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The Plays of William Shakespeare. In Twenty-One Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators.
by William Shakespeare; Isaac Reed [ed.]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
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About This Item
London: J. Nichols and Son et al., 1813 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. An exceptionally bright example of the scarce 1813 twenty-one volume set of the plays of Shakespeare, supplemented with a wealth of comments and critical notices. The very scarce complete 1813 twenty-one volume edition of the plays of Shakespeare. Referred to as the Reed Edition of 1813, this is also known as Johnson-Steevens-Reed 6, the "sixth edition" by Johnson-Steevens, or the "second variorum edition".With notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, this edition was revised and augmented by Isaac Reed.Consisting of:Volume I - Prefatory material and critical analysis by Reed, Richardson, and Malone. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and four plates.Volume II - Essays by Farmer, Colman, lists of Editions, lists of Criticism, Commendatory verses, Malones "Attempt to Ascertain the Order of Shakespeare's Plays," Malone's essay on Ford's pamphlet, Steevens's remarks on the same.Volume III - Malone's Historical Account of the English Stage, and the Further Historical Account by Chalmers. With four folding plates.Volume IV - The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Midsummer Night's Dream. Volume V - Merry Wives of Windsor; Twelfth Night.Volume VI - Much Ado About Nothing; Measure for Measure.Volume VII - Love's Labour's Lost; Merchant of Venice.Volume VIII - As You Like It; All's Well That Ends Well.Volume IX - Taming of the Shrew; Winter's Tale.Volume X - Macbeth; King John.Volume XI - King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1. With a folding plate.Volume XII - King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V.Volume XIII - King Henry VI, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2.Volume XIV - King Henry VI, Part 3; Dissertation, &c.; King Richard III.Volume XV - King Henry VIII; Troilus and Cressida.Volume XVI - Coriolanus; Julius Caesar.Volume XVII - Antony and Cleopatra; King Lear.Volume XVIII - Hamlet; Cymbeline.Volume XIX - Timon of Athens; Othello.Volume XX - Romeo and Juliet; Comedy of Errors. Volume XXI - Titus Andronicus; Pericles, and Dissertations; Addenda, and Glossarial Index.Illustrated with five plates, four folding letterpresses, and one further folding plate. Collated, complete.With a half title to each volume, and the inscription of Arnold Blake, 1886, to the half title of volume I.An exceptional example of this impressive work. Rebacked, in full calf bindings, retaining the original boards. Endpapers renewed. A touch of fading and light marks to back strips, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to volume I half title, with leaf detaching to tail. Offsetting and light spotting to pages facing plates, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840F11
- Title
- The Plays of William Shakespeare. In Twenty-One Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators.
- Author
- William Shakespeare; Isaac Reed [ed.]
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Nichols and Son et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1813
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- shakespeare plays of shakespeare Elizabethan drama plays of shakespeare
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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