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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hard Cover. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Book club ed.; top edges red; foxing to fore edges; prev. owner's name & address on front endpage of both volumes; front hinge starting on volume 1; tan dust jackets with brown ils has chips & tears to edges. Hardcover (dj).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. BCE / BOMC 5.75"x8.5" 570 numbered pages. Cream spine w/gilt letters inside black title blocks wrapping burnt orange boards w/matching painted top edge. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/vanilla tone. Deckled edge. Front gutter cracked, severe chips to DJ, small tear to crown. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), unmarked. Book is wrapped in shipping paper (new books are wrapped in bubble wrap also) and then boxed for shipment with tracking number. Thank you. Here are the great historical dramas, pageants of English history which, even today, stir audiences the world over. Also included are the 154 sonnets and the long poems, Venus and Adonis and the Rape of Lucrece. Each play has a special introduction adapted from the Shakespearean Primer of Professor Dowden. There are no footnotes to interfere with the reader's enjoyment of every page, but a glossary is provided at the end to clarify obsolete words and phrases.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jackets are rubbed with light edgewear. Brown boards with cream-colored spinecovers have only light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. This set may require extra charges for Priority or International shipping. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in VG+ dust jackets. Book Club Edition. Well kept and appear unread -- Two volume matching set -- hardcovers with minor wear, clean and tight bindings, unmarked and clean pages; double-column, small font text. Matching dust jackets with very light wear, clean, spines a bit sunned. An attractive set in the Book Club Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Octavos, hardcover, quarterbound, beige cloth and red boards; top page edges tipped in red, Book Club edition. 1140 deckled pages VG in edgeworn dustjackets . Includes early works: Titus Andronicus, King Henry VI, Part I, 2, 3, Henry IV 1 and 2, Henr y V, Love's Labour's Lost, Comedy of Errors, Gentlemen of Verona, Midsummer Night's Dream. Taming of Shrew, Merry Wives, Much Ado, As You Like it, Richard II and III, Romeo and Juliet, King John, Twelfth Night. Volume II contains Julius Caesar, Hamlet, All's Well that Ends Well, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Pericles, The Tempest King Henry VIII and others. An attractive set. Each play has an introduction. Adapted from the Shakespearean primer of Professor Dowden.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. BCE 2 vol set - both books in fine condition. Vol 1 jacket very good with some light shelf wear. Vol 2 jacket is fine. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: All the Plays, All The Poems (2 Volumes) 0.

Condition: New. In.

HARD BACK RED. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: WORN DJ. CIRCA 1980 general wear, discoloring, stains on bottom corner of first couple pages and jacket DATE PUBLISHED: 1980 EDITION:

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Worn - Marks. First In This Publication. All the plays and all the poems arranged in theit chronological order.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Worn - Marks. First In This Publication. All the plays and all the poems arranged in theit chronological order.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Quarter bound [white faux-leather] red hardcovers in unclipped dust jacket. Pp vi, 570. A square, tight, clean copy; contents bright and clean with no previous names, markings etc. Dust jacket has some shelfwear and minor edge nicks but is smooth and clean. Image/further details available upon request. [We welcome enquiries by e-mail - click on 'Ask Bookseller a Question'; or by 'phone - click on 'More Books from this Seller'].

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book club edition. Text edge lightly foxed.

Morocco. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Clarendon Press Series. xxiii + 130, xxiii + 147, xx + 156, xxxv +169 pages, bound in full polished red morocco, spine with elaborate gilt decoration and title label, introduction and notes provided for each play, Prize dedication dated 1881, slightly shelfworn.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Cloth and Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Hardcovet. All the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Arranged in Their Chronological Order. All the Plays. All the Poems. Volume Two. Shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Tiny piece of D/J. missing from top of spine. No date. With an Introduction to each play. adapted from the Shakesperean Primer of Professor Dowden.There are no footnotes to interefere with the reader's enjopyment of every page, but a glossary is provided at the end to clarify obsolete words and phrases. These two handsome volumes are a superb addition to the library of every well-educated person. Hand cut pages. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardcover.

