Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$46.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: viii 272p large volume, paper covered boards with light cloth spine, top edge gilt, title label to spine a little aged, binding tight, illustrations with tissue-guards, volume 1 ONLY, contains Much ado About Nothing, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest. Language: English
Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Price: US$46.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 254p large volume, paper covered boards with light cloth spine, top edge gilt, title label to spine a little aged, binding tight, illustrations with tissue-guards, volume 4 ONLY, contains Measure for Measure, The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Winter's Tale Language: English
Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
SHAKESPEARE, William. The Comedies of William Shakespeare. Harper, New York, 1896.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good hardcover. Vol. 1 only. Much ado About Nothing, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest. With many drawings by Edwin A. Abbey. Pages slightly brown. Name plate inside cover. Corners slightly bent. Spine and edges of cover brown. Edge of spine rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
SHAKESPEARE, William. The Comedies of William Shakespeare. Harper, New York, 1896.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good hardcover. Vol. IV only. Measure for Measure, Merry Wives of Windsor, Winter's Tale. With many drawings by Edwin A. Abbey. Pages brown. Name plate inside cover. Corners bent. Spine and edges of cover brown. Small tear on bottom edge of spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
William Shakespeare. The Comedies Of William Shakespeare. Harper & Brothers, 1896.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A beautiful set consisting of four volumes containing all of Shakespeare's comedies. Titles printed in red and black; more than 30 tissue-guarded black and white plates, by Edwin A. Abbey, to each volume. Light foxing to some plates; faint soil to covers; wear to spine ends, and chips to printed spine label of Vol. II. In general very good to near fine.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: 4 vols. With many [photogravures after] Drawings by Edwin A. Abbey. 4to, publisher's linen-backed boards, t.e.g., with printed paper labels on spines. Attractive engraved bookplate on each front pastedown; some slight tanning and hand-soiling to bindings; an attractive set. Title page in red and black.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$192.41 + shipping
Description: 4 VOLUMES WITH GREY BOARDS AND CREAM SPINES. VOLUME 1: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, AS YOU LIKE IT, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS AND THE TEMPEST. VOLUME 2: MIDSUMMER-NIGHT`S DREAM, TWELFTH NIGHT, TAMING OF THE SHREW AND TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. VOLUME 3: MERCHANT OF VENICE, ALL`S WELL THAT ENDS WELL AND LOVE`S LABOUR`S LOST. VOLUME 4: MEASURE FOR MEASURE, MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR AND WINTER`S TALE. BLACK & WHITE PLATES WITH TISSUES. SERRATED PAGE EDGES. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED.
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
Price: US$199.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Deluxe illustrated edition. Quarto, uncut edges, rag paper. Light blue paper over boards, white linen spine. Good. Spines are evenly darkened, with some with light foxing. Light wear to heads, small closed tear at head of volume 3. No former owner names. Featuring the whimsical sketchs of Edwin Abbey. Abbey was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter. He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the "golden age" of illustration, and is best known for his drawings and paintings of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects. One of the best of illustrated Shakespeare editions. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Shakespeare, William. Comedies of Shakespeare. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1896.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4 volumes. Grey paper boards with ivory spines, yellowed, Spine label aged. Hinge cracked on #3. Beautiful photogravures by Abbey. 13 lb
Seller: Clio and Erato Books, Tarrytown, NY, U.S.A.
Shakespeare, William. The Comedies, 4 Vols.. Harper, New York, 1896.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Top edges gilt; other edges uncut. Covers soiled; two cover corners cracked; traces of wear at spine ends and corners.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4 volume set - complete Comedies of Shakespeare. Drawings/Illustrations by Abbey in each volume, tissue protected in very good condition. On plate is loose (includes tissue). Overall condition is very good. First edition, and desirable set.
Seller: Barner Books, New Paltz, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: 4 vols. Illustrated by Edwin A. Abbey. Large 8vo, publisher's half white cloth with printed paper labels on spines over pale blue boards, t.e.g., in publisher's plain white paper wrappers and publisher's two-part box with printed paper label. A very fine set, as new. There is some chipping and tanning to the plain wrappers, and scuffing and wear to the joints of the two-part box.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.