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Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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Signed1863 The Dramatic Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1863A unique copy of William Shakespeare's plays. Bound in boards made from old 'Herne's Oak' in 1864. Signed by many noted RSC actors and directors including Laurence Olivier and Trevor Nunn.
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1922 The works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1922A beautifully illustrated, twelve volumes, in six of William Shakespeare's works. Edited by Henry Irving and Frank A Marshall.
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1913 The Sonnets of William Shakespeare New Light and Old EvidenceLondon: 1913The first edition of Countess de Chambrun's interesting work of literary criticism on the sonnets of Shakespeare, illustrated throughout.
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1770 The Works of ShakespearOxford: 1770-1771A beautifully illustrated set of William Shakespeare's works. Noted for the beautiful engravings which were created by Gravelot after Hayman under supervision of the editor.
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1888 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1888-9A smart collection of William Shakespeare's works. Beautifully illustrated with vignettes and plates by eminent contemporary authors.
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c1923 Joseph Quincy Adams A Life Of William Shakespeare With IllustrationsLondon: c1923An early edition of A Life of William Shakespeare by Joseph Quincy Adams, with a black and white plate of the Chandos Portrait of Shakespeare to frontispiece.
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c1900 3vols The Work of Shakspere Virtues Imperial Edition Illus Charles KnightLondon: c1900A desirable copy of the Imperial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare, profusely illustrated throughout. This particular volume is two volumes bound in three.
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1783-4 3vol Dramatic Miscellanies Shakespeare Thomas Davies Mr. Garrick First EdLondon: 1783-4An uncommon first edition, three volume set of Thomas Davies work of literary criticism.
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1908 Shakespear Himself and his Work W. Carew Biography Theatre PoetryLondon: 1908A in-depth biographical work by W. Carew Hazlitt, exploring the life and literary achievements of William Shakespeare.
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1840-1850 13 Vols Works from The SHAKESPEARE SOCIETYLondon: 1841-1851A remarkable sixteen volume set of literary criticism concerning Renaissance drama printed for the Shakespeare Society.
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1873-1876 5vol The Works of Shakespeare Biography Charles Knight Imperial Edition Uniform BindingLondon: 1873-1876A lovely five volume set of Charles Knight's Imperial Edition of 'The Works of Shakespeare'. Includes a biography of the bard, as well as numerous plates throughout.
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1950 Explanatory Introduction Thorpe's Edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets LimitedAldington: 1950A critical commentary on Shakespeare's sonnets by Clara Eleanor Longworth de Chambrun.
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1875 6 Vols SHAKESPEARE'S Library Edited by W. HAZLITTLondon: 1875A scarce edition of Shakespeare's Library edited by William Hazlitt.
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c1875 3 Vols PLAYS of SHAKESPEARE ed. by Cowden ClarkeLondon: c1875The beautifully illustrated complete Plays of Shakespeare illustrated by Selous and edited by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke.
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1813 20 Vol The Plays of William Shakspeare Johnson, Steevens and Reed Sixth EdLondon: 1813A scarce uniformly bound collection of the theatrical works from prolific playwright, William Shakespeare, with comments from a variety of literary figures.
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1803-1807 9vol Plays Of William Shakespeare Annotations By Various CommentatorsLondon : 1803-1807The Plays of William Shakespeare in nine volumes with vignette title pages and head pieces to each play.
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1824 8vols SHAKESPEARE Drama PLAYS Steevens TheatreLondon: 1824An important edition of the sought after Steevens Shakespeare in a really nice original diced calf binding.
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1809 12vols PLAYS William SHAKESPEARELondon: 1809A twelve volume leather bound set of 'The Plays of William Shakespeare', with illustrations
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1778-80 10vol The Plays of William Shakespeare With Corrections Johnson SteevensLondon: 1778-80A selection of William Shakespeare's works.
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1886 Some 300 Fresh Allusions to Shakspere from 1594 to 1694 Fredk J. FurnivallLondon: 1886A scarce work, exploring the works of prolific playwright and poet, William Shakespeare.
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c1920 3vol Pearson's Shakespeare Howard Staunton John Gilbert Brothers DalzielLondon: c1920A three volume set of William Shakespeare's complete works. Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert.
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1925 3vol Shakespeare's Comedies Histories and Poems Tragedies E J SullivanLondon: 1925A stunning set of the complete works of William Shakespeare, in three volumes, illustrated by E J Sullivan.
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1899 Shakespeare in France J J Jusserand IllustratedLondon : 1899An interesting work on the influence of Shakespeare's work in France, as well as his connections in the country.
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1833 Plays & Poems William Shakspeare SHAKESPEARELeipsic: 1833A large extensive collected works of William Shakespeare.
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1890 Shakespeare's True Life By James Walter Illustrated Gerald E MoiraLondon : 1890A first edition of this biography of William Shakespeare
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1902 The Mystery of William Shakespeare Judge Webb Shakespeare ProblemLondon: 1902A scarce copy of this work on the gaps in the backstory of the life of William Shakespeare.
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1888 William Shakespeare His Epitaph Unearthed Scott Surtees Authorship ProblemLondon : 1888A study of Shakespeare's life and epitaphs.
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1899 A Life Of William Shakespeare Sidney Lee Portraits Facsimilies TheatreLondon : 1899A copy of this late nineteenth-century biography of Shakespeare, illustrated with plates.
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1905-6 8vol Limited SHAKESPEARE Works Handmade PaperStratford-on-Avon: 1904-1906The Shakespeare Head Press's limited edition of Shakespeare's works, in attractive bindings and printed on handmade paper.
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1929 14vols The Shakespeare Head Edition of the Novels of Anthony TrollopeStratford Upon Avon and Oxford: 1929A selection of works by Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope.
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1893 On Some of SHAKESPEARE'S Female Characters Helena FaucitEdinburgh and London: 1893A collection of essays on Shakespeare's most complex and interesting female leads.
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1964 The Great Shakespeare Jubilee Christian Deelman Theatre GarrickLondon : 1964An illustrated work on the Shakespeare Jubilee of 1796, organised by the renowned Shakespearean actor, David Garrick.
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1899-1902 38Vol The Chiswick Shakespeare Works of Shakespeare Illustrated ShawLondon: 1899-1902This is an attractive set of the works of William Shakespeare.
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1891-93 9vols SHAKESPEARE Works Cambridge Ed WRIGHTLondon: 1891-3The second edition of the well regarded 'Wright' edition of Shakespeare.
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1709 6vol Tonson Shakespear First Edition after the Folio Editions Scarce N RoweLondon: 1709Six volumes of Tonson's dramatic works of Shakespeare.