Sentiments and similes of William Shakespeare : a classified selection of similes, definitions, descriptions, and other remarkable passages in the plays and poems of Shakespeare / by Henry Noel Humphreys.

Title: Sentiments and similes of William Shakespeare : a classified selection of similes, definitions, descriptions, and other remarkable passages in the plays and poems of Shakespeare / by Henry Noel Humphreys.
list of authors: Shakespeare, William
Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts
Date: 1857
General Notes: Title and text within gold-line borders. (From Omni) Compiled by Henry Noel Humphreys and elaborately printed in gold and colors imitating an illuminated manuscript: black papier-mâché binding (from same mould as first edition, 1851) with terracotta portrait medallion, overlaid on crimson paper. All edges gilt. Title page in red and black; initials and tail-pieces in gold. First page of text within ornamental border. Enshrines the words of Shakespeare in "a reliquary as rich as a combination of the typographic and lithochromic arts could form"--Preface. (From Folger)
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list of editors: Humphreys, Henry Noel
Spatial Coverage: London
Identifier: PR2892.H92
locator: Special Collections