trustworthy editions and contains the thirty-six plays of the First Folio plus Pericles along with the poems and sonnets there is also a glossary in the thirteenth. This set with the provenance of Florida Watts Smyth with her elaborate unicorn's head and mailed arm heraldic bookplates. Smyth was a recurring contributor to Harriet Monroe’s influential avant-garde publication Poetry Magazine. Her poems appeared across multiple eras of the magazine. She was also associated with noted poet and critic Louis Untermeyer and the Poetry Society of America. Smyth published multiple collections of poetry and individual pieces over a career spanning several decades. George Routledge and Sons hardcover

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