Shakespeare. Edited by W. E. Henley. "The Edinburgh Folio."
Vol. I , Part I. (Grant Richards. .410. In 5s. parts. Can only be obtained complete.)—Mr. Grant Richards is preparing a great pleasure for bibliophiles in "The Edinburgh Polio" of Shake- speare, of which 3fr. Henley has undertaken the editor- ship. The form chosen is that of a folio, issued in forty parts, each part consisting of one play. The whole will be paged so as to be bound in ten volumes, but the luxurious lover of his library will undoubtedly bind the parts separately, and so enjoy reading his Shakespeare in slim, long, light volumes, of which the print and paper are a real delight to the eye. The frontis piece is the portrait of Shakespeare engraved by Martin Droeshout for the first folio. Nine more contemporary portraits are to form the frontispieces to the remaining nine volumes. It is difficult for the lover of Shakespeare and the lover of books to curb his enthusiasm at the thought of this delightful issue. To possess Shakespeare in an edition which, whilst satisfying the :esthetic sense, is yet entirely " comfortable " to read, is indeed a pleasure. But it is a pleasure which will only be enjoyed by people who bind their "Edinburgh Folio" in its thin original parts. The ten-volume plan suggested by Mr. Grant Richards will be too bulky for really luxurious reading.
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