Auction 8th December - Antiques, Jewellery, Militaria, Coins, Vinyl, Toys, Ceramics, Collectables & More
Auction 8th December - Antiques, Jewellery, Militaria, Coins, Vinyl, Toys, Ceramics, Collectables & More
A set of fifteen volumes from The Folio Society’s 1971 edition of William Shakespeare’s works. Each book is uniformly bound in cloth, presented in various colors including teal, dark green, blue, tan, light green, salmon, and brown. The bindings feature gold-foiled lettering and decorative motifs, with "WS" at the top of each spine, a stylized gold foliage design, and The Folio Society’s "FS" emblem at the base. Each volume is housed in an individual marbled cardstock slipcase.
Visible titles include "THE TEMPEST, " "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, " "THE WINTER’S TALE, " "THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, " "MEASURE FOR MEASURE, " "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, " "TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, " "TITUS ANDRONICUS, " "KING HENRY VI Part One, " "KING HENRY VI Part Two, " "KING HENRY VI Part Three, " and "TWELFTH NIGHT."
The opened volume, "The Tempest, " identifies WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE as the author and THE FOLIO SOCIETY London 1971 as the publisher, with an introduction by Sir John Clements and designs by Ralph Koltai. The front cover of "The Tempest" features six stylized gold and black feather designs on a teal cloth background.
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