As You Like It (Portfolio of Illustrations)
London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1887. Émile-Antoine Bayard. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Complete set of prints from Cassell & Company's 1887 folio of the Shakespeare play. From the French illustrator famous for his iconic image of Cosette from Les Misérables. Includes 12 engraved plates, each signed in pencil in lower margin by Bayard and tipped-in to matting, loosely housed in original 23"x19" portfolio. Limitation unknown. Covers show soiling and smudging. Later green cloth ties attached. Plates and matting show foxing and age toning. Scarce. Very Good. Item #3419
Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall.
Price: $800.00
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