SHAKESPEARE (William). - Lot 226

SHAKESPEARE (William). Antony & Cleopatra. With an introduction by W. J. Rolfe. New York, Duprat & Co, 1891. Large in-8° bradel, blond half-calf with corners, gilt fillet edging the boards, ornate spine, untrimmed, illustrated cover preserved (E. Carayon). Seventeen engravings by Paul AVRIL. Issued in an edition of 151 copies and a few collaborators' copies, this one ("Exemplaire réservé à Monsieur Paul Avril"), signed by him, on Hollande laid paper. EXEMPLAIRE INCLUDING TWO ADDITIONAL STATES OF ILLUSTRATIONS, and a THIRD STATE for the one between pp. 30 & 31, as well as the illustrated subscription prospectus (4 pp.) bound in fine. Spotting to boards; some foxing and discharges.