Two old books by David Mumford are not mentioned above (unless I am wrong):
Introduction to Algebraic Geometry (preliminary version of first 3 Chapters)
(published and distributed by Harvard math. dpt., bound in red !, and containing 444 pages.)
At that time (around end of 1960's ), this book was the unique good way to be introduced to theory of schemes . The EGA's were not helpful. In 1988, it became "The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes "(Springer). He is still excellent for learning ,and teaching , schemes.
The classical and fundamental: Geometric Invariant Theory (Springer, 1965),
It has two enlarged editions : 1982, 1994.