The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ~ Published by Walter J Blank Inc. New York USA ~ 1920s Leather 2024 Bound Book

The Complete works of William Shakespeare ~ published by Walter J. Black Inc. ~ 171 Madison Avenue ~ New York and printed in the USA. The soft leather bound cover is embossed in a scroll, crown and shield design among other figural elements. The embossing is accented in green and red paint. The back is also embossed is scroll accents.

Walter J. Black began his publishing company in 1923. There is no copyright date in the book.
This old book has a lot of issues, but it is a beautiful old soft leather bound book.
The cover is stained leather in maroon/red.
Thumb index in black and gold
The top, bottom and side edges are colored a decorative red.
The front paste down page is torn off and the title 2024 page is completely separated and torn
Some separation of the back page
The other pages remain tight

A picture is worth a thousand words in this case!

This old book does have an old book aroma. But hey it happens with old books. I just want to let the buyer know!

This book comes from my husbands' side of the family. But we don't know who!

"How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." ~ The Merchant of Venice ~ Shakespeare

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Lizzie