The Shakespeare Gallery.

A sumptuously bound presentation set of The Shakespeare Gallery, the Royal Academy Series, bound expressly for Elizabeth Stauffer Moore for the worldwide celebration of the tercentenary of Shakespeare’s death. Folio, eight volumes, bound in full crimson levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, the covers with green onlaid corner pieces and elaborate gilt decoration featuring an armorial centerpiece amid theatrical and floral motifs, all edges gilt, the doublures of green and crimson levant surrounding a central hand-painted armorial crest to the front and a theatrical scene to the rear, green silk-lined endpapers, printed on Japanese vellum, with silk ribbons bound in. Illustrated with frontispieces and plates in various states, some tipped-in and some in color, with decorated initials and descriptive text by eminent Shakespeare scholars. A printed presentation statement notes that the set was made expressly for Elizabeth Stauffer Moore of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, “in recognition of her interest in the world’s tribute to the memory of the great bard in the grand international celebration to be held on the three hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.” In near fine condition with light shelf wear. A magnificent personalized set celebrating the world’s homage to Shakespeare.