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	1	Shakespeare, William; with an Introduction by Sidney Lee Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies being a reproduction in facsimile of the First Folio edition 1623 from the Chatsworth copy in the possession of the Duke of Devonshire, K. G. with introduction and census of copies by Sidney Lee Oxford Clarendon Press 1902 First Thus Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket Front board detached.; Number 813 of an edition of 1000 copies. Signed by Sidney Lee on the limitation page. xxxv, [1], 908 pages. Quarter cloth and papered boards. Page dimensions: 370 x 230mm,Remnants only of the paper spine labels. Boards rubbed. Edges of boards worn. Loss of paper from lower corner and lower margin of rear board. Spine cloth lifting from board at rear joint. The lower page edges of the leaves are water-damaged throughout, but the damage does not extend into the printed area. The "Census of Extant Copies" is included loosely. The Census is 45, [2] pages, stitched but unbound. ; Folio Price: 411.25 NZD
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	2	[Sargeson, Frank (signed by)] Shakespeare, William The Complete Sonnets, Songs, and Poems of William Shakespeare New York Washington Square Press (1960) Softcover Fair with no dust jacket Foxing throughout. Heavy foxing to card wrappers. Edges of spine heavily rubbed and worn. ; 326, [1] pages. Dimensions: 6 3/8" by 4 1/8". Signed "Sargeson" in blue ink by Frank Sargeson on first leaf.; 12mo Price: 105.75 NZD
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	3	Shakespear, William [William Shakespeare] The Works of Shakespear [6 volumes only of 9] London Printed for John Osborn, at the Golden Ball in Pater-noster-Row 1747 Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Volume One has 1" and 2/3" splits to the leather at the top of the joints. Volume Four, Five and Six have small chips to the leather at the tops of the spines. Volume Seven has dampstains to the leather on the rear board. No previous owner's signatures or labels. ; 6 volumes only of a 9 volume set. The full title is: "The Works of Shakespear in Nine Volumes. With a Glossary. Carefully printed from the Oxford Edition in Quarto, 1744." Volumes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 9. Volume One has the full imprint with John Osborn's name on the title page, i. e. "LONDON: Printed for JOHN OSBORN, at the Golden Ball in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCXLVII". The other volumes have only "London: Printed in the YEAR MDCCXLVII".Small 24mo size volumes, Page dimensions: 126 x 75mm. Contemporary full calf bindings with gilt decoration and raised bands on spines. Red leather lettering pieces on spines. Spine titles: "SHAKES // WORKS". Ornamental woodcut head-pieces and tail-pieces. Volume One: xl, [viii], 252 pages + engraved portrait frontispiece + 1 plate (showing a monument with a standing figure of Shakespear with his elbow resting on a stack of books).Contents of Volume One: The Preface (pages iii-viii)Mr Pope’s Preface (pages ix-xxii)Some Account of the Life, &c. of Mr William Shakespear by Mr. Rowe (pages xxiii-xl)“The following instrument was transmitted to us by John Anstis [. . .] d3[Ben Jonson’s dedication from the First Folio, beginning “To draw no envy (Shakespear) on thy name] d4-d5& the following plays:The TempestA Midsummer Night’s DreamThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe Merry Wives of Windsor Volume Four: 328 pages.The Winter’s TaleKing LearKing JohnKing Richard II Volume One: xl, [viii], 252 pages + engraved portrait frontispiece + 1 plate (showing a monument with a standing figure of Shakespear with his elbow resting on a stack of books). Contents of Volume One: The Preface (pages iii-viii); Mr Pope’s Preface (pages ix-xxii); Some Account of the Life, &c. of Mr William Shakespear by Mr. Rowe (pages xxiii-xl) “The following instrument was transmitted to us by John Anstis [. . .] (leaf d3) [Ben Jonson’s dedication from the First Folio, beginning “To draw no envy (Shakespear) on thy name] (leaves d4-d5); and the following plays: The Tempest; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merry Wives of Windsor. Volume Four: 328 pages. Contents: The Winter’s Tale; King Lear; King John; King Richard II. Volume Five: 336 pages. Contents: King Henry IV. Part I; King Henry IV. Part II; King Henry V; King Henry VI. Volume Six: 360 pages. Contents: King Henry VI. Part II; King Henry VI. Part III; King Richard III; King Henry VIII; Volume Seven: 339 pages. Contents: Timon of Athens; Coriolanus; Julius Caesar; Antony and Cleopatra. Volume Nine: 280 pages + [30] page Glossary + [2] pages advertisements "Books Printed for John Osborn". Contents: Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; Othello; Glossary.; 24mo Price: 1175.00 NZD
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	4	Shakespeare, William The Works Of William Shakespeare In Twelve Volumes. Collated with the Oldest Copies, And Corrected: With Notes, Explanatory And Critical: By Mr Theobald London Printed for R. Crowder, C. Ware, and T. Payne 1772 First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket Volume IX lacks spine labels. Some rubbing and wear to leather. 1" split to leather at head of rear spine joint on volume I. 1/4" x 3/4" loss of leather at head of spine of volume XII. Ex-Libris bookplates, "Nathan Cooper," to front pastedowns. Rubbing to corners of boards with up to 1/2" loss of leather. ; Twelve Volumes. Full leather boards. Five raised bands on spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Red and black spine labels. Page dimensions: 152mm x 89mm. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall Price: 705.00 NZD
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