THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESKPEARE

"THE EDINBURGH FOLIO"

Edited by William E. Henley

Grant Richards, London, 1901-1904

Printed by T. A. Constable, Edinburgh

No. 853 of 1000 and signed by the printer, T. A. Constable in the first volume, The Tempest.

Bound in half green Morocco leather by Zaehnsdorf of London

40 Volumes, complete set

Books measure approximately 13 inches by 8.25 inches and weigh about 2 lbs each.

Originally printed to be bound in 10 Volumes, this set is unique as it is bound in 40 Volumes as suggested by this advertisement in the Spectator from November 2, 1901

"Vol. I, Part I. (Grant Richards. .410. In 5s. parts. Can only be obtained complete.)—Mr. Grant Richards is preparing a great pleasure for bibliophiles in "The Edinburgh Polio" of Shake- speare, of which 3fr. Henley has undertaken the editor- ship. The form chosen is that of a folio, issued in forty parts, each part consisting of one play. The whole will be paged so as to be bound in ten volumes, but the luxurious lover of his library will undoubtedly bind the parts separately, and so enjoy reading his Shakespeare in slim, long, light volumes, of which the print and paper are a real delight to the eye. The frontis piece is the portrait of Shakespeare engraved by Martin Droeshout for the first folio. Nine more contemporary portraits are to form the frontispieces to the remaining nine volumes. It is difficult for the lover of Shakespeare and the lover of books to curb his enthusiasm at the thought of this delightful issue. To possess Shakespeare in an edition which, whilst satisfying the aesthetic sense, is yet entirely " comfortable " to read, is indeed a pleasure. But it is a pleasure which will only be enjoyed by people who bind their "Edinburgh Folio" in its thin original parts. The ten-volume plan suggested by Mr. Grant Richards will be too bulky for really luxurious reading."

40 Half Leather Hardcovers in Very Good Condition. 

Leather has occasional scuffs and dings. 

Most of the bindings are very tight and many volumes still have pages uncut as issued.

As each play was bound individually some of the titles for the next play will appear at the end of the volume but these same pages are repeated in the next volume. 

A letter of appraisal circa 1930s or 1940s is laid inside by the bookseller Frank Glenn of Kansas City, Missouri.

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