{"product_id":"shakespeare-draft","title":"THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1847 FINELY BOUND IN EIGHT VOLUMES","description":"\u003cp\u003e[SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM]. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Plays. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Printed for Longman and Co.; F. and J. Rivington; [and 29 others], 1847.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW EDITION. Complete in eight volumes; leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (22 x 14 cm); pp. [xlviii], 182, 286; [2], 458; [2], 519; [2], 489; [2], 575; [2], 621; [2], 554, [1]; [2], 540. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnglish text, accurately printed from the text of the original copies left by the late George Steevens, Esq., and Edmond Malone, Esq., with Mr. Malone's various readings; a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators; a history of the stage, \u0026amp; a life of Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e. Handsomely bound in contemporary full calf gilt; all \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003epage edges gilt; yellow endpapers; i\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003enitial and terminal blanks; portrait frontispiece; glossary; printed footnotes. Printed by Gilbert \u0026amp; Rivington, St. John's Square, London. Contents: (1) The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Merry Wives of Windsor; (2) Twelfth Night; Measure for Measure; Much Ado About Nothing; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Midsummer-Night's Dream; Love's Labour's Lost; (3) The Merchant of Venice; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs You Like It; All's Well that Ends Well; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew; Winter's Tale; (4) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Comedy of Errors; Macbeth; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing John; King Richard II; King Henry IV. Part I; (5) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing Henry IV. Part II; King Henry V; King Henry VI, Part I; King Henry VI, Part II; King Henry VI, Part III; (6) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing Richard III; King Henry VIII; Troilus and Cressida; Timon of Athens; Coriolanus; (7) Julius Caesar; Antony and Cleopatra; Cymbeline; Titus Andronicus; Pericles; (8)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e King Lear; Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; Othello. Condition: VERY GOOD. Collated complete. Bindings tight and secure with the hinges and joints intact. Very light surface wear to covers. Interiors very well-preserved, remaining fresh and clean, without previous ownership markings. A most handsome set.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57279505432951,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_2647_05ffcf46-4e74-4a4b-87e9-8ae67cd284de.jpg?v=1783487726","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/shakespeare-draft","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}