Shakespeare, William. Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, with illustrations on steel and wood. Chidley, I.J. 123 Aldersgate Street. London. 1843. All edges gilt. Original primrose endpapers. Volume one strengthened along the inner front hinge. Volume four's inner hinge splitting but still holding firm. Each play paged separately, with an engraved half-title. Volume title pages printed in red and black. Engraved plates by W.H Lizars after works by Fuseli, Anga. Kauffman, Durno, Ramberg, Smirke, Hamilton, Downman, Rigaud, Wheatley, Sir J. Reynolds, J. Northcote, Brown, Opie, Westall, Tresham, J. Hoppner, Kirk, and Thos. Stothard. v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth night ; Measure for measure ; Much ado about nothing ; Midsummer night's dream ; Love's labour's lost. v. 2. Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King John. v. 3. King Richard II ; King Henry IV ; Henry V ; King Henry VI. v. 4. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra. v. 5. Cymbeline ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles ; King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello. Original full burgundy morocco; spines with gilt titling/volume numbers and blind curlicue embossed motifs; covers with similar embossed decoration (spines and some covers slightly faded). Not in Bondy,Spielmann. Welsh, 6262. Welsh only notes incomplete set/odd volumes. OCLC, 770120614. WorldCat locates two copies worldwide (victoria & Albert Museum and the Folger Shakespeare Library). 180 firsts2024