The players' Shakespeare.
Contributors: Granville-Barker, Harley, 1877-1946.; Rutherston, Albert Daniel, 1881-1953.; Stern, Ernst, 1876-1954 (autograph); Shakespeare Head Press.
Publisher: E. Benn
Published: 1923
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Work titles: Plays.
Notes: Half title; each vol. has special t.p.; imprint from "The publishers' advertisement" and special title pages.

"An edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works printed litteratim from the First folio of 1623 ...  The introductions are by Mr. Harley Granville-Barker.  The volumes have been printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-upon-Avon, under the direction of Mr. B.H. Newdigate ... The edition is under the art-editorship of Mr. Albert Rutherston ..."

The second of two editions, "printed on pure rag paper" and limited to 500 copies.

RBSC copy 1: [v. 1, 3], no. 106 of the limited edition; [v. 2], no. 427; [v. 4], no. 213; [v. 5, 6], no. 145; [v. 7], unnumbered.  [Vol. 6] With the autograph of Ernst Stern.  Ex libris S.T. Fisher.

RBSC copy 2: [v. 3], no. 315 of the limited edition; [v. 4],unnumbered; [v. 6], no. 550.  [Vol. 4] With prospectus dated 1923, ([8] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (1 col.)) laid in.
Table of contents: title: [v. 1] The tragedie of Cymbeline. 1923. Illustrated by Albert Rutherston.; title: [v. 2] The tragedie of Macbeth. 1923. Illustrated by Charles Ricketts.; title: [v. 3] The merchant of Venice. 1923. Illustrated by Thomas Lowinsky.; title: [v. 4] Loves labour's lost. 1924. Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson.; title: [v. 5] A midsommer nights dreame. 1924. Illustrated by Paul Nash.; title: [v. 6] The tragedie of Julius Caesar. 1925. Illustrated by Ernst Stern.; title: [v. 7]  The tragedie of King Lear. 1927. Illustrated by Paul Nash.