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Date published
1850
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Publisher
[London : publisher not identified, ca.1850]
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Subject
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Accession number
83340041
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Class
SR Fine Print Collection - 25/YE
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Language
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Physical description
10 pl. In folding strip, folded to 16 cm. x 14 cm.
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Credit line
CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Mid- 19th century cartoon strip of ten engravings each depicting a stage in the life of William Shakespeare from birth, school and marriage to his "last merrymaking" and making his will before death. Printed in red and black. Perhaps intended as a frieze for a child's instruction. Ownership and custodial history: Purchased from Sotheran Bookshop in Sept. 1997. Binding Information: Bound in faded contemporary cloth. In modern solander box.