SHAKESPEARE, William. The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Complete Set of 3 Volumes: Comedies, Historical Plays, Tragedies. New York: Johnson, Fry And Company, 1859. Quarto, approximately 10" x 14" inches. 621 pages [1-621], 475 page [622-1097], and 626 pages [1098-1725] respectively. Includes Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, King John, The Merchent of Venice, Macbeth,King Henry the Fifth, and others as well as Shakespeare's poetry, including his Sonnets. Brown pebbled leather boards. Covers handsomely embossed with portrait of Shakespeare in gilt. Raised bands on spine, with gilt embossed lettering and star design. All edges gilt. Beautifully detailed, intricate frontispiece and elaborately illustrated title page. Gorgeous steel engravings throughout portraying celebrated contemporary actors in character and costume as well as miniature scenes from the play. Complete with tissue guards. Title in Full: The Complete w