The Complete Works of William Shakspere : Revised from the original edition with Historical & Analytical Introduction to each early play.

Over-all the three volumes in the green book boards are in very good condition for there age. well look after. Book intact for there age. Over-all some foxing throughout the 3 volume. Readable print on the pages throughout the book. See photos for more information. The Complete Works of Shakspere, printed and published by John Tallis and Company (London and New York), is a highly celebrated and distinctive Victorian edition. While initially printed around 1850, it was reissued and rebound through the 1860s. The set is most commonly found as a 3-volume main text set (Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories/Poems), though it frequently includes a matching 4th volume containing the "Doubtful Plays. (Which is the only i don't have.) Volume Title : Content Focus Notable Material Included Volume I Comedies Features classics like The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, and As You Like It. Volume II Tragedies Contains Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, and Romeo and Juliet. Volume III Histories and Poems Covers the English monarchical plays (e.g., Henry V, Richard III) alongside Shakespeare’s sonnets. Because of the heavy iron content in mid-19th-century paper processing, this edition is highly prone to foxing (brown age spotting). The foxing is usually heaviest on the illustrated steel-engraved plates and the tissue guards protecting them. The Tissue Guards: Every steel-engraved actor portrait originally came with a thin sheet of translucent tissue paper to prevent ink from rubbing off onto the adjacent text page. These all are still present throughout the 3 volumes. . If the tissue guards are ripped out or heavily dark brown, it affects the value. (Which are all there in the three volumes). The green cloth set has only 3 volumes but covers Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories/Poems, it is considered complete. Extra charges for over-sea shipping due the weight exceed 500gram. Actual weight of the three book combined is 4.715kg.…