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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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1926 The Complete Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1926A uniqely bound collection of the works of Shakespeare, this copy with an inscription by important American suffragist Almira Hollander Pitman.
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1909 As You Like ItLondon: [1909]A large paper copy of Shakespeare's famous comedy, first thus with illustrations by Hugh Thomson.
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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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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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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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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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1908 MacbethNew York : 1908A scarce limited edition of Macbeth, with an original frontispiece by Arthur Rackham.
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1734 The Tragedy of Locrine, All's Well That Ends Well, and The History of John OldcastleLondon: 1734Early eighteenth-century illustrated editions of three of William Shakespeare's works, bound together in full contemporary calf.
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1815 The Dramatic Works of William ShakspeareLondon: 1815A scarce, early 19th century edition of the dramatic works of Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare, handsomely bound in full calf.
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1858 The Plays of ShakespeareLondon: 1858-60The complete plays of Shakespeare in three volumes, edited by Howard Staunton and adorned with illustrations by John Gilbert.
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1982 A Midsummer Might's DreamLondon: 1982William Shakespeare's celebrated comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' with illustrations by Kevin Maddison, first edition thus.
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1873-76 The Works of Shakspere Imperial Edition Edited by Charles KnightLondon: 1873-76A handsomely bound two volume set of the 1893-1896 Imperial Edition of Shakespeare's works, with beautifully illustrated plates throughout.
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1939 5Vol Les Tragedies de ShakespeareParis: 1939Ten tragic plays from Shakespeare bound in five volumes and translated into French. Illustrated throughout with the evocative plates of painter Edy-Legrand.
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c1890 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: c1890The works of William Shakespeare as edited by Charles Knight in one volume, in a decorative binding.
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1803-07 The Plays of William Shakespeare Illustrations of Shakespeare and of Ancient MannersLondon: 1803-07A lovely twelve volume set containing the complete plays of William Shakespeare, and Francis Douce's critical illustrations on Shakespeare's works.
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1906 The Plays of ShakspereLondon: [1906-10}A complete collection of Shakespeare's plays in six volumes, with some charming photogravures illustrating leading actors and actresses.
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1960 The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth NightLondon: 1960-1966Two excellent first Folio editions of these notable plays by William Shakespeare, both volumes richly decorated in colour by May Néama and Lila Di Nobili.
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1857 The Complete Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1857-1859A set in five divisions of William Shakespeare's complete works, richly embellished with numerous plates by Kenny Meadows.
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1873 The Works of ShakespeareLondon: [1873-1876]A remarkable collection of two colossal volumes containing the illustrated works of the national bard William Shakespeare, as edited by Charles Knight. The Imperial edition.
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c1886 3vol The Illustrated Plays of ShakespeareLondon: c1886-1890A lovely special edition set in three volumes comprising a miscellaneous of illustrated plays by the national bard, William Shakespeare.
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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.