Shakespeare’s “as you like it” by American book company 1903

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  1. Photodude

    Photodude Member

    Is this collectible, first edition maybe? Thanks for your input. AAD4C098-4F3B-4DCB-8DD0-FE0B42798636.jpeg 09169CD3-57FA-4E43-AEFC-B866C2D14BAB.jpeg 3721427C-E5F7-4E3B-9518-87B4B69CD01A.jpeg
     
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  2. Ex Libris

    Ex Libris Well-Known Member

  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Shakespeare is so widely reprinted. Can't imagine it would have much collector interest. (Unless William J. Rolfe's descendants are looking for a copy, of course.) One of a series of edited Shakespeare plays by Rolfe. More information here about your volume here. Appears to have been originally published in 1878.

    https://books.google.com/books?id=f81GAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA283&lpg=RA1-PA283&dq=Shakespeare's+Comedy+of+As+You+Like+It.+Edited,+with+Notes,+by+William+J.Rolfe,+A.M.+With+Engravings.&source=bl&ots=-0Qg1VnngH&sig=ACfU3U1EZClHXpWjvbSP7kbcxkq3tXXRsw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ5cXG-53qAhXkoFsKHfBsCAQQ6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Shakespeare's Comedy of As You Like It. Edited, with Notes, by William J.Rolfe, A.M. With Engravings.&f=false

    Debora
     
  4. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    I used to buy Shakespeare editions looking very much like that. I may even have some with that editor. Haven't bought any lately but they were very inexpensive. I would be surprised if one of these were to sell for as much as $20 US. There were lots of different editions of Shakespeare plays published. Is this one of the smaller format, about 5 to 7 inches tall? Those were the ones I used to buy.
     
  5. Photodude

    Photodude Member

    Yes, 5x7ish
     
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