The Comedies; The Tragedies; The Histories and Poems of Shakespeare
The Text of the OXFORD EDITION prepared by W. J. CRAIG; with a General Introduction by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE
William Shakespeare
Oxford University Press, reprints 1969, 1971 and 1971
This edition originally published 1911, 1912 and 1912 with many subsequent printings.
Hardbacks. Publisher’s blue leather with gilt title and decoration to spines; gilt rules to front boards, blind rules to rear boards; page-blocks with all edges gilt; sewn-in ribbon pagemarkers. pp xxxviii, [2], 1128; [8], 1315; [8], 1214. Size: 7.25 x 5.25 inches approx. (185mm x 131mm).
Minor rubbing to leather at extremities. A previous owner’s name in ink to front paste-down of each volume; occasional foxing or mark but generally pages clean throughout. ‘Comedies’ has some patchy/spotty loss of gilt to edges of page-block.
Overall, light wear but otherwise a nice, clean set – attractive and presentable.
