Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, (2) vols. w/stand, The American Edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, by the Most Eminent Artists of Great Britain. Shearjashub Spooner, New York, 1832, with heavy leather and marble covered boards, Volume I with King George III frontispiece, Volume II with Queen Charlotte, all 100 engravings present, 36"h x 24"w; with English oak joint low table stand, unfinished top, 15"h x 25.5"w x 17.5"d

Provenance: A Private Collection: Mount Kisco, New York

Fair, covers worn, cloth re-enforced hinges, most pages with spotting and foxing, some heavily, some tears on the text pages and interleaves, a few plates with tears, Vol. I frontis creased and missing lower corner, not affecting image, old repaired tears to frontis, title page and several frontmatter page margins, plate 48 Poor with multiple tears and one corner of image missing, old repairs, Vol. II with vertical crease on frontis, title page and front matter, plate 100 with worn and re-enforced fore-edge; stand solidly made, expansion cracks to legs, antique appearance **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.