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Shakespeare to Hardy: An Anthology of English Lyrics

A. Methuen; Robert Lynd · 1922 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1922. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this anthology of English poetry. First edition. An anthology of English poetry and verse from Shakespeare to Hardy, with selections from authors including: Matthew Arnold, Walter De La Mar…

Shakespeare Verses Shallow

J. Leslie Hotson · 1931 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of a fascinating exploration into the influences behind the themes and characters in Shakespeare's plays by scholar Leslie Hotson. This volume is a first edition. Bound in the publisher's original …

The Beauties of Shakespeare, Johnson, Goldsmith, Hume, and Swift

William Shakespeare; Samuel Johnson; Oliver Goldsmith; David Hume; Johnathan Swift · 1782 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, G. Kearsley, 1782-83. Leather. Six volumes exploring the first-class poems of leading writers across the centuries. Six volumes of G. Kearsley's 'Beauties of' series, exploring the poetry of eminent British authors. Each volume provides examples of the bri…

Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy As You Like It

William Shakespeare · 1909 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of Hugh Thomson's charmingly illustrated edition of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, illustrated with colour plates. The first trade edition of Thomson's edition.Illustrated with forty t…

The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators to Which Are Added Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens

William Shakespeare · 1778 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

London, C. Bathurst; W. Strahan; J. F. and C. Rivington; et al. 1778. Leather. A complete ten volume collection of William Shakespeare's plays, including some of his most popular works such as Romeo and Juliet, bound in full morocco by Jeffrey Binder. The second edition of …

The Shakespeare Key

William Shakespeare; Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke · 1884 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Bickers & Son, 1884 . Leather. A scarce work exploring the style and prowess of William Shakespeare, compiled by husband and wife duo Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, bound in a full calf prize binding. Second edition. First published in 1879. In a full calf prize binding…

The Works of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare; Howard Staunton [ed.] · 1864 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1864. Leather. A superb complete set of the works of Shakespeare, edited with notes and biographical information by Howard Staunton, and uniformly bound by Zaensdorf. A four-volume set uniformly bound in full calf, with gilt detailing to the…

Programmes for Shakespeare&Apos;S &Apos;Macbeth&Apos; and &Apos;King Richard III&Apos; at the Lyceum Theatre

Royal Lyceum Theatre · 1875 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Royal Lyceum Theatre, 1875-1877 . Paperback. Programmes for two 1870s productions of Shakespeare's plays at London's Lyceum Theatre, both directed by and starring actor-manager Sir Henry Irving. Two very scarce advertisements for Shakespeare plays performed at …

Shakespeare&Apos;S Songs and Sonnets

William Shakespeare · 1862 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Limited , c1862. Hardback. A delightfully illustrated series of Shakespeare's songs and sonnets by Sir John Gilbert. A careful reproduction in miniature of Sir John Gilbert's beautiful illustrations to the songs and so…

The Works of William Shakespeare with Life and Glossary (the "Bedford" Edition)

William Shakespeare · 1888 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1888. Cloth. A charming pocket-sized "Bedford" edition of William Shakespeare's works. The "Bedford" Edition of this William Shakespeare collection. Containing eleven out of the twelve volumes (missing volume VI). Uniformly bound in the publ…

The Bankside Shakespeare the Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies of Mr. William Shakespeare As Presented at the Globe and Blackfriars Theatres, Circa 1591-1623

William Shakespeare; Appleton Morgan [ed.]; Albert R. Frey; William Reynolds; B. Rush Field; et al. · 1888 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.45 | $2,510.17 | ¥400,841)

New York, The Shakespeare Society of New York, 1888-1891. Leather. An attractive fifteen volumes of the limited edition Bankside Shakespeare, edited by Appleton Morgan, and uniformly bound in half calf. One of 500 limited edition copies of the Bankside Shakespeare. Fifteen volum…

The True History of Shakespeare&Apos;S Sonnets

Lord Alfred Douglas · 1933 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Martin Secker, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lord Alfred Douglas' analysis of Shakespeare's sonnets, particularly of those dedicated to the enigmatic 'Mr. W. H.' The first edition of this work, with no further edition remarks. In t…

The True History of Shakespeare&Apos;S Sonnets

Lord Alfred Douglas · 1933 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Martin Secker, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this intriguing analysis of Shakespeare's sonnets, by English poet, journalist and lover of Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas. The first edition of this work, with no further edition remarks. In th…

The Histories and Poems of Shakespeare the Tragedies of Shakespeare the Comedies of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare · 1922 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press , 1922-1924. Leather. An attractive leather bound set of Shakespeare's works in three volumes. This set is bound in signed full calf by Oxford Binding with gilt detailing. A lovely collection of Shakespeare's works in a…

Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy: As You Like It

William Shakespeare · 1909 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. Cloth. A brightly illustrated edition of Shakespeare's play As You Like It, with colour images throughout. Printed by permission of the Oxford Edition. Illustrated with forty tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A pastoral comedy f…

The Works of William Shakespeare Gathered Into One Volume

William Shakespeare · 1934 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Oxford, Shakespeare Head Press, 1934 . Leather. A well presented complete collection of the works of William Shakespeare, bound in one volume. Bound in half morocco with cloth boards. Newly printed for the Shakespeare Head Press and sold for the Press by Basil Blackwell. A compl…

The Plays of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare; Samuel Johnson; George Steevens · 1793 · Rooke Books

£2,880.00 (€3,452.14 | $3,804.88 | ¥607,591)

London, T. Longman; B. Law and Son; C. Dilly; et al, 1793. Leather. The sought after Johnson-Steevens edition of the collected plays of Shakespeare, a nice set complete with illustrations, including folding plates. Complete in fifteen volumes.The fourth edition of this set. A s…

Trilogy. Conversations between Three Friends on the Emendations of Shakespeare&Apos;S Text Contained in Mr. Collier&Apos;S Corrected Folio, 1632, and Employed by Recent Editors of the Poet&Apos;S Works

[John Payne Collier] · 1874 · Rooke Books

£3,800.00 (€4,554.90 | $5,020.33 | ¥801,682)

London, T. Richards, [1874]. First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce work by John Payne Collier, a smartly bound copy of his defense on the Perkins' Folio. The first and only edition of this vanishingly scarce limited edition work, limited to only twenty-five unnumbere…

The Passionate Pilgrim; Shakespeare&Apos;S Pericles; Shakespeare&Apos;S Lucrece

William Shakespeare; Sidney Lee [ed] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.64 | ¥81,223)

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1905. Leather. Limited edition of three works by William Shakespeare, first quarto editions reproduced in facsmile bound in uniform Bumpus bindings. With half titles. Number 673 of one thousand copies, originally released in a set of five volumes.…

William Shakespeare&Apos;S Dramatiske Vaerke

William Shakespeare; P. Foersom; Edvard Lembcke · 1862 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

Kjøbenhavn, Forlagt af J. H. Schubothes boghandel, 1862-1872. Leather. An attractive leather bound translation of all Shakespeare's plays. Published in Danish. The poet Edvard Lembcke translates Shakespeare's plays in this scarce Danish edition. Prior owner's sta…