SHAKESPEARE, William. The Works of... The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon. [London]: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Limited edition, no. 223 of 1,600 sets, seven volumes, 8vo. Finely bound in ochre full morocco, double gilt rules, a few marks to the covers of volume I otherwise a handsome set. £1,200 A beautifully printed edition of Shakespeare’s plays, with alternate words and phrases from the various early editions printed throughout in the margins.
|