1793 Fifteen Volumes “The Plays” of William Shakespeare
$2398
With Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To Which Are Added, Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The Fourth Edition
Bound in full calf leather with gold gilted embossing on the spines, marbled boards. With illustrations, facsimiles and fold out stage directions. Some rubbing to extremities and general wear to boards, foxing throughout all volumes and pages mostly uncut, otherwise in good condition.
This fourth edition by Johnson and Steevens, revised and augmented by Isaac Reed, is generally known as "Steevens’s own edition" and is by many considered to be the most accurate of all eighteenth-century editions.
Publishing Date: 1793
Publisher: T. Longman, B. Law and Son, C. Dilly, J. Rob Son, and others of London
Condition: Good general condition
Complete 1928 25 Volumes The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature
$549
#N340 of 1000 Limited Edition Set
Renaissance Edition De Luxe
Publishing Date: 1928
Editor in Chief: John Clark Ridpath
Publisher: M. Fredericks Company of Minneapolis
Binding and Features: Gorgeous Leather bound editions with elaborate gold gilted embossing on the cover and spine. Embossed covers with special initialed embossing on each front cover
Condition: Good condition. Volumes IV, IX, X, XII, XVIII and XIX have small portions of the leather on the top spine missing (see Photos). Else, editions are in very good condition and interiors very sound
Book(s) Dimensions: Each edition measures 9x6”
1895 Eight Volumes Complete Johnson’s Encyclopedia
$298
Superb Color Country, State and Major City Maps
Complete Eight Volume Edition
Prepared by a corps of thirty-six editors, assisted by eminent European and American specialists. Under the direction of Charles Kendall Adams. Illustrated with maps, plans, fold-outs and engravings. Heavily illustrated. Bound in thick Moroccan leather. A gorgeous Victorian era encyclopedia on par with the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Publishing Date: 1895
Editor: Charles Kendall Adams
Publisher: A. J. Johnson Company of New York
Binding and Features: Leather bound with gold gilted embossing on the covers and spine, thousands of illustrations
Condition: Good general condition with cover wear. Volume One has chafing on the upper right corner of the spine. Else, in generally good state.
Book(s) Dimensions: Each edition measures 11x8”
Will ship in two separate boxes due to the weight
1900 24 Vol Complete Set “Works of William Shakespeare”
$189
Edition de Luxe
The Cambridge Text with complete notes, with Valiorum Readings and General Glossary of Alexander Dyce; A General Introduction and the Life of the Poet by W. J. Rolfe and A History of the Drama and General Criticisim by Henry N. Hudson and Others
Extensive Illustrations
Printing #970 of 1000
Publishing Date: 1900-1901
Publisher: Dana Estes and Company of Boston
Binding and Features: Hardbound editions with paper title strips on the spine, Illustrations
Condition: Good general condition with some stainage on a few of the covers and interior pages. Overall, the volumes are in good state. The text and illustrations crisp
Book(s) Dimensions: 9x6 1/2”
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