The Complete Works of [William] Shakespeare, from the Original Text: Carefully Collated and Compared with the Editions of Halliwell, Knight, and Collier: with Historical and Critical Introductions, and Notes to Each Play; and A Life of the Great Dramatis…

1099-1725 pp. 4to. Leather spine and corners, cloth boards, gilt titles. Full-page engravings throughout. "William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright."