Shakespeare's Complete Works

Rolfe, William J. (editor)

Published by Harper & Brothers, 1898

About this Item

Nine of twenty volumes. All red cloth, stamped in gilt, black, blind rul, spine titles and top page edges gilt, other edges deckle. Uncommon set of the Bard's works, this edition with three copyright dates (1883, 1882, 1898), presumably this is the 3rd printing then. Included are vols. I, II, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI. Titus Andronicus, Henry VI Parts I, II, III, Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Midsummer-Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, King John, King Richard II, King Henry IV Pars I, II, King Henry V, Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, All's Well that Ends Well. All volumes with heavy rubbing and toning, lean, corner bumps, light fray, spine fade; several with exterior stains, cracked title hinges, tender hinges. Frontis' intact but only vol. I with tissue guard, presumed as issued. Still fairly solid overall, hard to find. International shipping billed at cost. ; Harper's Library Edition; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.

Seller Inventory # 84095

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shakespeare's Complete Works
• Publisher: Harper & Brothers
• Publication Date: 1898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; Third Printing.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theatre & Plays
  • Antiquarian & Rare
  • 19th Century
  • Literature & Literary