Cloth and Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint. Hardcover. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Arranged in Chronological Order. All the Plays. All the Poems. Volume One. Wear and a couple of tears to edge of D/J. Small piece of D/J. missing from bottom of spine. With an Introduction to Each Play, Adapted From the Shakespeare Primer of Professor Dowden. There are no footnotes to interfere with the reader's enjoyment of every page, but a glossary is provided at the end to clarify obsolete words and phrases. These two handsome volumes are a supber addition to the library of every well-educated person. 570 pp. Hand cut pages. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Quarter bound [white faux-leather] red hardcovers in unclipped dust jackets. Pp vi, 570, vi 572 - 1140. These are square, tight, clean copies; contents bright and clean with no previous names, markings etc. Vol 1 dust jacket has some shelfwear and minor edge nicks; Vol 2 d.j. is near fine; both are smooth and clean. Image/further details available upon request. [We welcome enquiries by e-mail - click on 'Ask Bookseller a Question'; or by 'phone - click on 'More Books from this Seller'].

Condition: Good. Belford, Clarke & Co. 1886 Binding: Hardcover shelf wear to boards and spine. spine is age toned with fraying to crown and heel. hinge cracked at ffep. previous owner stamp on ffep.

Quarter Bound Leatherette. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Undated edition of Shakespeare's complete works bound in two volumes. Rust coloured boards with beige faux leather spines. Gilt lettering on black title labels to spine, top edges tinted red, fore-edges untrimmed. Vols I & II, 1140pp. Slight bumping to spine and corners and left hinge of Vol II is opening, otherwise good copies with no inscriptions. Extra postage needed for 1st class/overseas shipping. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tal. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Very Good- condition with soiling, edgewear, discoloration to the pages, and a cocked spine. Sticker to front board; is a comprehensive collection of Shakespeare's complete works, including all of his plays, sonnets, and poems.; 8vo; 1227 pages.

Hardcover. BOMC Edition. pp. vi, 570; vi,571-1140. Small 8vo's. 1/4 cream buckram over terracotta boards, gilt lettering over black spine labels; publishers' maroon topstain. Lightest shelfwear, contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound bindings; housed in very good+ lightly rubbed dustjackets showing some edgewear. Overall, very good+.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a comprehensive exploration of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. It offers a detailed analysis of the play's characters, plot, themes, and historical context, providing valuable insights for students, scholars, and theater enthusiasts alike. The author situates The Merchant of Venice within the broader context of Shakespeare's comedies and the Elizabethan era, exploring how the play reflects the social, economic, and cultural values of its time. The book delves into the play's central themes of love, money, justice, and prejudice, examining how these concepts are intertwined and challenged throughout the narrative. Through meticulous examination of the text, the author illuminates the complexities of the characters, particularly Shylock, whose motivations and humanity are often misunderstood. The book also explores the play's exploration of the tension between Christian and Jewish communities, shedding light on the religious and social prejudices of the period. Ultimately, this book offers a rich and nuanced understanding of The Merchant of Venice, highlighting its enduring relevance and the depth of Shakespeare's insights into the human condition. It is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to fully appreciate this classic work of literature. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. N.d., [ca. 1970?] Quarter tan leatherette, orange leatherette boards. vi, 570 pp.; vi, 571-1140 pp. Bumping to extremities. Spines slightly tilted. Scuff to spine label of volume 2. Dust jackets are price clipped, edge worn, sunned to spines, with a few short tears to extremities, and a large chip to spine head of volume one. A good+ set overall. 0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition. Spines tight, pages clean. Undated edition of Shakespeare's complete works in two volumes. Rust colored boards with beige faux leather spines. Vols I & II, 1140pp. No jacket, as published.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. 6 x 4 in. xxxi, 388 pp., Full calf ruled and lettered in gilt, red spine label, raised bands, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. Rubbing to joints and board edges. Very Good.

Hardcover. Fair in a Very Good dust jacket. Bottom text block corner soiled.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60068226: 1887. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 168 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60002022: 1888. In-12. Relié toilé. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos fané, Intérieur frais. 180 pages, hardcover. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.