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Lot 30
TONSON EDITIONS OF SHAKESPEARE. SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616. [Various Plays.] London: J. Tonson, 1734-35. 7 vols., 12mo. Various bindings.
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TONSON EDITIONS OF SHAKESPEARE.
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616. [Various Plays.] London: J. Tonson, 1734-35. 7 vols., 12mo. Various bindings. Comprising:
1. The Comedy of Errors. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Later plain wrappers. Foxing. First separate edition.
2. Another copy, as above. Modern marbled boards with morocco gilt spine label. Foxing, ink underlining.
3. Coriolanus. A Tragedy. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Later gray wrappers. Light foxing.
4. Othello, the Moor of Venice. A Tragedy. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Modern boards, morocco gilt spine label. Light foxing.
5. The History of Sir John Oldcastle, the Good Lord Cobham. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Modern wrappers. Light foxing.
6. The Tragedy of Locrine, the Eldest Son of King Brutus. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Modern wrappers. Light foxing, folds and one tear to upper corners.
7. A Yorkshire Tragedy. London: 1735. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Disbound, sewn at spine. Light foxing, browning, chip to outside page edge of frontispiece.
1. The Comedy of Errors. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Later plain wrappers. Foxing. First separate edition.
2. Another copy, as above. Modern marbled boards with morocco gilt spine label. Foxing, ink underlining.
3. Coriolanus. A Tragedy. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Later gray wrappers. Light foxing.
4. Othello, the Moor of Venice. A Tragedy. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Modern boards, morocco gilt spine label. Light foxing.
5. The History of Sir John Oldcastle, the Good Lord Cobham. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Modern wrappers. Light foxing.
6. The Tragedy of Locrine, the Eldest Son of King Brutus. London: 1734. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Modern wrappers. Light foxing, folds and one tear to upper corners.
7. A Yorkshire Tragedy. London: 1735. Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. Disbound, sewn at spine. Light foxing, browning, chip to outside page edge of frontispiece.