The works of Mr William Shakespear [four volumes]

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1747, First Edition. London : [s.n.]. Very good 32mo copies all in the original full leather boards, now showing the expected scuffs and edgewear of age. Spines gilt-tooled with raised bands and leather labels, some lacking. Spine surfaces and endbands heavily rubbed. Vol. 9 front pastedown with a contemporary inscription, and minor ink spots to the fore-edge. Text blocks remain notably tight, bright and clean, showing only faint foxing or offsetting. A well-preserved set overall. Item #466178

Physical description; 4 volumes, frontis plate : portrait ; 13 cm. Notes; Vols. 1, 6-7 and 9 of 9. Preliminaries include: a preface by Warburton; preface by Pope; Rowe's Account of the Life; Anstis's Instrument; Ben Jonson's Memoir. Vol. 9 concludes with a glossary. Contents; v.1. The tempest. A midsummer-night's dream. The two gentlemen of Verona. The merry wives of Windsor. -- v.6. King Henry VI, parts 2-3. King Richard III. King Henry VIII. v.7. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus. Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. -- v.9. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello. Subjects; English drama. 16th century. 17th century. 18th century. Illustrated. Portrait.

Price: €495.00