The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume the Fifteenth containing King Henry VIII, Troilus & Cressida by William Shakspeare (Shakespeare) - 1813

GB: J. Johnson, R. Baldwin Etc, 1803. DISBOUND TEXT (No covers). Text commences at title page and then 1-415 (complete). Some neat repair to verso of title (and next leaf) but no text loss. Fairly clean tight text mosty suitable to rebind. . VG-.

London: Longman and Co.; Rivingtons, et. al. , 1856. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Full leather, double gilt border to covers, five raised bands with gilt decorations. Shows rubbing to extremities esp. to head of spine, less so to the edges and surface of the boards, also spine, with leather spine labels detached, leaving blind-stamping which is readable. All edges marbled, top edge darkened, the others bright; this marbled design is identical to the end papers. Well bound, both covers firmly attached. Pages are bright with minro foxing and free of markings. This volume consists of the plays: King Richared III, King Henry VIII, Troilus and Cressida , Timon and Cressida, Timon of Athens and Coriolanus. This edition "Accurately Printed form the Text to the Corrected Copies left by the Late George Steevens and Edmond Malone, with Mr. Malone's Various Readings." Plus "A selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes from the Most eminent Commentators; A History of the State, and a Life of… Read More

London: Longman and Co.; Rivingtons, et. al. , 1856. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Full leather, double gilt border to covers, five raised bands with gilt decorations. Shows rubbing to extremities, less so to the edges and surface of the boards, also spine, with leather spine labels detached, leaving blind-stamping which is readable. All edges marbled, top edge darkened, the others bright; this marbled design is identical to the end papers. Well bound, both covers firmly attached. Pages are bright and clean with hardly any foxing, free of markings. This volume consists of the plays: Julius Caesar, Anthony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline, Titus Andronicus and Pericles. This edition "Accurately Printed form the Text to the Corrected Copies left by the Late George Steevens and Edmond Malone, with Mr. Malone's Various Readings." Plus "A selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes from the Most eminent Commentators; A History of the State, and a Life of Shakspeare" by Alexander Chalmers. 554 pages.… Read More

London: Longman and Co.; Rivingtons, et. al. , 1856. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Full leather, double gilt border to covers, five raised bands with gilt decorations. Shows rubbing to extremities esp. to head of spine, less so to the edges and surface of the boards, also spine, with leather spine labels detached, leaving blind-stamping which is readable. All edges marbled, top edge darkened, the others bright; this marbled design is identical to the end papers. Well bound, both covers firmly attached. Title page and frontispiece illustration of Shakespeare show very light foxing, the balance of the book has minor foxing, paper is bright. This volume consists of: Preface, Sketch of the Life of Shakespeare, Mr. Pope's Preface, Dr. Johnson's Preface, An Historical Account of the English Stage by Mr. Malone, Glossary, The Tempist, Two Gentleman of Vermona, Merry Wives of Windsor.This edition "Accurately Printed form the Text to the Corrected Copies left by the Late George Steevens and Edmond… Read More

London: James Wallis,, 1805. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Good. This volume contains the Prefaces & Annotations of the various commentators. 8vo leather tear across top spine front board detached but present