Lot 38: A Collection of Shakespeare Miniature Volumes in a Tiered Wooden Shelf

A collection of miniature books comprising the works of William Shakespeare, presented in a custom-tiered wooden bookshelf. The volumes are bound in burgundy morocco-grain covers, each featuring a gilt-stamped crest on the front board depicting an eagle positioned above a shield with a diagonal band and circular motifs. The spines are decorated with gilt-stamped titles and floral motifs. The internal pages are printed in black and red ink on cream-toned paper. Titles include THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, CYMBELINE, JULIUS CAESAR, TITUS ANDRONICUS, MACBETH, LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, KING HENRY IV PART I and II, KING HENRY V, KING HENRY VIII, KING HENRY VI PART I, II, and III, KING RICHARD III, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, KING RICHARD II, CORIOLANUS, A WINTER’S TALE, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, OTHELLO, AS YOU LIKE IT, VENUS & ADONIS, PERICLES, THE SONNETS, HAMLET, KING JOHN, KING LEAR, ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, TIMON OF ATHENS, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE RAPE OF LUCRECE, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, ROMEO AND JULIET, and TWELFTH NIGHT. The volumes are housed in a dark-stained wooden two-tier shelf with shaped side supports. No maker’s marks or publisher’s labels are visible on the bindings or the shelf.