A small Arts & Crafts stained pine Book case with Forty works by William Shakespearec.1897The oak frame and shelves set with three brass figurative panels in the style of Burne-Jones, inscribed respectively 'Born to speak all mirth' (Much ado about Nothing), 'Let times news be known', 'Miserys Lovs O’come to me' (The life and death of King John), the forty bound works by Shakespeare published J.M. Dent 1897, the volumes have the 'Ex Libris of J.H. Charlton' on the inside of the front coverBookcase 40.5 cm high, 69 cm wide, 16.5 cm deep

Stained pine: aged, with old marks, some losses, indentations, scuffs and scratches. Panels: rubbing and tarnishing to surfaces and wear in keeping with age. Books: worn and used, some with split spines and and with covers loose.