[Illuminated Cover] The Sonnets of William Shakespeare E-List 18 Marbled endpapers in red and

Marbled endpapers in red and blue with wide

surrounded by an inlaid green border

Selected Poems of Matthew Prior

printed on French-folded vellum

[Illuminated Cover] The Sonnets of William Shakespeare E-List 18 Marbled endpapers in red andShakespeare, William. The Sonnets of William Shakespeare. London: George Bell, 1899. Printed at the Chiswick Press. Decorated Borders and Initials by Christopher Dean. Vellum spine with paper covered boards, the front cover of which has been beautifully illuminated in the English botanical style, featuring a large branch with leaves, flowers, small gilt berries and blooms, all surrounding the printed title in gilt. A border in gilt has been added, as