The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare by Shakespeare, William

Williams Collins, Sons & Company, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 476 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth illustrative boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Volume 3. Introduction by Henry Glassford Bell. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Pencil inscription to title page. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened.

Blackie & Son, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No edition stated. 482 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front and spine. Volume II. Edited by Henry Irving and Frank A. Marshall. The Henry Irving Shakespeare. Illustrated by Gordon Browne. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Some heavier foxing in places. Slight cracking to front hinge. Boards have some edge wear, with moderate bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are slightly crushed and frayed. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Pale mottling in areas front and rear. Gilt is bright.

Mason & Co., 1827. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1827. No Edition Remarks. 971 pages. Half bound leather with cloth covered boards. Heavy tanning, with foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Heavy tanning and marking with inscriptions to title page. Cracking to hinges, causing boards to be loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm with tanning overall.

Thomas Nelson & Son (London), 1880. Leather. Acceptable. (no date circa 1880) 16mo. Black Leather with No Dust Jacket (as issued). Boards with shelf wear, bumped at corners and spine ends with rubbing/fraying. Leather detached from cardboard in back. Gold gilt to page edges. Decorative end papers. Pages unmarked. Binding with no separations. Hinges intact.

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company. Fair. 1850. Hardcover. 538 pages, with 6 engraved plates, one before each play: King Henry the Fourth, Part Second; King Henry the Fifth; King Henry the Sixth, Part First; King Henry the Sixth, Part Second; King Henry the Sixth, Part Third; leather very worn, hinges weak, splitting with large chips to the spine text is clean though shows some foxing, also in the plates a little, but the paper is healthy and flexible, some offsetting of the engraving ink to the opposite page.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .

Phillips, Sampson and Company. Fair. 1850. Hardcover. 538 pages, with 6 engraved plates, one before each play: Midsummer Night's Dream; Love's Labor's Lost; Merchant of Venice; As You Like It; All's Well That Ends Well; and, Taming of the Shrew. Leather boards are nearly detached, spine is missing, text is clean though shows some foxing, also in the plates a little, but the paper is healthy and flexible, some offsetting of the engraving ink to the opposite page.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .

Sherwin, 1821. Hardcover. Good. 1821. No Edition Remarks. 794 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to front and rear hinges with netting exposed. Binding slightly loose. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends, particularly spine top which has some loss. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.

New York: American Book Exchange, 1881. 3 volume set, delicate and browning pages, soiled maroon boards, gilt ltrs on spine, end papers are catalogue publication and literary revolutions lists. Corners/edges/and head-heel of spine are bumped/torn/and worn, tears at spines of ffeps and bfeps, hinge broken at bfep of Vol. 1, tight. Extra postage for multiple books is reflected in price.. Unknown Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 4 1/4 Wide x 6 1/2 Tall.

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston, MA: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1850. No edition given. Hardcover. Octavo, 518 pages, vol. 7 only; G+; full binding of navy leather; spine with raised bands, and gilt lettering and design; some shelf wear and scuffing; all edges with decorative light blue speckling; marbled end papers; plates offset; most text offset; foxing throughout. Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. 1337983. FP New Rockville Stock.