The formatting of the book is poor as well, but, i could put up with that for the price. Booth, who assassinated abraham lincoln in 1865 with edwin thomas. Shakespeare was a long time coming to his tragic phase, the six or seven years that produced his five greatest tragedies hamlet written c. The complete works of william shakespeare collects all 37 of the immortal bards comedies, tragedies, and historical plays in a collectible edition. Felt of new york circa 1865 there is no print date in the book, but all of felts other publications were in the 18601870 decade accurately. Be the importance, influence, quality or canonicity, shakespeare is the greatest of all. Some editions include several works that were not completely of shakespeare s authorship, such as the two noble kinsmen, which was a collaboration with john fletcher. The first folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623. Mar 26, 2012 complete works of shakespeare with 1923 with 12 pages, collins clear type pres of london and glasgow. Knickerbocker shakespeare mini books 19 vintage circa 1900.
Find the works of william shakespeare gathered into one volume by. The works of william shakespeare gathered into one volume by. William shakespeare chronology of shakespeares plays. The complete works of william shakespeare circa 1920. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
The shakespeare head presss limited edition of shakespeare s works, in attractive bindings and printed on handmade paper. Lovers of literature will immediately recognize these as signature works of william shakespeare, whose plays still rank as the greatest dramas ever produced in the english language, four centuries after they were written. Because of the large size of this file the book has been split into 2 parts. Complete works of william shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of william shakespeare. Dubbed the bard of avon, shakespeare oversaw the building of the globe theatre in london, where a number of his plays were staged, the bestknown of which include romeo and juliet, hamlet, and macbeth. This work is an account of just one year in shakespeare s life 1599 perhaps the most exciting and important years in his whole life from a historical and literary point of view. The pictorial edition of the works of shakespere by knight. The complete works of william shakespeare wordsworth library. Shakespeare download pdf the complete works of shakespeare. Works of shakespeare, first edition, hardcover abebooks. Complete works of william shakespeare one volume circa 1865. Jan 28, 2015 i have a 1926 william shakespeare book the complete works of william shakespeare comprising his plays and poems also the history of his life, his will and an introduction to each play. Full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion on front cover.
I hope you arent too disappointed this is not unusual for shakespeare books as they were popular gifts and presentation pieces through out the late 19th and early 20th century thus their value is lessened by the amount to choose from. The 1916 oxford university press edition of all of shakespeare s plays and poems. His works have been translated into every major living language, and some others besides the folgers holdings include translations in esperanto and klingon, and nearly 400 years after his death, they continue to be performed around the world. William shakespeare complete works by william shakespeare. Black 7 west 42nd street, new york with intro by st.
The work of william shakespeare volume 1 antique book 1857. Complete works of william shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing. Johnsons preface, a glossary, and an account of each play, and a. The complete works of william shakespeare circa 1920 william shakespeare on. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good. The complete works of william shakespeare by shakespeare, william, 15641616. Buy a cheap copy of complete works of shakespeare book. Editions of the complete works by william shakespeare. The most complete collection of shakespeares works available in a single book, containing 41 plays, 7 poems and 154 sonnets. The attractive covers are embossed with colourful foils and the books have many special details including decorative endpapers, gilded edges, and ribbon. With a different tissueguarded frontispiece in every volume. I purchased the kindle version of this book and received the complete works of william shakespeare. Complete works william shakespeare, first edition abebooks.
He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of hamlet, king lear, othello and macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as a midsummer nights dream, the taming of the shrew and as you like it with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and. Buy the complete works of william shakespeare special editions book online at best prices in india on. His plays were full of opinion, but he rarely revealed his own, which left his work gloriously. Antique shakespeare complete works in one volume 1866. For the same reason, except the bible, no other body of work has generated many critical comments as shakespeare there is more books on hamlet than on the origin of species and newton s principia combined, and this is just one of the bard s work.
It was published on the 300th anniversary of shakespeare s death in 1616. I have a 1926 shakespeare book the complete works of. Dec 17, 2017 this is another great book about shakespeare that reads like a historical thriller from james shapiro. Two eminent shakespeareans, jonathan bate and eric rasmussen, have applied modern editing techniques and recent scholarship to correct and update the first folio, the first collection of the plays. William shakespeare 1564 1616 at his desk circa 1600. The big book is a new onevolume edition of the complete works, commissioned by the royal shakespeare company and published by the modern library.
John ervine and shakespeare and bacon by the late sir henry irving manufactured in great britain illustrations of actors 16 picture in black and white and portrait of shakespeare initials e. Pericles, prince of tyre, the first two acts of which were likely written by george wilkins. I have a large book of the complete works of shakespeare. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a gold. William shakespeare hardcover 18501899 antiquarian. Complete works of shakespeare with 1923 with 12 pages. The works of william shakespeare by shakespeare, william. The complete works of william shakespeare book pdf, epub. Shakespeare wrote at least 38 plays and over 150 short and long poems, many of which are considered to be the finest ever written in english. This edition includes all the works of shakespeare. Buy the complete works of william shakespeare special. I cannot find julius caesar anywhere in the physical copy. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
The complete works of william shakespeare bound by bayntunriviere in an elaborate coswaystyle binding. Elaborately bound in full blue morocco by bayntun riviere in coswaystyle binding with hand painted portrait medallions under glass to the front panel of each volume, gilt titles to the spine, gilt tooling to the spine and front panel, fleuron. The first folio complete works of william shakespeare were set out in the three categories of comedies, histories and tragedies, a categorisation that still dogs the practice of shakespeare criticism, education and performance today. The text is based on the most authoritative english edition the socalled cambridge edition cambridge shakespeare, ed. Volume one contains king john, king richard ii, king henry iv part i, king henry iv part ii and king henry v contains 390 pages volume two contain the first part of henry vi,the second part of henry vi, the third part of henry vi and king richard iii and king henry viii contains 398 pages. This kindle ebook contains shakespeare s complete plays and complete poems in a new, easytoread and easytonavigate format. Charming set of shakespeare s works in 40 miniature books, each measuring approximately 5 x 3. The complete works of william shakespeare part 1 the oxford. William shakespeare books list of books by william. The complete works of william shakespeare by william. Editor william george clarks principal and most enduring work was the cambridge shakespeare 18636, mainly planned by him, with a complete collation of all the early editions, and a selection of emendations by later editors. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Reprint of the cambridge shakespeare which was first published in 1863. Dramatic works william shakespeare, first edition abebooks. William shakespeare 15641616 is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. Currently, the publication contains a more extensive auxiliary apparatus. The complete works especially in older editions are often sought after by book collectors, and a number of binderies and publishing houses. Hemminge and condell probably had copies of the plays in quartotexts, the scripts used by the actors in. The complete works of shakespeare have to be considered among the greatest works in all of english literature. Illustrated hardback book, the complete works of shakespeare, circa 1975. Inspire a love of reading with amazon book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with amazon book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Third folio edition of shakespeares plays, generally regarded as the rarest of the.
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