Dramatic Works
by William Shakespeare
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Niagara Books is proud to offer this three-volume, half-leather set of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare: Complete in Three Volumes, by William Shakespeare, published in 1821 by Alexander Black, Foreign Library of London, England. All three volumes are half leather and are in good (G) condition. Each volume has a frontispiece plate and a quotation.
Although worn, each spine is labeled in gilt lettering with half title, volume number and decoration on the spine’s foot and head. The binding is shaken slightly but it is still securely attached. Volume one is inscribed with a gift inscription and volume three is inscribed with a previous owner’s name. Additionally, the title page of each volume is inscribed with a previous owner’s name. All text block and fly-leaves are intact and with the exception of some minor soiling and foxing, all pages are generally free from writing or other markings. The edges of each spine and boards are bumped, rubbed and chipped. Each book measures 6 ¾ x 4 ¼ and have 312, 408, 400 pages.
Please note, although I cannot smell smoke or mustiness in this book, I cannot guarantee that this book came from a smoke or pet free home.
About the Volumes
Volume one contains: Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, All’s Well that Ends Well, and Taming of the Shrew.
Volume two contains: Winter’s Tale, Macbeth, King Lear, King John, King Richard II, First Part of King Henry IV, Second Part of King Henry IV, King Henry V, First Part of King Henry VI, Second Part of King Henry VI, Third Part of King Henry VI, Life and Death of King Richard III, and Comedy of Errors.
Volume three contains: King Henry the Eighth, Troilus and Cressida, Timon of Athens, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Anthony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline, Titus Andronicus, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, and Othello, the Moor of Venice.
About the Author
According to Wikipedia: William Shakespeare (baptized 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon”. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.