Shakespeare, William

A man who needs no introduction. But who got one from Ben Jonson in the First Folio, which revealed precisely nothing about the man himself. As Mark Twain memorably put it: 'So far as anybody knows and can prove, he never wrote a letter to anybody in his life. So far as any one knows, he received only one letter during his life.' We know next to nothing about Shakespeare the man. It is a gaping hole in the middle of English literature.
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1925-1927 The Histories, Poems, Comedies and Tragedies of ShakespeareLondon: 1925-1927A well presented collection of Shakespeare's works, compiled by Humphrey Milford at the Oxford University Press.
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1927 The English Replicas William Shakespeare Sonnets 1609New York: 1927An English Replica edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets which were originally published in 1609.
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1905 First Quarto Edition Facsimile of William Shakespeare's WorkOxford: 1905Limited edition of three works by William Shakespeare, first quarto editions reproduced in facsmile bound in uniform Bumpus bindings.
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1953 Shakespeare's Measure for MeasureLondon: 1953The first edition of scholar Mary Lascelle's detailed examination of William Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure'.
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1934 Personal Clues in Shakespeare Poems and SonnetsLondon: 1934The author's own copy of the first edition of this very scarce work of literary criticism, in which the author finds evidence to support the theory that Edward de Vere was the author of Shakespeare's works.
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1990-2000 Romeo and Juliet; King Henry the Fourth; The Shepherds' ParadiseOxford: 1990-2000A delightful trio of works published by The Malone Society, with reprints of classics by William Shakespeare and Walter Montagu.
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1978-1979 The Annotated ShakespeareLondon: 1979A comprehensive three volume set of A L Rowse's annotations on the works of William Shakespeare.
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1986 William Shakespeare: The Complete WorksOxford : 1986The complete works of William Shakespeare in one large Oxford edition, first thus.
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1897 William Shakespeares Dramatiske VaerkerKjobenhavn: 1897-1900Danish translation of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare in uniform morocco bindings.
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1873 The Works of ShakespeareLondon: [1873-1876]The Imperial Edition in two colossal volumes containing the illustrated works of the national bard William Shakespeare, as edited by Charles Knight.
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1895 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1895-1901The seventh edition of Alexader Dyce's edition of the collected works of William Shakespeare.
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1903 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1903An attractive leather bound copy of the complete works of Shakespeare.
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1935 The Shakespeare Anthology: Poems, Poetical Passages, LyricsLondon: 1935A very smart edition of this anthology of Shakespeare's poetical works and lyrics.
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1927 Shakespeare's The Tragedie of King LearLondon : 1927A limited edition, illustrated copy of Shakespeare's The Tragedie of King Lear, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press.
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1919 Midsummer Night's DreamLondon: 1919The uncommon first edition thus of illustrator Lorna Burgoyne's edition of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
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1825 The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare; with Glossarial NotesLondon: 1825The dramatic works of Shakespeare are presented in an atypical order in this scarce volume.
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1803-1804 8 Volumes The Plays of William ShakespeareLondon: 1803-1804Eight volumes containing all the dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
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1953 The Complete Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1953A beautiful edition of the collected works of William Shakespeare in four volumes containing the text and order of the first folio.
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1862-1864 3vol The Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1862-1864Three volumes of Shakespeare's dramatic works, edited by Howard Staunton.
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1864 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1864The 1864 edition of Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke's edition of the works of Shakespeare, in a full morocco Bickers signed binding.
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1866 The Handy-Volume ShakespeareLondon: [1866-67]Pocket sized edition of the works of the national bard in uniform publisher's morocco bindings, a lovely set.
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1894-1895 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon and New York: 1894-1895A lovely collection complete in nine volumes of the Wright edition of Shakespeare's works.
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1895 The Sonnets of William ShakespeareBirmingham: 1895An uncommon copy of the sonnets of William Shakespeare with decorations by Ernest G. Treglown.
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c1920 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: c1920A lovely twelve volume set of the works of William Shakespeare in uniform bright blue cloth bindings.
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1901 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1901A scarce Avon edition of the works of William Shakespeare in one volume in a smart morocco binding.
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1899 Shakespeare's SonnetsLondon : 1899First edition of Shakespeare's sonnets complete with striking illustrations by Henry Ospovat
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1940 Henry the Sixth, Part INew York: 1940A lovely limited edition copy of William Shakespeare's Henry the Sixth, Part I, illustrated by Graham Sutherland.
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1813 The Plays of William ShakespeareLondon: 1813An exceptionally bright example of the scarce 1813 twenty-one volume set of the plays of Shakespeare, supplemented with a wealth of comments and critical notices.
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1866 The Dramatic Works of William ShakespeareGlasgow, Edinburgh and London: 1866A smart mid nineteenth century illustrated edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
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1900 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1900Globe edition of the works of William Shakespeare in a beautiful calf prize binding.
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1923 The Tragedie of Cymbeline, Printed from the Folio of 1623London: 1923Beautifully illustrated in colour by Albert Rutherston, this is an exceptionally lovely Limited Edition production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, with text taken from the 1623 folio.
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1923 The Tragedie of Macbeth, Printed from the Folio of 1623.London: 1923An exceptionally lovely copy of this Limited Edition production of Shakespeare's Scottish play, illustrated by Charles Ricketts.
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1865 Songs of ShakespeareLondon: 1865A beautifully illuminated collection of William Shakespeare's songs.
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1908 MacbethNew York : 1908A scarce limited edition of Macbeth, with an original frontispiece by Arthur Rackham.
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1837 7 vols The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare In Seven VolumesLondon and Edinburgh : 1837A lovely complete seven volume set of the dramatic work of Shakespeare, with illustrations.
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1928 The TempestLondon: 1928A smart facsimile edition of the first folio text of Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest', in the original scarce dust wrapper.