Shakespeare, William Little Shakespeare. Complete with Glossary. Bryce, David & Son. Glasgow. 1908. 1024 printed pages (ocassional light spotting). Oxford India paper. Death mask, 8 portraits, 40 text Illustrations. Portrait notes by W.S.Brassington [former librarian at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and author of local subjects]. Title-page within decorative border. Printed in double columns. Decorative head- and tail-pieces. Original matching silk place-keeper. Marbled endpapers (foxed). Ownership inscriptions in ink and in pencil on verso of front free endpaper dated to 1921. All edges gilt. "Smallest complete Shakespeare in one volume in the world". “Dear Mr. Brassington, I have pleasure in sending you a couple of copies of ‘The Little Shakespeare, William’ it is a curiosity & will I daresay find its own clientele of purchases, it has been a most troublesome book to produce – some of the plates not coming up so clearly, as the others but on the whole it looks fairly well. " (David Bryce). 70 x 92 mm. Original plum reverse calf yapp style binding; spine with gilt titling and art nouveau stylised decoration; front cover with embossed arms of Shakespeare (corners and edges slightly rubbed; minuscule marks on back cover). Welsh, 6310. OCLC, . WorldCat locates copies worldwide. 159 firsts 2024