1856. No Edition Remarks. 316 pages. No dust jacket. The Poetical Works of William Shakespeare and the Earl of Surrey. Dark green embossed cloth with gilt lettering. Deckled text block edges. Pages are moderately tanned with notable foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks and creases along text block edge. Mild cracking to hinges, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced backward lean. Small split and fraying to upper spine end. Light mottling to front board.