Description
The Tragedie of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, from the Second Folio, published in 1632. Contains eleven original leaves from the text.
Folio, 129-150pp. Leaves measure 312 x 212mm. Full paneled calf, tooled in blind, title stamped in gilt on front cover, raised bands on spine. First 7 leaves free of notable wear or restoration. Conservative paper restoration to leaf end of Page 143-144 and Page 145-146, with band added along fore edge. Leaf 149-150 laid down over new paper, edges trimmed.
(Pforzheimer 906) (Jaggard 496) (Greg III: 1113-1116) (STC 22274a)
A scarce and handsome presentation of Julius Caesar from Shakespeare’s Second Folio.
The second folio of William Shakespeare’s plays was published in 1632 and contained 36 plays in total. It followed the first folio, which was published in 1623. It is estimated that approximately 1000 copies of the second folio were produced, with only a handful of complete examples still in existence today.
