Macbeth : tragedie en 5 actes by Shakespeare, William ; Chatelain, Jean Baptiste Francois Ernest, chevalier de - 1862

Londres ; Paris ; Bruxelles: William Allen... ; Poulet-Malassis... ; C. Muquardt.., 1862. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. Near Fine with light edge wear.. Octavo in full high-quality brown leather (probably pig skin); raised bands and elaborate ornamentation to spine, front & rear boards and inner edges in gilt ; v, 108, [1] p. : port. ; 23 cm. Sewn binding. AEG. The translator's copy. Unique thus, with bookplate of the translator Chatelain "and Clara his wife..", with family crest, to front paste-down. An exqusite binding with bust of Shakespeare in gilt to front board and figure of presumably Lady MacBeth to rear. In French. || Folger. Printed books, v. 23,; p. 640. || Pictures available upon request.