London: William Heinemann, (1926). Limited edition, no. 289 of 520 copies signed by the illustrator. 4to. x, 185, (1) pp. Recent black quarter morocco over matching cloth sides, gilt lettered to the spine with gilt rules to the sides, top edge gilt. 21 tipped in colour plates. An attractive copy..... More
Oxford University Press, Henry Frowde, 1912. 8vo, viii, 1350 pp. Frontispiece, marbled endpapers, prize label of Arnold House School to paste down. Contemporary maroon calf, t.e.g., gilt spine with a green label, gilt borders, a lovely copy. More
(New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1939). No. 295 of 1,950 copies, 4to, (vi), 74, (2) pp. 6 plates, prospectus loosely inserted. Original cloth backed patterned boards, t.e.g., spine browned, very good. More
London: George Routledge, 1858. Three volumes, large 8vo. Numerous engravings in the text, marbled endpapers and edges, later bookplate to paste downs. Contemporary red half morocco, gilt spines, some very mild rubbing otherwise a handsome set. More
(London): Reprinted for Thomas Evans, [1775]. 8vo. (ii), viii, 250 pp. Later quarter calf over marbled boards with vellum corner tips, armorial bookplate of Sir Maurice Fitzgerald to the front pastedown. Engraved portrait of the Shakespeare by A. Bannerman to the title page. Browning to the edges of the front..... More
London: Cassell & Company, [1903]-1905. Three volumes, small 4to. Engraved titled in volume I and 66 plates, plus a 4 page facsimile of Shakespeare's will and a plate showing his various signatures, one text leaf detached in volume III, front blank removed in volume I, marbled endpapers, Contemporary dark blue..... More
London: Martin Hopkinson and Company Limited, 1923. Limited edition, no. 22 of 525 copies. 8vo. viii, 155, (1) pp. Publisher's linen backed boards, printed paper labels to the spine and upper board, later gift inscription to the front free endpaper, top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. A little light discolouration..... More
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1925. 8vo. xlii, 618 pp. Contemporary tree calf prize binding from Denstone College by Bickers & Son, spine with raised bands, twin gilt olive labels, the school's gilt crest to the upper board and their prize label to the front pastedown, endpapers and all edges..... More
London: Blackie & Son, 1894. Eight volumes, large 8vo. 37 plates plus illustrations in the text, some occasional light foxing. Original decorative brown cloth with bevelled edges, a.e.g., foot of lower joint of volume I worn otherwise an excellent set. The Henry Irving Shakespeare, Subscription edition. More
London: George Routledge, 1881. "Édition de Luxe", no. 98 of 1,000 large paper sets, fifteen volumes, 4to. Portrait frontispiece in volume I plus a plate at the beginning of each play and further illustrations in the text, armorial bookplates, with perhaps half the leaves still unopened, some browning and foxing..... More
London: J.M. Dent, 1899-1912. "Larger Temple Shakespeare", 12 volumes, 8vo. Frontispiece in each volume - a couple in colour - plus a few other illustrations, including a folding panorama of London in 1616 in volume VI, one leaf with a marginal tear, some foxing to endpapers. Original green cloth, gilt..... More
London: Printed for C. Hitch [et al], 1757. Eight volumes, 12mo. Printed frontispiece and 36 plates - one per play. One gathering slightly proud in volume I with the fly title to A Midsummer Night's Dream lacking, some mostly marginal worming at the beginning and end of several volumes, marginal..... More
(London; Langley & Sons, Ltd., 1924). Sole edition. 8vo. xxxix, (1) pp. Publisher's plain wrappers, printed title label to the upper cover. Portrait of Shakespeare. Covers slightly soiled and worn at the edges, else very good. A rare piece of Shakespeariana. Being quite ephemeral in nature it seems to have..... More
London: R. Riviere and Son, [c.1930]. Small 8vo. xxxii, 166, (2) pp. Finely bound in contemporary dark green full calf by Riviere, spine with raised bands, red and brown morocco gilt lettered labels and gilt decoration to the other panels, gilt tooled inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Frontispiece..... More
London: Robert Riviere & Son, [c.1925]. Three volumes. Small 8vo. Contemporary blue half calf over matching cloth sides, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered to one panel and decorated to the others, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, early gift inscription to the title page of the Comedies and repeated to..... More