William Shakespeare: The Complete Plays. 8 Volume Set.
Printed in the UK. The Folio Society. 2007. Folio Society 1997 edition (first thus), seventh printing. Hardcover 1/4 burgundy buckram over printed paper over boards in two slipcases.
Eight volume set. Royal 8vo. Pagination varies per volume (roughly between 400 and 500 pp). Each illustrated with b/w engravings. The text is taken from "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" (Oxford University Press, 1986). The Folio Society printed their first edition in 1997; this is the seventh reprinting with a new binding. Included in this set are the following volumes:
Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth.
Tragicomedies: Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, Two Noble Kinsmen.
Comedies: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, All s Well That Ends Well.
Early Comedies: Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, Love s Labour s Lost, A Midsummer Night s Dream.
Classical Plays: Titus Andronicus, Julius Caesar, Timon of Athens, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus.
Histories I: King John, Richard II, Henry IV Part One, Henry IV Part Two, Henry V.
Histories II: Henry VI, Part One, Henry VI Part Two, Henry VI Part Three, Richard III.
Romances: Pericles, The Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline, The Tempest, Henry VIII.
Gilt lettering to spine. Burgundy endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on the front flyleaf (removed/residue in some volumes). Pages bright, crisp, and clean. Binding strong and square. Boards and spine unblemished. The slipcases are decorated wiht gilt, and are strong/square with very little wear.
Price: $800.00