Shakespeare, William. Poems and Pericles: being reproductions in facsimile of the original editions; with introds. and bibliographies by Sidney Lee. 5v. *$30. Oxford.
This work supplements the Clarendon press edition of the facsimile reproduction of the Shakespeare first folio, and contains besides, “Pericles” the four volumes of poems, “Venus and Adonis,” “Lucrece,” the “Sonnets,” and “The passionate pilgrim.” A great wealth of critical and historical matter is provided for each volume.
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Shakespeare, William. Tragedie of [King Lear]; ed. by Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke. 75c. Crowell.