Description

Three volume set, complete. Royal octavo hardcovers, blue cloth with gold letering in darker blue cartuche on spines. All volumes re-issued in 1969, first editions thus. First Series [564pp.] originally published 1911 inculdes: Richard II, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Henry VIII. Second Series [664pp.] originally published in 1915, includes: Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, Julius Caesar. Third Series [538pp.] originally published in 1916 includes: Cymbeline, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Coriolanus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Henry IV, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Antony and Cleopatra, King John. Illustrated. A comprehensive history of the plays presented, from the time of their origin, how they have been presented and the principal actors who have been eminent in the representation of them. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, unmarked set, in as new condition. Very fine. N.B. A very heavy set, extra postage will be charged for all orders other than domestic media mail.