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SHAKESPEARE, William. (King Henry IV. Part II.) The second part of Henry IV. containing his death: and the coronation of King Henry V. 12mo.
Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the Proprietors; &c. 1734
Front. Disbound. Ownership inscr. of J.C. Brackley.

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£60

HENRY IV

SHAKESPEARE, William. (King Henry IV. Part I.) The First Part of Henry IV. A tragedy. ... 12mo.
Printed for C. Bathurst; W. and A. Strahan; J.F. and C. Rivington; &c. 1785
Front. Disbound.

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£30

PRESENTATION COPY WITH LETTER FROM F.J. FURNIVALL

SHAKESPEARE, William. (King Henry VI, Part II. - Sources.) The First Part of the Contention. The First Quarto. 1594, from the unique copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, ... A facsimile, ... by Charles Praetorius. With forewords ... by F.J. Furnivall. 4to.
C. Praetorius. (Shakspere quarto facsimiles, no. 37.) 1889
Half maroon roan; sm. chip from head of spine.

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£40

SHAKESPEARE, William. (King Henry VI, Part III. - Sources.) The True Tragedy. The First Quarto. 1595, from the unique copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, ... A facsimile, ... by C. Praetorius. With introduction by Thomas Tytler. 4to.
C. Praetorius. (Shakspere quarto facsimiles, no. 38.) 1891
Half maroon roan; rubbed with splits in leading hinge.

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£25

SHAKESPEARE, William. (King John. - Sources.) The Troublesome Raigne of John, King of England. The First Quarto, 1591, which Shakspere wrote (about 1595) as his "Life and Death of King John". Part II. A facsimile, ... from the unique original in the Capell Collection at Trinity College, Cambridge, by C. Praetorius. With foreword by F.J. Furnivall. 4to.
C. Praetorius. (Shakspere quarto facsimiles, no. 41.) 1888
Half maroon roan; sl. chipped at head & tail of spine.

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£25

KING JOHN

SHAKESPEARE, William. (King John.) Papal Tyrann[y] in the Reign of King John. A tragedy. ... By Colley Cibber.
Printed for J. Watts: and sold by B. Dod. 1745
Title torn with early repair, marked & sl. wormed. Early blue wraps; marked.

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£35

SHAKESPEARE, William. (King Lear.) The History of King Lear, a tragedy. ... Revived, with alterations, by N. Tate. 12mo.
Printed for F. and J. Noble, T. Lowndes, T. Longman, &c. 1771
Front.; a few marks. Disbound.

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£60

SHAKESPEARE, William. (King Lear.) The Life and Death of King Lear. 12mo.
Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the Proprietors; &c. 1734
Front. Disbound.

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£85

RICHARD III

SHAKESPEARE, William. (King Richard III.) The Life and Death of Richard III. ... 12mo.
Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the Proprietors; &c. 1734
Front. Disbound.

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£60

SHAKESPEARE, William. (The Comedy of Errors.) Shakspeare's Comedy of Errors, arranged for represenatation at the Royal Princess's Theatre, by George Vining. ...
Printed by W.S. Johnson & Co. 1864
Orig. cream patterned boards; marked on front; sm. crack at head of spine.

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£35

SHAKESPEARE, William. (The Taming of the Shrew.) Catharine and Petruchio. A comedy, in three acts. ... Alter'd from Shakespear's Taming of the Shrew.
Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper. 1756
Without half title. Later brown paper wraps; sl. wormed.

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£120

SHAKESPEARE, William. (Works.) The Complete Works of Shakspere; revised from the original editions: with a memoir, and essays on his genius, by Barry Cornwall. ... Illustrated with engravings on wood, from designs by Kenny Meadows; and 100 steel, plates, portraits of eminent actors, etc. 3 vols. Folio.
London Printing & Publishing Co. [c.1864]
Fronts & engr. titles, plates & illus. Contemp. half black calf, black cloth boards, spines with raised gilt bands; a little rubbed.

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£220

ALL'S WELL

SHAKESPEARE, William. All's Well That Ends Well. A comedy. 12mo.
Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the Proprietors; &c. 1734
Front. trimmed close on two sides, corner torn from title margin, some marking. Early brown boards, calf spine, hinges weak. Later ownership inscr. of William Bean.

