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The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, with a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes from the Most Eminent Commentators

The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, with a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes from the Most Eminent Commentators

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The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, with a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes from the Most Eminent Commentators

by William Shakespeare

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London: Printed for J. Nichols & Son, 1811. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the bindings of all nine volumes, the leather worn at the bands, spine and corners. The contents lightly toned with age with a little damp-staining to the beginning of volume I but a decent set none the less. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 6.2kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Hardback. Physically 8¼” x 5¼” (6.2 kg); Edited by Alexander Chalmers; Includes: Tissue-guarded Frontispiece to volume I; Marbled lining papers; All edges marbled; Complete in nine volumes: Volume 1: Historical and Critical Matter; The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Merry Wives of Windsor; Volume 2: Twelfth-night; Measure for Measure; Much Ado About Nothing; Midsummer-night's Dream; Love's Labour's Lost; Volume 3: Merchant of Venice; As You Like It; All's Well That Ends Well; Taming of the Shrew; Winter's Tale; Volume 4: Comedy of errors; Macbeth; King John; King Richard II; King Henry IV Part I; Volume 5: King Henry IV Part II; King Henry V; King Henry VI Part I; King Henry VI Part II; Volume 6. King Henry VI Part III; King Richard III; King Henry VIII; Troilus and Cressida; Volume 7: Timon of Athens; Coriolanus; Julius Ceasar; Antony and Cleopatra; Volume 8: Cymbeline; Titus Andronicus; Pericles; King Lear; Volume 9: Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; Othello; Glossarial Index; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #190220|| Condition:

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BookLovers of Bath GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
190220
Title
The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, with a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes from the Most Eminent Commentators
Author
William Shakespeare
Format/Binding
Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.)
Book Condition
Used - Good. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the bindings of all nine volumes, the leather worn at the bands, spine and
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
London: Printed for J. Nichols & Son
Date Published
1811
Keywords
books by william shakespeare, alexander chalmers
Bookseller catalogs
Theatre & Plays;
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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BookLovers of Bath is set in the pastoral idyll of Peasedown St. John in Somerset (God's Own Country) in the south west of England. My wife and I owned the village Post Office until the modern world caught up with us in 2014. At that point I converted the premises to a small book shop, Fact or Fable, with a stock of around 4,000 titles in stock. I've been selling books worldwide since 1997 and rather hope to get the hang of it shortly…

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