The Complete Works of William Shakspeare, With Dr. Johnson's Preface by Shakespeare, William; William Harness - 1837

xii,1027 pp. Contains biographical sketch, the complete text of the 37 plays, followed by "Venus and Adonis," "Rape of Lucrece," the Sonnets, "The Passionate Pilgrim," and "A Lover's Complaint," with a rear glossary. Illus. w/ frontis. portrait + 11 additonal steel engravings by H. W. Smith, with tissue guards. Boards are detached. Spine board has outside top and bottom missing. Pages have foxing. . The book is protected by an acid free folio closed with velcro contacts for its protection.

D. Appleton & Co., Publishers, 1854. Hardcover. Good. Bound in publisher's embossed full leather. Shelf wear, scuffs. All edges gilt. x, 980 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 25 cm. Text in two columns. Some staining. [between 1854 and 1860?]

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884. 816 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Corners and spine ends a bit bumped w/ light wear to bottom corner of rear cover. Light scattered foxing. Mild insect damage to bottom corner of front paste-down, and bottom edge of front blank endpaper. Edges of leaves age toned. Includes 5 steel engravings, including a nice portrait of Shakespeare.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Scott, Webster and Geary, nd. Hardcover. Fair. Patterned cloth stained, soiled and worn. Owner's name. Hinge broken. Spine exposed. Occasional light damp stains, foxing on a few pages. Plates in good condition. 926 pages. With Dr. Johnson's preface, a Glossary, and an account of each play, and a Memoir of the Author, By the Rev. William Harness. With a portrait from the Chandos picture,. and 40 Illustrations, from designs by Smirke, Westall, Corbould, Stephanoff, and Wright. 19C. edition.

Boston, MA: Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1854. Book. Good-VG. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brown textured cloth, unstamped, with "Shakspeare" lettered in gilt on spine panel, text block edged in gilt. Modestly rubbed edges, light shelf wear, with gilt on edges partially rubbed away. The binding and endpapers do not seem quite right for the period or match copies of other descriptions located for this edition, so we suspect this copy to have been rebound at some point -- though certainly not recently. xii,1027 pp. Contains biographical sketch, the complete text of the 37 plays, followed by "Venus and Adonis," "Rape of Lucrece," the Sonnets, "The Passionate Pilgrim," and "A Lover's Complaint," with a rear glossary. Illus. w/ frontis. portrait + 11 additonal steel engravings by H. W. Smith, with tissue guards. Frontis., guard and title page are all moderately foxed; the remaining text block and plates show only light scattered… Read More

Fair, No Dust Jacket Willis P. Hazard 1852 4TO, B/W Illus, Hardcover Hardcover. Plain brown leather boards are worn and frayed at edges. Soil and scuffing throughout. Title in gold on creased spine. Fore edge soil. First endpaper has been removed. Second and third blank endpapers have pencil notations and are noticeably soiled. Frontis and half title pages are noticeably foxed/soiled as well. Text pages are lightly foxed throughout, a few pages and illustrations are completely foxed. Full title:The Works of Shakspeare, Complete. Accurately Printed From The Text Of The Corrected Copy Left By The Late George Steevens, Esq. With A Memoir, By Alexander Chalmers, A.M. In One Volume. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

Phillips, Sampson and Co. , Boston. Good. 1853. Hardcover. ; Full tan leather bound cover has heavy wear, frayed corners and spine caps, and a chip to front cover. Front cover hinge cracked and hanging by threads. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name on front end sheet. Frontispiece and many engraved plates protected by tissue. Pages are toned and foxed but in very good condition. .

New York: Mason, Baker & Platt , 1873 Many full page steel engravings. 4to 10" tall x 7 1/4" wide x 2 1/2" thick. x, 980 pp. Very handsome and beautiful binding in excellent condition. Full leather with 5 raised bands on spine. Very heavy beveled boards with nice embossed designs on spine and both boards. Stamped in gilt. Marbled endpages and endpapers. Boards have gilt dentelle on inner edge. Complete in one volume. Includes a Memoir by Alexander Chalmers, A.M. Text and binding in excellent condition. Clean. Tightly bound. near Fine condtion..

Halifax: Milner and Sowerby, 1863. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A smart two volume complete collection of the works of William Shakespeare, bound in a lovely Arts & Crafts style binding. Containing Shakespeare's classic comedies, tragedies and dramas, as well as his verses.A new edition, with a critical preface by Dr. Samuel Johnson, a life of the author, poetic verses on Shakespeare by contemporary writers and a glossary.In a later arts and crafts style binding; the binder has split this work into two volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece of William Shakespeare from the Chandos portrait. With the contemporary ownership inscription of James Strachan, Aberdeen.An excellent example of this uncommon edition. In a half calf binding with vellum extremities and paper covered boards. Externally very smart, with just a little rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a slight strain to the front hinges. Pages are slightly age-toned to… Read More