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Sonnets and Poems - William Shakespeare - Folio Society - Limited #781 - VGC . This edition of Sonnets & Poems uses the Oxford University Press text, edited by Professor Colin Burrow and considered the most authoritative text of Shakespeare’s complete poems. As well as the Sonnets, it includes A Lover’s Complaint, the narrative poems Venus and Adonis and Lucrece, and the allegory ‘Let the bird of loudest lay’. Sonnets and Poems by William Shakespeare. Printed on Zerkall mould-made paper. Quarter bound in blue Nigerian goatskin leather with marbled papers. Oxford University Press commentary volume. 1980 copies. Solander box with leather label 38.8x28x7.3cm. Letterpress Shakespeare. This edition of Sonnets & Poems uses the Oxford University Press text, edited by Professor Colin Burrow and considered the most authoritative text of Shakespeare’s complete poems. As well as the Sonnets, it includes A Lover’s Complaint, the narrative poems Venus and Adonis and Lucrece, and the allegory ‘Let the bird of loudest lay’. It is accompanied by a 760-page commentary by professor Burrow, Fellow of All Saints College Oxford. With detailed notes on every poem, as well as essays on their history, composition and meaning. It is an authoritative guide to this definitive version of Shakespeare’s complete verse. Please look closely at the photos as they are part of the description. Will wrap and pack very carefully. Will post worldwide. Any questions please ask. In the unlikely event you do encounter a problem, please do message me first to resolve it, and I will do my best to help. All the books are stored in our smoke-free, climate-controlled shop in Cullman, Alabama.