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Editore: George Routledge and Sons, 1111
Da: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Regno Unito
Condizione: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 473 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Volume VI. From the New Universal Library series. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. A few small edge tears to a few corners. Boards have some edge wear, with pronounced bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are crushed and frayed. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Some water staining and mottling to front. Slight stains. Gilt is bright.
Editore: George Routledge and Sons, 1111
Da: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Regno Unito
Condizione: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 496 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Volume III. From the New Universal Library series. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. Boards have some edge wear, with slight bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are moderately crushed and rubbed. Slightly scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is bright.
Editore: Virtue, London, 1860
Da: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Pictorial Edition. green cloth 4to & gilt loose section in middle binding split in middle not affecting backstrip fraying to top & bottom spine No date but ca 1860. Knight's pictiorial. Book.
Editore: Virtue & Co [1880], London, 1880
Da: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Brown card cover. Imperial Edition. 380mm x 280mm (15" x 11"). 200pp + plates. 3 b/w steel plates. This volume contains: The Merchant of Venice; All's Well that Ends Well; Much Ado About Nothing; Twelfth Night; As You Like It; Measure for Measure; Winter's Tale. Worn condition. Cover worn and binding loose. Content in overall good condition.
Editore: Virtue & Co [1880], London, 1880
Da: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Brown card cover. Imperial Edition. 380mm x 280mm (15" x 11"). 200pp + plates. 5 b/w steel plates. This volume contains: Winter's Tale; The Tempest; King John; King Richard II; King Henry IV Parts I & II. Worn condition. Cover worn and binding loose. Content in overall good condition.
Editore: Virtue & Co [1880], London, 1880
Da: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Orange card cover. Imperial Edition. 380mm x 280mm (15" x 11"). 200pp + plates. 4 b/w steel plates. This volume contains: King Henry VIII; Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; Cymberline. Worn condition. Cover rubbed and binding loosening. Content in overall good condition.
Editore: Virtue & Co [1880], London, 1880
Da: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Orange card cover. Imperial Edition. 380mm x 280mm (15" x 11"). 200pp + plates. 4 b/w steel plates. This volume contains: Troilus and Cressida; Coriolanus; Julius Cæsar; Antony and Cleopatra; Titus Andronicus; Pericles; The Two Noble Kinsmen, Part I. Worn condition. Cover rubbed and binding loosening. Content in overall good condition.
Editore: Martin, Johnson & Co., 1860
Da: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
hardcover, Condizione: Good, Martin, Johnson & Co. NY nd. ca.1860s? 8 x11 , (lix,620)pp. ca.27 plates. 1/2 leather, bottom half of spine almost detached, inner hinges cracked, contents foxed, G $.
Cloth. Condizione: Good. Sir John Gilbert (illustratore). Pictorial edition of the works of William Shakespeare by Charles Knight with illustrations by Sir John Gilbert. Two volumes in one as issued, in the original publisher's cloth. Pictorial edition of the works of William Shakespeare, illustrated with engraved frontispiece of the author and three hundred and forty illustrations engraved by Sir John Gilbert, well-known English artist.Edited by Charles Knight.Featuring all beloved histories, comedies, and tragedies. Contents to vol I and II to front of volume, each volume with separate pagination. Uniform title page only. No half title as issued.Neatly inscribed to recto rear endpaper:"Another day told off the rosary of painAnother step advanced toward the birthWhen life shall leave the sorrow of the stainThe throe and tearful travail of the Earth.Another day! I seem to hear a watching voicePassed on by some angelic sentinel[.] some other and they rejoiceAnd change God's countersign 'All - All is well'As He, foreseeing all the sin and painand madness of the world His hand had madeYet, seeing too the Glory and the gainThat should be - 'It's very Good' He said." dated Oct 74. Rebacked with the original spine and boards restored. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards marked and lightly soiled. Tape mark to front pastedown. Previous ownership inscription to recto and verso front free endpaper, dated 1884. Inscribed in purple pencil to rear endpapers by a previous owner. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting scattered to occasional leaf, pages otherwise generally clean throughout. Good. book.
