Collier hardcover 1778 william shakespeare the plays, beautiful 10 vol. Some editions include several works which were not completely of shakespeares authorship collaborative writings, such as the two noble kinsmen. The paperback version of this book is only 158 pages. I should have looked more closely at the number of pages before purchasing it. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the english language, and. Antique book set the works of william shakespeare 12 volumes warne bedford 1889. Buy shakespeare complete works in antiquarian and collectable books and get the best deals. Rare and collectible books by william shakespeare abebooks. What is the value for 1853 the complete works of william. Considered the greatest writer in the english language, william shakespeares works are among the worlds most widely read, most intensely studied, and most passionately collected.
Common books like the works of william shakespeare, prayer books, bibles and encyclopedias were printed in huge quantities during the victorian era and usually have little value. The complete works 2007 by william shakespeare, jonathan bate, eric rasmussen isbn. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the english language, and probably the bestknown figure in all of world literature. Zero is the complete absence of any value and is only used as a placeholder. That is, when used in a value such as the decimal value 102, the zero denotes the complete absence of any tens. Tales from shakespeare writingsplays including romeo and juliet. Its scandalous that amazon is peddling digital copies of this book. Do not buy the kindle edition, because you can get this ebook for free from project gutenberg.
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