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book Shakepeare early edition leather 25 plays missing title & introduction pages Ben Jonson (1539Z06) You are bidding on a book of 25 Shakepeare plays. probably early 1800s. hardback leather blank stamped decoration, 841 pages 3 3/4" x 6". Includes; part of Life of William Shakespeare, memorial by Ben Jonson, Preface of the Players that was prefixed to the first folio in 1623, and the illustrated "Seven ages of man" Since "The Seven Ages of Man" is a part of the play " As You Like It ", this is no clue to the age of the book. However, the illustrations were of a type seen in other early 1800s books. "Ben Jonson 1572 – 1637 is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I." Plays include; Tempest,Two Gentleman of Verona, The Merry Wives of Winsor, Twelfth Night; or what you will, Measue For Measure, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night's Dream, Love Labour's Lost, 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, King Richard II, King Henry IV (2 parts), King Henry V, King Henry VI (3 parts), King Richard III, King Henry VIII, Troilusars and Cressida, Timon of Athens, Coriolanus, Juliua Caesar, Antony and Cleopatatra, Cymbeline, Titus Andronicus, Pericles Prince of Tyre, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet Prince of Denmark, Othello The Moor of Venice, and glossary. Condition; missing pages i to xi including title page. Spine leather covering gone. -- terms and Conditions- Items are shipped as soon as payment received. If you need additional information on this item please e-mail me. I leave feedback to the buyer when item is shipped and I appreciate the same if the buyer is satisfied. If you do multiple purchases, I will reduce the shipping by $2.00 for each added purchase.