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An illustration of Shakespeare / 38 engravings on wood by Branston from new designs by J. Thurston esq.

Accession number
PML 17235
Creator
Branston, Allen Robert, 1778-1827.
Published
London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, [1809]
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Notes
Date from printed wrapper, with title Shakespeare illustrated; no date on title page. Lowndes dated as [1810], probably without seeing a copy in its wrapper.
Contrary to title, there are only 37 engravings.
"Price 7s. 6d." at bottom of title page.
PML copy is proof prints in India paper.
Description
[38] leaves ; 25 cm
Provenance
Pierpont Morgan, purchased from Giuseppe Martini, Nov. 1910.
Binding
Modern blue cloth over paper boards.
Classification
Department