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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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1905 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1905A collection of the influential plays of William Shakespeare, neatly divided into his comedies, histories, and tragedies. -
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. -
1908 A Midsummer-Night's DreamNew York; London: 1908The first edition thus of Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of Shakespeare's ever popular 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', illustrated in colour throughout. -
1905 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1905A beautifully bound set of Shakespeare's plays. In a lovely tree calf binding. -
1897 The Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1897A finely bound copy of Shakespeare's complete works. In a lovely blue morocco binding. -
1913 Tales From ShakespeareLondon: 1913A nicely bound illustrated copy of Charles and Mary Lamb's popular adaptations of Shakespeare's works, intended for children. -
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. -
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. -
1973 The Black PrinceLondon: 1973The first edition of Iris Murdoch's fifteenth novel, 'The Black Prince'. With a title that alludes to Murdoch's chief influence for this novel, Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. -
1762 The Works of Shakespeare in Eight VolumesLondon: 1762A beautiful early set of Shakespeare in a very attractive and original binding collated and corrected by Lewis Theobald. -
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. -
1853 The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare According to the Improved TextLondon: 1853A beautifully bound set of Shakespeare's dramatic and poetical works. All volumes are illustrated throughout. -
1878 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: [1878]A beautifully bound copy of Shakespeare's works. Edited by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, this Leicester Square edition is beautifully decorated with twenty-one plates from the Boydell Gallery. -
1912 Evolution of English Drama up to Shakespeare Charles Wallace 1stBerlin: 1912The first edition of Charles William Wallace's fascinating history of drama and the theatre in England. -
1897 Madden Diary Of Master William Silence Study Shakespeare Elizabethan SportLondon: 1897The first edition of 'The Diary of Master William Silence: A Study of Shakespeare and of Elizabethan Sport' by the Right Hon. D. H. Madden. With illustrated head and tail pieces. -
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. -
c1866 12vols of The Handy-Volume Shakspeare Plays and SonnetsLondon: c1866A delightful set of the work of William Shakespeare, with pocket sized volumes each uniformly bound in a full cloth binding. -
1939 Hamlet William Shakespeare Edy Legrand Illustrated Limited EditionNew York: 1939A limited edition copy of William Shakespeare's famous play 'Hamlet', illustrated here by the French illustrator Edy Legrand. -
1908 The Age of Shakespeare Algernon Charles Swinburne Playwrights RenaissanceLondon: 1908A first edition copy of this work by Algernon Charles Swinburne, offering a biography of several notable writers of the sixteenth century. -
1869 4vol The Works of William Shakespeare Charles Clarke Mary Cowden ClarkeLondon: 1869A beautifully bound copy of William Shakespeare's works. In a sumptuous full calf binding with lovely gilt detailing to the spines. Edited, with a revision of the text by both Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke. -
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1901 The Messiahship of Shakespeare Charles Downing Clelia First Edition SignedLondon: 1901A fascinating perspective on the man that was William Shakespeare. Downing believes that Shakespeare was a reincarnation of the Divine this work delves into his theory. -
c1880 3vols Plays of William Shakespeare Charles Mary Clarke Selous IllustratedLondon: c1880A profusely illustrated collection of Shakespeare's plays, including his most famous, edited and complied here by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke. -
1863 Heroines of Shakspeare Principal Female Characters Charles Heath IllusLondon: 1863A profusely illustrated work of the heroines of William Shakespeare's plays, written by Charles Heath. -
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. -
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. -
1903 Bacon-Shakespeare A Discussion by C Y C Dawbarn Authorship DebateLiverpool : 1903A scarce first edition copy of this paper on the Shakespeare authorship debate. -
1920 Sonnets of Shakespeare's Ghost Gregory Thornton Signed Angus & RobertsonSydney : 1920A charming copy of these famous sonnets from England's national poet, William Shakespeare. -
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. -
c1932 William Shakespeare The Winter's Tale With Plates By Maxwell ArmfieldLondon: c1932A charming illustrated edition of Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale' with eight colour plates painted in tempera by Maxwell Armfield. -
1956 Shakespeare's Bawdy Eric Partridge Dustwrapper Literary CriticismLondon: 1956A literary reference work on the use of bawdy and risque language in the works of Shakespeare. -
1901 3vol The Works of William Shakespeare Victoria Edition Comedies TragediesLondon: 1901A smartly bound collection of the plays of Shakespeare. -
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. -
1826 8Vol The Plays of William Shakspeare Accurately Printed Alexander ChalmersLondon: 1826A complete collection of the theatrical works of renowned playwright, William Shakespeare. -
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. -
1863 The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare With Biography by Thomas Campbell IllusLondon: 1863A collection of William Shakespeare's dramatic plays, including 'Othello', 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Hamlet', complete with illustrations, and a short biography about Shakespeare by Thomas Campbell. -
1950 Explanatory Introduction Thorpe's Edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets LimitedAldington: 1950A critical commentary on Shakespeare's sonnets by Clara Eleanor Longworth de Chambrun.