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£45

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA

SHAKESPEARE, William. Antony and Cleopatra. A facsimile of the First Folio text; with an introduction by J. Dover Wilson, and a list of modern readings. Folio.
Printed at the Chiswick Press & published by Faber & Gwyer. [1623] [1929]
Half title, facsim. Uncut in green printed boards, green cloth spine; sl. marked & rubbed at corners.

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£30

SHAKESPEARE, William. As You Like It, a comedy; ...
W. Simpkin, & R. Marshall, &c. (Oxberry's New English drama, no. XXXIV.) 1819
Without the front. port. Uncut in orig. wrappers defective at spine & sl. loss to corners.

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£15

SHAKESPEARE, William. As You Like It. A comedy. ... 12mo.
Printed for C. Bathurst, J.F. & C. Rivington, L. Davis, &c. 1784
Front. of Orlando in Act 2. Disbound.

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£35

SHAKESPEARE, William. Cymbeline. A tragedy. 12mo.
Printed for J. Tonson., & the rest of the Proprietors, &c. 1734
Front. Disbound.

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£40

LYCEUM CYMBELINE

SHAKESPEARE, William. Cymbeline.
[John Dicks.] [1896]
Illus., text in two columns; spotted. Red printed wrappers; minor tears at spine.

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£12

HENRY VIII

SHAKESPEARE, William. Henry the VIIIth. A tragedy. ... 12mo.
Printed [by] R. Butters. [1790]
Front. of Palmer as King Henry. Disbound.

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£35

SHAKESPEARE, William. Julius Cæsar, a tragedy; ...
W. Simpkin, & R. Marshall, &c. (Oxberry's New English drama, no. LXXXIII.) 1822
Without the front. port; spotted & stained. Uncut in orig. wrappers defective at spine & sl. torn at edges.

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£15

SHAKESPEARE, William. King Henry VIII. A play; ...
W. Simpkin, & R. Marshall, &c. (Oxberry's New English drama, no. CVI.) 1823
Without the front. port; sl. stained & dusted. Uncut in orig. wrappers sl. defective at spine.

Stock #82012

£15

SHAKESPEARE, William. King John. A historical play; ...
W. Simpkin, & R. Marshall, &c. (Oxberry's New English drama, no. CVI.) 1819
Without the front. port; sl. stained. Uncut in orig. wrappers defective at spine.

Stock #82013

£15

RICHARD II

SHAKESPEARE, William. King Richard II. A tragedy, in five acts, ...
John Cumberland. [c.1835]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.

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£25

LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

SHAKESPEARE, William. Love's Labour's Lost. A comedy, in five acts, ... (Duncombe's edn.) 12mo.
J. Duncombe & Co. (New British theatre, no. 302.) [c.1850?]
Front. after Findlay; sl. browned. Stabbed in orig. beige printed wrappers with Lacy imprint; front wrapper detached.

Stock #82023

£35

HENRY IRVING'S VERSION

SHAKESPEARE, William. Macbeth, a tragedy, as arranged for the stage by Henry Irving, and presented at the Lyceum Theatre, 29th December, 1888, with music by Arthur Sullivan.
Nassau Steam Press. 1889
Half title dusted, without drab wraps.

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£25

SHAKESPEARE, William. Macbeth. A tragedy. ... (The King and the Miller of Mansfield. ... By Mr. Dodsley. Plate; Hammond's Love Elegies; The Shipwreck. By William Falconer. p.1-14.) 12mo.
Printed for G. Lister; and sold by all booksellers, &c. 1788
Front. & plate. Disbound.

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£35

MACBETH

SHAKESPEARE, William. Macbeth. A facsimile of the First Folio text; with an introduction by J. Dover Wilson, and a list of modern readings. Folio.
Printed at the Chiswick Press & published by Faber & Gwyer. [1623] [1928]
Half title, facsim. Uncut in green printed boards, green cloth spine; sl. marked & rubbed at corners.

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£35

SHAKESPEARE, William. Macbeth; a tragedy. Printed from the text of Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, as last revised by Isaac Reed. With selected and original anecdotes ...
Printed by W. Clowes. Mathews and Leigh. 1807
The odd spot. Disbound.

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£65

SHAKESPEARE, William. Measure For Measure. A comedy ... 12mo.
Printed for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J.F. & C. Rivington, &c. 1784
Front. Disbound.

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£80

SHAKESPEARE, William. Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy, ... To which are added the notes of Mr. Theobald. 12mo.
Printed for J. Rivington, W. Strahan, J. Hinton, &c. 1776
Front. Disbound.

