Books, English drama – Shakespeare (William 1564-1616), The ...

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Books, English drama – Shakespeare (William 1564-1616), The Illustrated Library Shakespeare illustrated by engravings by Sir John Gilbert, George Cruikshank and R. Dudley,3 volumes in 9 Divisions London, William Mackenzie, n. d. 4to, each division with colour frontis. and three other colour plates with four monochrome plates per division , 32 in all, gilt edges, foxing to flyleaves and titles, most with loosening boards, bound black and gilt embossed green boards and to spines, Vol I Comedies, Div. 1I 160pp, Div. II, 162-320pp, Div. III 321-356pp, Vol. II Tragedies, 80pp, Div. IV: Tragedies cont. 81-240pp, Div. V Tragedies cont., 241-406pp, Div. VI: Volume III Historical Plays, 150pp, Div. VII, Historical Plays cont., 161-220pp, Div. VIII Historical Plays, 321-404 pp, Glossary 462-3476pp, Div. IX, William Shakespeare a Life Sketch ii-xvi, Notes, Critical and Explanatory, paginated per play, (9)