William Shakespeare. The Compete Works. A New Edition, Edited with an Introduction & Glossary by Peter Alexander. London; Collins, 1964. The Tudor Edition. Bound in full morocco by Frost & Co. with gilt ruling to the boards & raised bands, gilt lettering & decoration to the spine. Marbled endpapers & all edges gilt. A fine bright copy. Handsomely bound.

The Tudor Edition of Shakespeare’s Complete Works, edited by Peter Alexander, represents a significant and highly regarded scholarly achievement that became a cultural landmark in post-war Britain.

Peter Alexander (1893–1969) was a distinguished Scottish literary scholar. His edition of the Complete Works, first published in 1951, was immediately acclaimed. The Guardian described it upon its release as “a symbol in the history of our national culture“