The Works of Shakespeare.

The Ellen Terry Extra-Illustrated Connoisseur's edition of the Works of Shakespeare, sumptuously bound and splendidly illustrated with numerous full-page hand-colored portraits and original watercolors. Folio, twenty volumes elaborately bound in full turquoise levant morocco with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and gilt floral decorations to the front and rear panels with floral onlays of red, pink, and white morocco, gilt-ruled turn-ins and full morocco doublures, red figured brocade endleaves, ribbons bound in, top edge gilt with others untrimmed. Splendidly extra-illustrated with numerous magnificent portraits and scenes from the plays of Shakespeare, and further extra-illustrated with many full-page hand-colored plates and numerous original watercolor marginal ornaments and vignettes, many illuminated. The Ellen Terry extra illustrated edition, limited to one hundred signed and registered copies, this is number 7. Signed by Ellen Terry in Volume I and with an additional autograph note signed by her with her initials tipped in. Ellen Terry, one of the most celebrated English actresses of the late Victorian era, achieved prominence through her distinguished performances in Shakespearean roles, most notably under the direction of Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre. Her portrayals of characters such as Lady Macbeth, Portia, and Beatrice helped shape public reception of Shakespeare’s works in nineteenth-century performance culture. In near fine condition. Bookplate of Gerald P. Nye of Denmark to each volume. A stunning set.