New Edition 1709. This complete play has been taken at some time from the Complete Works in six volumes. This complete play in it's own right has te original Frontispiece and dated title page . One play from the Works of Shakespeare edited by Nicholas Rowe. The First edition of Shakespeare’s works to be edited and illustrated and the first Octavo edition. Rowe was the first to introduce the Dramatis Personae, create Scene and Act breaks and note the entrances and exits of the players. A rare and important work, the 1709 edition is the first published works of Shakespeare after the Folios and is credited with introducing Shakespeare to a wider audience and securing his place as the greatest writer in the English language. This play is bound in green buckram, with gilt titles to front and spine, in Fine condition, Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. A good alternative to the ultra rare individual folio play.