Complete set of 40 Ellen Terry Shakespeare. Thinnest 'India' paper supplied by Henry Frowde of Oxford University Press. This edition is carefully edited and compared with the best texts by J. Talfourd Blair. All edges gilt. 32 x 49 mm. Original harlequin slim calf bindings. Lettering on spine and uppper cover in gilt. With original Gothic oak carved gated hanging wooden bookcase. Some damage to top and bottom of wooden carvings. This set has an impeccable provenance, being Nora Bryce's copy, signed on the front free endpapers of all volumes, and dated 1912 (some signatures faded). Nora Bryce (née Hobday), was married to David Bryce's son, also named David. Handed down within the direct ancestors of David Bryce until finally disposed of in 2025 by the great- niece of David Bryce's grandaughter. Please see scan of press article with photo of Bridgie with this set. Bondy, 114. Spielmann, 459. Welsh, 6264. A similar set of the same edition, rebound by Rivière, is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle.






















