I have a few of them but any time I decide to read something, I grab a single volume.Īnd then there is the New Oxford. They take less place and they may look very good on a shelf but reading them is a bit of a torture.
Combine with something else and you have a complete set (I know it is cheating but could not not mention it).Īnd take a look - it may be an old thread but there had not been that many new ones published anyway :) And there are pictures for a lot of the sets and links to more discussions.īy the way - I do not really like the one-volume or all-in-3 volumes editions much. Not completely what you have in mind but they are very well done, sit well in your hand and as long as the spines are not faded, look awesome on a shelf. However, the set I really like the most is the old Folio set (as discussed here ). 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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