The Pocket Shakspeare [sic]

Authors

William Shakespeare

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Description

Description: Shakspeare [sic.], William. The Pocket Shakspeare [sic.]. Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, c.1899. Note: Eleven volumes from an original thirteen volume set. Vols. IV and VI are missing.

Condition: The box set is in fair/fragile condition with the individual volume spines showing wear. The outer box is also fragile.

1962 Location: Unknown. The set’s 1962 location was not noted in William Faulkner’s Library: A Catalogue.

Current Location: Rowan Oak Library Room

Annotations/Inscriptions: Volumes IX, X, XI, XIII contain inscriptions to L.E. Oldham, each varies somewhat. Inscription on Volume IX endpapers, "To LE Oldham Oxford Miss From Bessie Mabry Christmas 1905" and, "Address Wiley P. Harris to Law Class about 1869." Inscription on Volume X endpapers, "To LE Oldham from Bessie Mabry Christmas 1905 Oxford, Miss." Erased signature reading, "Victoria Oldham," on Volume XI endpapers. Inscription on Volume XIII front endpapers, "LE Oldham Oxford Miss From Bessie Mabry Xmas 1905." Inscription on Volume XIII back endpapers, "LE Oldham Oxford Miss From Bessie Mabry December 25, 1905" [Note: written upside-down on the page].

Publication Date

1-1-1899

Relational Format

report

Recommended Citation

Shakespeare, William, "The Pocket Shakspeare [sic]" (1899). Books at Rowan Oak, Home of William Faulkner. 15.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/faulkner_library_books/15

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