The Ellen Terry Shakespeare : carefully edited and compared with the best texts. Complete in 40 [i.e. 20] volumes.
Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.
Church of the Holy Trinity (Stratford-upon-Avon, England),associated name.StEdNL
Glasgow : David Bryce and Son ; New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company,
1904.
The title proper and imprint are taken from the general title page of volume 1.
A miniature set of Shakespeare's complete works published by David Bryce and dedicated to the actress Ellen Terry.
The set is bound in 20 volumes instead of usual 40. The standard reference sources on miniature books make no mention of this 20 volume edition.
The first volume includes a biographical sketch and a list of the plays.
The set is housed in a tiny wooden replica of Shakespeare's desk apparently modelled upon the original in a Stratford museum. A publisher's sticker on the back states that it is made of oak (presumably from an artifact or pew) taken out of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, where Shakespeare was baptised and buried. Each volume is bound in brown suede and features gilt spine lettering and gilt textblock edges.
Miniature books
Scotland Glasgow.