1767 William Shakespeare PLAYS Theatre Tempest
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1767 William Shakespeare PLAYS Theatre Tempest Midsummer Night Verona Theobald
“The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good - in spite of all the people who say he is very good.”
Robert Graves
A rare 18th-century volume of the plays of William Shakespeare. This tome includes some the most famous works of Shakespearean theatre:
The Tempest
The Midsummer-Nights Dream
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Merry Wives of Windsor
Measure for Measure
Up to the 1750s, no Shakespeare publisher had profited as much as Lewis Theobald. This 1767 Theobald edition was a reissue most famous printing of Shakespeare through the mid-18th-century. (Lowndes 2260).
Item number: #17833
Price: $499
SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Works of Shakespeare
London : Printed for H. Woodfall, et al. 1767.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages;
xii, [56], 395, [1]
6 engraved plates
References: Lowndes 2261
Provenance: Handwritten – Harvey Wright
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17.5cm x 11cm)
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17833
“The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good - in spite of all the people who say he is very good.”
Robert Graves
A rare 18th-century volume of the plays of William Shakespeare. This tome includes some the most famous works of Shakespearean theatre:
The Tempest
The Midsummer-Nights Dream
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Merry Wives of Windsor
Measure for Measure
Up to the 1750s, no Shakespeare publisher had profited as much as Lewis Theobald. This 1767 Theobald edition was a reissue most famous printing of Shakespeare through the mid-18th-century. (Lowndes 2260).
Item number: #17833
Price: $499
SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Works of Shakespeare
London : Printed for H. Woodfall, et al. 1767.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages;
xii, [56], 395, [1]
6 engraved plates
References: Lowndes 2261
Provenance: Handwritten – Harvey Wright
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17.5cm x 11cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
17833
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1767 William Shakespeare PLAYS Theatre Tempest
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