Shakespeare, William Pocket Portrait Shakespeare. Complete with glossary. Bryce, David & Sons. Glasgow. Circa 1899. India paper.Title pages printed in red and black. With an essay, Notes on some portraits of William Shakespeare by W.S. Brassington. Printed by Robert MacLehose & Co. University Press, Glasgow. Eight volumes in four, housed in a book-shaped box. Each book with its own compartment. Vols.i & ii : 516, 534 printed pages - Tempest; Two Genlemen Of Verona; Merry Wives Of Windsor; Comedy Of Errors; Much Ado About Nothing; Love's Labour Lost; Midsummer Night's Dream; As You Like It; Taming Of The Shrew; All's Well That Ends Well. Vols. iii & iv : 482, 496 printed pages - Twelfth Night; Winter's Tale; King John; King Richard II; King Henry IV, First Part; King Henry IV, Second Part; King Henry VI, First Part; King Henry VI, Second Part; King Henry VI, Third Part. Vols. v & vi : 490, 508 printed pages - King Henry VI, Third Part (Continued); King Richard III; King Henry VIII; Troilus And Cressida; Titus Andronicus; Coriolanus; Macbeth; Cymbeline; Timon Of Athens; Julius Caesar. Vols. vii & viii : 499, 521 printed pages - Hamlet; King Lear; Othello; Antony and Cleopatra; Romeo and Juliet; Pericles; Miscellaneous Poems; Index to Current Shakespearian Phrases; Glossary. Original black endpapers. All edges gilt. 70 x 100 mm. Original polished green calf. Gilt titles and decoration to each front board and spine ( light rubbing to edges and a few small blemishes). The book box measures: 6.5 x 9.0 x 1.0. Maroon straight-grained morocco with early reback, preserving the original spine. Gilt title and decoration to both the front board and spine. Marbled side panels (impersonating the paged edges of a book). Inner hinges carefully strengthened. Late prize label: Girls High School. Awarded to Amelia Williams Dec. 20 1900. Not in Bondy, nor Garbett, nor Spielmann, nor Welsh. OCLC, 54361151. WorldCat locates 4 copies worldwide including only one in the UK (National Libray of Scotland). 128 firsts2024