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An impressive 40-volume collection of The Yale Shakespeare, presenting Shakespeare’s plays and poetry in individual hardcover volumes. The set includes the major tragedies, comedies, histories, and poetic works, with titles such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and many others. This is a substantial scholarly Shakespeare library associated with Yale University Press. As shown in the books, The Yale Shakespeare was published under the direction of Yale University’s Department of English, with the series supported by a fund given to Yale University Press in 1917 by members of the Kingsley Trust Association. Individual works were prepared as separate volumes, giving the collection a distinctive and uniform library presentation. The books are bound in matching blue cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering, creating an especially attractive appearance when displayed together on a shelf. Having approximately 40 matching volumes together is far more desirable than acquiring scattered individual titles and makes this a significant Shakespeare collection suitable for a personal library, study, or display. The photographs show the actual set being offered. The blue cloth bindings show age-related wear, including variations in color, fading, spotting, rubbing, and other signs of use and storage. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact titles included and overall condition.