The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare The Text Carefully Revised with Notes
by S. W. Singer; William Shakespeare
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Bell and Sons, 1883. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. Ten very neat volumes of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare with notes from S. W. Singer. Third edition. Carefully revised with notes from Samuel Weller Singer, an English author and scholar on the works of William Shakespeare. The dramatic works of William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor. Widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Volume one includes: The Life of William Shakespeare, Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Merry Wives of Windsor, and Measure for Measure. Volume two includes: Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Midsummer Night's Dream, Merchant of Venice. Volume three includes: As You Like It, Taming of the Shrew, All's Well That Ends Well, and Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will. Volume four includes: The Winter's Tale, Pericles Prince of Tyre, King John, and The Life and Death of King Richard the Second. Volume five includes: The First Part of King Henry IV, The Second Part of King Henry IV, and King Henry V. Volume six includes: First Part of King Henry VI, Second Part of King Henry VI, Third Part of King Henry VI, and Life and Death of King Richard III. Volume seven includes: King Henry The Eighth, Troilus and Cressida, and Coriolanus. Volume eight includes: Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens, and Julius Caesar. Volume nine includes: Macbeth, Hamlet Prince of Denmark, and King Lear. Volume ten includes: Othello Moor of Venice, Anthony and Cleopatra, and Cymbeline. In the original half red calf binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Age-related wear from handling and the odd mark to the board. Small cloth loss through rubbing to rear board of volume two and small loss of leather to front board of volume five. Volume nine spine label has come away. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 843T73
- Title
- The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare The Text Carefully Revised with Notes
- Author
- S. W. Singer; William Shakespeare
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Shakespeare Drama Singer Drama
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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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