The Works of Shakespeare, the text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings, edited by Herbert Farjeon.
SHAKESPEARE, [William].
Published by [Cambridge, University Press for] The Nonesuch Press, and New York, Random House, 1929 [– 1933]., 1929
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7 vols, 8vo; a very good set in the publisher's tan niger morocco by A.W.Bain, borders gilt-filleted, spines lettered directly in gilt, edges uncut, top-edges stained red and gilt on the rough; spots to boards, a few minor scuffs; bookplate of Sherman Kingsbury Ellis to upper pastedown vol.I.First Nonesuch edition, number 220 of 1600 copies, not only handsomely printed and bound but also an important scholarly edition, collating the texts of the First Folio against variants in preceding quarto editions. 'The text is printed litteratim from the First Folio, except in the case of Pericles and the poems which were not included in the Folio and hence are reprinted from the Quartos … The Shakespeare represents the chef d' uvre of the Nonesuch Press, and is a model of careful proof reading and imaginative setting. The best of ancient and modern conjectural emendations are unobtrusively set in the margin for the benefit of a glancing eye. This is the finest of all editions of our greatest poet' (The Nonesuch Century). T.E.Lawrence considered the Nonesuch Shakespeare 'a most marvellous pleasure. I have handled it ever so many times, and read The Tempest right through. It satisfies. It is final, like the Kelmscott Chaucer or the Ashendene Virgil. And it is a book which charms one to read slowly, an art which is almost gone from us in these times. Every word which Shakespeare uses stands out glowing. A really great edition … Altogether a triumph' (quoted in The Nonesuch Century, pp.47-48). The Nonesuch Century 58; Dreyfus 58. Seller Inventory # E6039
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Title: The Works of Shakespeare, the text of the ...
Publisher: [Cambridge, University Press for] The Nonesuch Press, and New York, Random House, 1929 [ 1933].
Publication Date: 1929
Edition: First Edition.
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The Works of Shakespeare The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon.
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The Nonesuch Press & Random House Inc. [London] & New York, 1931
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Seller: Anthony Smith Books, London, LND, United Kingdom
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8vo. Volume 6 only of a 7 volume set. Limited edition of 1050 copies. Full tan niger morocco ruled and lettered in gilt. Raised bands on spines. Top edge gilt others untrimmed. Fine. An odd volume of the finest library edition of Shakespeare from the 20th century. This volume contains the Quarto texts of Pericles, The Merry Wives' of Windsor, Henry the Fift [sic], Henry VI Parts II & III, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Seller Inventory # 4710
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The Works of Shakespeare. The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings. Edited by Herbert Farjeon.
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Seller: Bristow & Garland, Shaftesbury, United Kingdom
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Published 1929-1933. Number 574 of a limited edition of 1050 for sale in Great Britain and Ireland, a further 550 sets were printed for sale in the United State of America. 7 volumes large 8vo (9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches), publisher's full tan morroco, sides ruled in gilt, spines with wide raised bands and gilt lettered direct, top edges gilt, others uncut. Spines a little sunned apart from volume 6. Small scuff to lower compartment of vol. 3. Internally excellent. Seller Inventory # 22377
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The Works of Shakespeare The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon.
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The Nonesuch Press & Random House Inc. [London] & New York 1929-33, 1929
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Seller: Anthony Smith Books, London, LND, United Kingdom
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8vo. 7 volumes, set. #798 or 1050 copies. Full tan niger morocco ruled and lettered in gilt. Raised bands on spines. Top edges gilt on the rough, others untrimmed. The top part of the front board of volume 7 is partially faded. Contents clean and fresh. Near fine. England's greatest poet in a superb 20th Century private press edition, both scholarly and attractive for the general reader. The finest library edition of Shakespeare in very nice condition. Seller Inventory # 7864
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The Works of Shakespeare The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon.
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The Nonesuch Press & Random House Inc. [London] & New York 1929-33, 1929
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Seller: Anthony Smith Books, London, LND, United Kingdom
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8vo. 7 volumes, set. #484 or 1050 copies. Full tan niger morocco ruled and lettered in gilt. Raised bands on spines. Top edges gilt on the rough, others untrimmed. A fine set. England's greatest poet in a superb 20th Century private press edition, both scholarly and attractive for the general reader. The finest library edition of Shakespeare in near pristine state. Seller Inventory # 5210
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The Works of SHAKESPEARE The Text of the First Folio with Quarto Variants and a Selection of Modern Readings: Edited by Herbert Farjeon. [Nonesuch Press Limited Edition Full Leather Binding Seven Volumes Complete]
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. The Works of SHAKESPEARE The Text of the First Folio with Quarto Variants and a Selection of Modern Readings: Edited by Herbert Farjeon. [Nonesuch Press Limited Edition Full Leather Binding Seven Volumes Complete]. Seller Inventory # ABE-1729267374175
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The Works of Shakespeare. The text of the first folio with quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon.
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Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Number 595 of 1,600 sets printed at Cambridge University Press in Monotype Fournier (with the capitals reduced in size) on specially watermarked Pannekoek paper. Full tan niger morocco with gilt spine titling, boards decorated with double gilt rules, all edges uncut, gilt tops. A near fine set, with little variation in the skins used for the binding. [FM in Century:] "The Shakespeare represents the chef d'oeuvre of the Nonesuch Press, and is a model of careful proof reading and imaginative setting." (Dreyfus 58). Seller Inventory # 3309
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THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE. The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a Selection of Modern Readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon. 7 volumes.
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The Nonesuch Press: NY 1929 - 33, 1929
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Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
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9.5 x 6, full niger morocco, top edges gilt, some offsetting from inner dentelles and feps. Vols 1 and 3 very slightly lighter leather, vol 7 with minor spots on cover, else a magnificent set. ONE OF 1600 NUMBERED SETS. Seller Inventory # 98-2490
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THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon
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The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929
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Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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In seven volumes, totalling nearly 5,000 pages; med. 8vo; bound in full tan niger morocco by A. W. Bain, with the usual minor variations in hue, the spines lettered in gilt between raised bands, boards with double gilt ruled border and tiny corner ornaments, the spines darkened, bottom edges of boards a trifle shelf worn, tiny surface graze to top raised band Volumes III & IV; uncut, the top edges red beneath gilt on the rough; book label of David Levine, Sydney, above the earlier bookplate of art historian Virginia Surtees on upper pastedowns, the dentelles and edges of outer leaves lightly offset; The Nonesuch Press, London, 1929-1933. Edition limited to 1,600 numbered sets. McKitterick 58. Seller Inventory # 179196
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