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£85

STROLLING PLAYERS

SHAKESPEARE, William. Much Ado About Nothing: a comedy in five acts. Arranged for the representation of "The Strolling Players", by Edmund Routledge.
(J. Ogden & Co., printers.) 1882
Spotting caused by wrappers. Orig. grey printed wrappers; sl. dusted & chipped at spine.

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£30

SHAKESPEARE, William. Othello, a tragedy, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, ... 12mo.
Printed for John Bell; and C. Etherington, at York. 1773
Pp(149)-232; front. of Robert Bensley as Iago; some leaves affected by damp. Disbound.

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£30

SHAKESPEARE, William. Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy, ... 12mo.
Printed for the Proprietors; and sold by all the booksellers and stationers in London. 1775
Last leaf stained. Disbound.

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£120

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Beauties of Shakspeare; selected from his works. To which are added, the principal scenes in the same author. The fifth edition corrected, revised and enlarged.
C. & G. Kearsley. [1791?]
xii, 396pp with 394-6 ads, front. of the Balcony Scene from Romeo & Juliet; the title is engraved with vignette port. 'Price 3 Shillings and Sixpence Sewed'. Red cloth, boards with borders in blind, spine lettered & dec. in gilt, gilt & blind rules; some sl. rubbing.

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£120

MARKED FOR PERFORMANCE

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Comedy of Errors. With alterations from Shakspeare. Adapted for theatrical representation. By Thomas Hull. ... A new edition.
Printed By John Bell. 1793
Disbound.

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£450

COMEDY OF ERRORS

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Comedy of Errors. ... 12mo.
Printed for J. Rivington, W. Strahan, J. Hinton, &c. 1770
With initial blank? Final leaves unopened; sl. damp marked. Disbound.

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£45

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare. With introductory prefaces to each play. ... 9 vols. 12mo.
Perth: printed by R. Morison, junr. for R. Morison and Son, booksellers. 1798
Fronts, added engr. titles as The Plays, plates. Contemp. full brown tree calf, gilt borders, red & green labels; a little rubbed at heads of spines & hinges, but an attractive set.

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£480

MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Merry Wives of Windsor, a comedy, ... 12mo.
Printed for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J.F. and C. Rivington, &c. 1782
Front. plate of Falstaff, dated 1781. Disbound.

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£45

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Merry Wives of Windsor; a comedy, in five acts. ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [1827]
Front. after R. Cruikshank; sl. marked. Disbound.

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£12

FROM MALONE'S EDITION

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Plays ... accurately printed from the text of Mr Malone's edition; with select explanatory notes. In Seven Volumes. Vol.1, with cancel titlepage & half title, dated 1790.
Printed for J. Rivington and Sons; 1786-1790
vols 2-7 are dated 1786, 'Printed for C. Bathurst, T. Payne and Son, W. and A. Strahan, J. F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis, .. '. Each play with separate pagination & divisional half title, register in each volume is continuous. Some e.ps & several titlepages waterstained, main text generally clean, clean tear without loss to one leaf vol. VII. Full contemporary calf, gilt banded spines, black morocco labels; some joints and heads & tails of spines rubbed, but in good state. Nineteenth century tinted bookplate: Hepworth.

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£580

WINTER'S TALE

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Winter's Tale. A tragedy. ...
Printed for Harrison and Co.; and sold, likewise, by J. Wenman. 1779
Front. of Mrs Mattocks as Hermione, text in two columns. Disbound.

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£25

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Winter's Tale. A facsimile of the First Folio text; with an introduction by J. Dover Wilson, and a list of modern readings. Folio.
Printed at the Chiswick Press & published by Faber & Gwyer. [1623] [1929]
Half title, facsim. Uncut in green printed boards, green cloth spine; sl. marked & rubbed at corners.

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£30

SHAKESPEARE, William. Timon of Athens: ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [c.1830]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.

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£12

TWELFTH NIGHT

SHAKESPEARE, William. Twelfth-Night: or, What you will. ... 12mo.
Printed for C. Bathurst, J.F. & C. Rivington, L. Davis, &c. 1786
Front. Disbound.

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£40

SHAKESPEARE, William. (Apopcrypha) The London Prodigal. A comedy. 12mo.
Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the proprietors; &c. 1734
Front., final advertisement leaf. Disbound.

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£45

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