This is a photograph of a decorative book cover. The cover is black with a gold border and lettering. The title of the book is "The Shakespeare Ballads Illuminated." In the center of the cover, there is a crest with a shield, a bird on top, and a ribbon with the motto "Hon Sanz Droict." Metal clasps are on the corners for closure.

The Songs and Ballads of Shakespeare

1849

Medium: bound volume with twenty-five chromolithographs
Classification: Volume
Period: 1826 to 1850
Image size: 7442 × 8233px

Description

This is a photograph of a decorative book cover. The cover is black with a gold border and lettering. The title of the book is "The Shakespeare Ballads Illuminated." In the center of the cover, there is a crest with a shield, a bird on top, and a ribbon with the motto "Hon Sanz Droict." Metal clasps are on the corners for closure.

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