The plays of William Shakespeare in ten volumes. Ten vols, complete collection - William Shakespeare

Autor: William Shakespeare

Lugar: London, UK

Editorial: C. Bathurst, J. Beecroft, W. Strahan et al.

Año: 1773

Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura

Idioma: English

Collector Set of ten volumes containing the complete Shakespeare plays. The books are in excellent condition and present the unique curiosity of having the ex-libris of Henry & Mary Ponsonby. Mr. Ponsonby was the personal secretary of Queen Victoria. This ex-libris is sticked in each volume. Binding by Birdsall & Son, Northampton. The volumes are in hard cover and half leather. No damages, paper in very good condition, spines with no loses or Sun marks. Tainted spine pages. Exceptional set in an exceptional condition, ask our library for any question or additional image. First page transcription: «With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators: to wich are added Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Stevens. With an appendix. London. Printed for C. Bathurst, J. Beecroft, W. Strahan, J. And F. Rivington, J. Hinton, L. Davis, Hawes, Clarke and Collins, R. Horsfield, W. Johnston, W. Owen, T. Caslon, E. Johnson, S. Crowder, B. White, T. Longman, B. Law, E. And C. Dilly, C. Corbett, W. Griffin, T. Cadell, W. Woodfall, G. Keith, T. Lowndes, T. Davies, J. Robson, T. Becket, F. New-Bery, G. Robinson, T. Payne, J. Williams, M. Hingeston, and J. Ridley. MDCCLXXIII.» Volume the first, containing: Prefaces. The Tempest. The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Volume the second, containing: Measure for Measure. Comedy of errors. Much ado about nothing. Love's labour lost. Volume the third, containing: Midsummer night's dream. Merchant of Venice. As you like it. Taming the Shrew. Volume the fourth, containing: All's well that ends well. Twelfth night. Winter's tale. Macbeth. Volume the fifth, containing: King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, part I. King Henry IV, part II. Volume the sixth, containing: King Henry V. King Henry VI, part I. King Henry VI, part II. King Henry VI, part III. Volume the seventh, containing: King Richard III. King Henry VIII. Coriolanus. Volume the eight, containing: Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus. Volume the ninth, containing: Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline. King Lear. Volume the tenth, containing: Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello. Appendixes.