Shakespeare - William Shakespeare - The Plays and Poems...

Beautiful, complete seven-volume historical edition of William Shakespeare's plays and poems, bound in four elegant books. Published in 1843 by the renowned Bernhard Tauchnitz Verlag in Leipzig as part of the famous series "Collection of British Authors" (Vols. XL to XLVI). This is the very first Tauchnitz edition of Shakespeare's works, based on the text edition of the renowned scholar John Payne Collier. Content / Theme: The complete dramatic works and poems of the world-famous dramatist in the English original text. Included are the major tragedies (e.g., Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet), the comedies (e.g., The Merchant of Venice), the histories (e.g., King Henry VI, Richard III), as well as the complete sonnets and poems in the final seventh volume. Details: - Edition: 1st edition (Tauchnitz edition) - Year of publication: 1843 - Total pages: approx. 3,250 pages across all volumes - Book 1 contains Vols. I & II - Book 2 contains Vols. III & IV - Book 3 contains Vols. V & VI - Book 4 contains Vol. VII Condition Report: - Cover: Sturdy, period dark green half-leather bindings with decorative gilt on the spine and marbled boards. The spine and corners show age-related wear, scuffs, and nicks, but are absolutely firm and give a very noble impression on the shelf. Full three-side cut (marbled). - Interior: The text blocks are firm and complete. The pages show the typical age-related foxing of the 19th century, but the text is consistently clear and legible. - Origin / stamps: Beautiful, clean historical ownership stamps on the title pages ("Ludwig Lechner" and "Adelbert Lechner" from Schwabmünchen), which give this set, over 180 years old, a charming regional history.

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