![]() ![]() Of course you can just get the Oxford volumes themselves but I find the Folio ones more appealing visually. I find them quite handsome but YMMV and finding the full set may not be trivial. ![]() These are the Oxford hardcovers rebound in buckram. Thus, in that way, you'd end up with both a beautiful book set and a scholarly "authoritative" edition of the complete works.įolio released their commentary volumes for the Letterpress one as separate purchases. You could alter that, however, if the purchase price + the cost of having a custom bookbinder put these two volumes under a beautiful leather exterior binding isn't beyond your reach financially. price : £195.00 (+ shipping) unless you buy it locally from a bookseller.) ![]() It is "authoritative" from a scholarly point of view and it's nice looking-though not necessarily "luxurious"-looking : Press) edition might meet both types of needs. It's not clear here whether you want something mainly or only for its luxury appearance (interior and exterior) (sitting in the bookcase) or you are looking for a high-quality complete edition, text-chosen for its textual scholarly value and usefulness-in which case, its usefulness to an interested reader trumps what it (originally) looks like.ĭo you know if the person's interest is in reading it or just having it on the shelf for display? ![]()
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