The Youth of Shakespeare by the AUthor of "Shakespeare and His Friends"
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840. First American edition. 3 volumes, 12mos, 220; 208; and 208pp. Original publisher's paper boards with red cloth spines, printed spine labels. Soiling to boards, edges rubbed, ownership signatures at front of each volume. A very good, sound set.
First American edition of this English novel originally published in 1839. Robert Folkestone Williams (1809-1870) was a widely read novelist and professor who wrote historical fiction on the life of Shakespeare, the English Civil War, and other 18th century events. A nice example of the American edition of 3 volumes in original boards, and scarce thus. Item #10060
Price: $200.00