{"product_id":"1447800-1838-shakespeare","title":"1447800 1838 Shakespeare.  \"Shakspeare and His Friends\".  Williams.","description":"10032.\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Shakspeare and His Friends\"  Robert Folkstone Williams. 1838.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eShakspeare and His Friends; or The Golden Age of Merry England.  Author:Williams, Robert Folkstone.  Place:London.  Publisher:Henry Colburn.  Date:1838.  3 volumes. [3], 362 pp.; [2], 388 pp.; [2] 376 pp. (8vo) 18.5x11.5 cm (7¼x4½\"), contemporary brown quarter calf, marbled sides, black leather labels, gilt rules, decorations and lettering.  First Edition.  A novel about Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and the first novel to use Shakespeare as the focal point of a historical novel. Williams wrote one other novel about Shakespeare, dealing only with his youth, and an interesting novel about Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill.  Edges and boards a little rubbed; very good copy.\u003c\/div\u003e\nVery Good","brand":"1838","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41033786622125,"sku":"10032","price":360.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/7646\/products\/10032.jpg?v=1636224901","url":"https:\/\/www.nrarities.com\/products\/1447800-1838-shakespeare","provider":"The Gillespie Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}