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London: J.M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1911. 3 volumes. First of the edition and first with the illustrations by Sullivan. Beautifully illustrated with 39 gravures after original illustrations by E.J. Sullivan. Thick 8vo, very handsomely bound in full red morocco and signed by Bayntun Riviere & Son with edges gilt, the covers bordered with gilt fillet lines, spines with raised bands with gilt rules at the borders separating the compartments which are decorated with center tools in gilt picturing symbols of the stage, two compartments with gilt lettering, feathered, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. (14), 848; (8), 887; (8), 982 pp. A marvelous set, all gilt still handsome and bright, the bindings as pristine and without wear. A VERY FINE AND HANDSOME SET. This is a well-glossed and intelligently edited set of Shakespeare’s plays, complete with a biographical section about Shakespeare. This edition also contains a plethora of intricate and delightful illustrations by…

Comedies, Histories & Tragedies is a collection of William Shakespeare's plays, published in the First Folio in 1623, seven years after his death. Compiled by his colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell, it is considered one of the most influential books ever published in the English language.