THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE, REVISED FROM THE ORIGINAL TEXT. WITH HISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONS AND NOTES EXPLANATORY & CRITICAL, A LIFE OF THE POET, AND AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON PHRASEOLGY & METRE BY JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL Illustrated with Engravings on Steel by the Most Eminent Artists of the Day; Designed expressly for this Work by H Warren, E Corbould &c. [Later Edition Half Leather Binding One Volume ONLY of 3 or 4 Volume Set 15 Works in One Volume with 33 Engraved Plates]
William Shakespeare
- Publisher: London: John Tallis & Co.
- Date published: 1860
- Format: Hardcover
London: John Tallis & Co., 1860s, Later Edition. Half leather binding with gilt titles to a red label and gilt decoration to the spine, buckram cloth boards with leather quarters. Illustrated throughout with 33 full page plates, foxed and tanned, especially to the plates. Single volume one of 3 or 4 volumes, with 15 plays; the plates relate to more plays than are contained in this volume. The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew, All's Well That Ends Well, Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale, Historical Plays King John. Pagination: 680pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 11 inches tall (28cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, gilt decorated compartments, gently worn. Joints good condition gently rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition gilt decorated, marked and worn. Page edges good condition all red, darkened to the top. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition green paper covered paste downs. End papers good condition green paper. Title good condition minor foxing. Pages good condition foxing marks throughout. Binding good condition worn, attractive copy. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1860s Binding: Hardback
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