The National Shakespeare. SPECIALEEDITION DE LUXE A Facsimile of the Text of the First Folio of 1623. Illustrated by J. Noel Paton. 3 vols. (Comedies, Histories, Tragedies). London, William Mackenzie

Shakespeare National - SPECIAL EDITION de luxe originale with " India-Proof printings" de ces reproductions de grande qualité. Trois volumes Grand folio (10 x 17 pouces) édition complète et entièrement publiée. Le fac-similé du texte du premier folio de 1623. Illustré par Sir Joseph Noel (1821-1901). [illus.]
Relié en plein maroquin par l'éditeur. N.d. c. 1888-1904
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Folio facsimiles from : https://shakespeare.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/resources/folio-facsimiles
Bibliography: Folio Facsimiles at Senate House Library
First Folio (1623)
1807: Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies, [ed. by Francis Douce] (London: 1807)
1864: Shakespeare, a reprint of his collected works as put forth in 1623, ed. by Lionel Booth (London, 1864)
1866: Shakespeare: the first collected edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare: a reproduction in exact fac-simile of the famous first folio, 1623, by the newly-discovered process of photo-lithography, ed. by Howard Staunton (London, 1866)
1876: The works of William Shakespeare: in reduced facsimile from the famous first folio edition of 1623, introd. by J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps (London, 1876)
1888-9: The national Shakespeare: a fac-simile of the text of the first folio of 1623, ill. by Sir J. Noël Paton (London, 1888-9)
1902: Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies: being a reproduction in facsimile of the first folio edition, 1623, from the Chatsworth copy in the possession of the Duke of Devonshire, K.G., ed. by Sidney Lee (London, 1902)
1906: The works of William Shakespeare: in reduced facsimile [sic] from the famous first folio edition of 1623, introd. by J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps (New York, 1906)
A reprint of 1876 (above)
1910: Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies: faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1623 (London, 1910)
1955: Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies: a facsimile edition, ed. Helge Kökeritz with an introduction by Charles Tyler Prouty (London and New Haven, 1955) Reduced folio, reproduced from the Henry Huth copy now in the Library of the Elizabethan Club of Yale University.
1968: The first folio of Shakespeare (1623), ed. by Charles Hinman (London, 1968)-- The Norton facsimile. An ideal copy, in which each page represents the best page selected from one of the 29 most satisfactory copies of the 80 copies in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
1996: The first folio of Shakespeare: the Norton facsimile, based on folios in the Folger Shakespeare Library Collection, ed. by Charles Hinman, 2nd edn, with a new introduction by Peter W.M. Blayney (New York, 1996)
2014: Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies, London, 1623 (Tokyo, 2014). Reproduction of an annotated copy at Meisei University Library (West 201)
Second Folio (1632)
1909: Mr. William Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies: faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1632 (London, 1909)
Third Folio (1664)
1905: Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, & tragedies: faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1664 (London, 1905)
Fourth Folio (1685)
1904: Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, & tragedies: faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1685 (London, 1904)
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c. 1888-1904. Londres: William Mackenzie Ludgate Hill. Edimbourg et Dublin n.d. Épais folio Edition de Luxe avec gravures originales hors textes réalisées en 24 plaques gravées sur du papier indien à la cuve. Superbement relié en maroquin original complet. Les plats sont uniformément dorées. Sur les dos sont dorés les titres «Comédies», «Histoires» et «Tragédies». Les bordures supérieures sont dorés et toutes les autres tranches papier non rognées. L'intérieur présente des dentelles. Gardes marbrées. Le texte en double colonne est "une reproduction scrupuleuse de l'original, y compris toutes les particularités de la pagination, de l'orthographe et de la ponctuation" . Imprimé sur du beau papier dit indien (le papier indien est un papier fabriqué à la cuve, à la main, à Oxford, uniquement) fait à la main. Un fac-similé de la première édition réunissant les pièces de théâtre de Shakespeare et en comprenant un total de 36. Les comédies historiques et les tragédies du dramaturge et sans doute le livre le plus important de la langue anglaise sans lequel 18 pièces de Shakespeare, dont Macbeth, auraient été perdues (Bibliothèque Folger) pour toujours. Shakespeare n.d. Comprend des reproductions des portraits connus de Shakespeare. Qqes rousseurs éparses et rares.
Comme indiqué dans la Préface "Dans les coins les plus reculés du monde, où que la langue anglaise ait pénétré, se trouvent les œuvres du plus grand dramaturge, cité et vénéré comme le plus grand classique anglais. Ses paroles font maintenant partie de notre discours commun et sont quotidiennes. Des millions de ses compatriotes lui font écho aussi naturellement que les vagues reflètent les rayons du soleil ".
William Shakespeare.
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The National Shakespeare. 3 vols. complete and all published. First edition, “special” issue, of this handsome illustrated high quality type-facsimile of Shakespeare’s First Folio in three large volumes. A facsimile of the Text of the First Folio of 1623. Illustrated by Sir Joseph Noel (1821-1901) . N.d. c. 1888-1904 . London: William Mackenzie Ludgate Hill. Edimbourg et Dublin n.d. c.1888-1904. Thick folio Edition de Luxe with India-proof (Indian paper was made in Oxford - G.B. art) impressions of the 24 full-page engraved plates. Stunningly bound in original full morocco. Uniformly gilt front & rear covers. Spines gilt with raised bands and titled 'Comedies' 'Histories' and 'Tragedies'. Top edges gilt and other edges uncut. Inside dentelles. Marbled endpapers. The text in double-column is "a scrupulously accurate reproduction of the original including all those peculiarities of paging spelling and punctuation" p. i. Printed on hand-made paper. Particularly fine. An ideal gift. A facsimile of the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays comprising a total of 36 of the master playwright's Comedies Histories and Tragedies and arguably the most important book in the English language without which 18 of Shakespeare's plays including Macbeth Twelfth Night and The Tempest would have been lost forever Folger Shakespeare Library n.d. Only a very few instances of light foxing. Three volumes. Large folio (10 by 17 inches), original full green morocco, elaborately blind- and gilt-decorated embossed boards, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, uncut. A fine copy.
As noted in the Preface "In the most distant quarters of the world wherever the English language has penetrated are the works of the greatest dramatist read quoted and reverenced as the greatest English classic. His words have become a part of our common speech and are daily echoed by millions of his countrymen as naturally as the waves reflect the sunbeams."

William SHAKESPEARE