Editore: Routledge, London, 1890
Da: Magnus, Paris, Francia
Libro
Couverture rigide. Condizione: Très bon. The two last volumes (5 and 6) bound together; half leather binding, marbled boards, end papers and cuts; good condition, inside excellent; 415 and 371 pages; contains: Macbeth, Timon, Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida, Cymbelind, Coriolanus; Julius Cesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Titus, Pericles, Venus and Adonis, The rape of Lucrece, Sonnets.
Editore: London, New York : G. Routledge & Sons, 1891
Da: BBB-Internetbuchantiquariat, Bremen, Germania
Libro
Ledereinband. Condizione: Sehr gut. 328 Seiten Zustand: sehr gut; Dünndruck, Goldschnitt w15839 Wenn das Buch einen Schutzumschlag hat, ist das ausdrücklich erwähnt. Rechnung mit ausgewiesener Mwst. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 230.
Editore: Philadelphia: George Barrie, Publisher, 1894
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
The Actors' Edition. Poor copy bound in half leather over marble boards. Some spine bands missing with general wear and tear as with age. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 7 volumes. Contents; volumes I-VII. Subjects; William Shakespeare. British Drama. English Drama. 5 Kg.
Editore: Philadelphia: George Barrie, Publisher, 1894
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
The Actors' Edition. Poor copy bound in half leather over marble boards. Some spine bands missing with general wear and tear as with age. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 7 volumes. Contents; volumes I-VII. Subjects; William Shakespeare. British Drama. English Drama. 5 Kg.
Editore: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1893
Libro
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. The Works of William Shakspere. edited by Charles Knight. In three volumes complete. Published by George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1893. A very good set of three black full morocco leather hardback volumes with gilt decoration and gilt bands. Some mild bumping and scuffed wear to extremities, particularly on edges of spine. With marbled endpapers and full gilt edges to text block. All soundly bound. The text pages are very good. Some age spotting to blank endpapers, but text pages are bright and clean and free of foxing. An attractive set. Text in English. Volume I: Prelims + 793pp; Volume II: Prelims + 810pp; Volume III: Prelims + 807pp. Weight: approximately 3.2kg unpacked. Dimensions: Each volume approximately 203mm high x 145mm wide x 42mm deep. Extra postage may be payable. More photos on request.
Editore: charles knight 1839 (?) london, 1839
Da: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Nuova Zelanda
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
seven volume set three quarter leather with marbled boards, gilt rule, gilt lettering with motifs in black on spine, aeg, marbled eps, illus VG (moderate rubbing to boards and spines with mild wear, fep removed from each volume, light soiling to prelims with owners name in a couple of vols, but essetially clean and sound set) A very nice set of Shakespeare including the poems and doubtful plays HEAVY ITEM.
Editore: New York: Virtue & Yorson, 1870
Da: Faustroll et fils, Montreal, QC, Canada
Libro
Couverture rigide. Condizione: Très bon. In-folio, I: 809+89pp., II: 777pp., Reliure 3/4 dorée sur tranches, contient une étude de 93pp sur la vie et l' uvre de Shakespeare, illustré par 51 gravures hors texte sur plaque d'acier et 6 portraits, ex-libris « Paton » en page de garde, Item très lourd, frais de transport supplémentaires.
Editore: London, Verlag Routledge and Sons,, 1891
Da: Antiquariat Lenzen, Düsseldorf, Germania
Libro Prima edizione
Klein-8°. 16 x 9 cm. 528; 520; 496; 544; 528; 451, 6 Seiten. Lederbände der Zeit mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln, Fileten und Rundum-Goldschnitt. Privater Pappschuber mit marmoriertem Bezug. (The Mignon Edition). 1. Auflage. Englischsprachige Ausgabe in Dünndruck. Mit 370 Textillustrationen durch John Gilbert. Den Bänden je vorangestellt als Fronstipiz ein Portrait William Shakespeares. Mehrzeilige Widmung von alter Hand in Tinte auf Vorsatz. Einbände etwas berieben, Seiten nur minimal gebräunt. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Leather bindings of the times with gilt embossed title on spine, fillets and gilt edges. Later cardboard slipcase. First printing. English language edition on thin paper. With 370 illustration by John Gilbert in the text as well as a frontispiece in each volume showing William Shakespeare. Private dedication note from 1895 on endpaper. Bindings a bit rubbed, pages only very slightly darkened. Fine copy. Sprache: englisch.
Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Not Stated (illustratore). A complete collection of Shakespeare's plays in six volumes, with some charming photogravures illustrating leading actors and actresses. Six charming volumes comprising the complete plays of William Shakespeare with notes by Charles Knight. An undated copy, dated from Jisc 1906-10.Illustrated with fifty charming photogravures illustrating leading actors and actresses of the time such as Sir Henry Irving as Shylock, F. R. Benson as Petruchio, and Brandon Thomas as John of Gaunt, providing not only a very attractive edition of the plays by the national bard, but also an insight into the history of theatre.With Comedies in vol. I and II, including 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona,' 'Love's Labour's Lost,' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' 'The Tempest,' 'The Merchant of Venice,' 'As You Like It,' and others; Tragedies in vol. III-IV, including 'Hamlet,' 'Othello,' 'King Lear,' 'Macbeth,' 'Antony and Cleopatra,' 'Romeo and Juliet,' and others; Histories, &c. in vol. V-VI including 'King John,' 'Richard II,' 'Henry IV,' 'Henry V', and 'Henry VI,' 'Richard III,' and 'Henry VIII.' With a brief notice of Shakespeare's plays and the life of Sir Henry Irving included in volume VI.Illustrated with fifty photogravures. Collated, lacking the frontispiece and Benedick facing p. 70 to volume I; Portia facing p. 20, Malvolio facing p. 72, and Rosalind p. 106 of vol. II; Othello to p. 44 of vol. III; Romeo to p. 128 and Juliet to p. 152 of vol IV; the frontispiece and Bolingbroke to p. 72 and Gardener to p. 98, Henry V to p. 166 of vol. V; and the frontispiece, Richard III to p. 64, Cardinal Wolsey to p. 104, Duke of Buckingham to p. 114, Henry VIII to p. 122, and Becket to p. 130 of vol. VI. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The boards are slightly warped. With some minor soiling to the boards, particularly of vol. I, and some faint minor damp markings to the occasional board. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally bright and clean with only the faint minor spotting to the occasional leaf, particularly to the first and last few of the occasional volume, and the occasional minor marginal tide mark to the odd page, not affecting any text or illustration. Illustrated with fifty photogravures. Collated, lacking the frontispiece and the plate illustrating Benedick facing p. 70 to volume I; Portia facing p. 20, Malvolio facing p. 72, and Rosalind p. 106 of vol. II; Othello to p. 44 of vol. III; Romeo to p. 128 and Juliet to p. 152 of vol IV; the frontispiece and Bolingbroke to p. 72 and Gardener to p. 98, Henry V to p. 166 of vol. V; and the frontispiece, Richard III to p. 64, Cardinal Wolsey to p. 104, Duke of Buckingham to p. 114, Henry VIII to p. 122, and Becket to p. 130 of vol. VI. Very Good. book.
Editore: Virtue & Co
Da: Allsop Antiquarian Booksellers PBFA, Warwick, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Libro
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. n.d. c. 1870. 2 vols. Illus. with a total of 46 b.w. plates, incl. frontis. and engr. title page to each vol. Sm. folio full morocco, with gilt tooling to spines and bds., marbled eps., a.e.g. Bds. and spines rubbed, hinges slightly weak, spine of vol. 2 marked, inscrs. and occasional light foxing else contents generally clean, overall a good set. (Very heavy item, will require extra postage).
Editore: Virtue & Co., London, 1865
Da: William Davis & Son, Booksellers, Oreland, PA, U.S.A.
Libro
Hard Covers. Condizione: Near Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No jackets as issued. Revised & Augmented. Large, attractive edition of the works of Shakespeare, including the histories, comedies, tragedies, poems and doubtful plays. One volume of the set is a biography of Shakespeare by the editor. Three-quarter leather with beautiful marble paper-covered boards and page edges. Bindings firm. Light to moderate edgewear and rubbing. Ribbed spines with elaborate gilt decoration. Black leather spine labels with gilt titles and trim. Upper spine title labels intact on each volume; lower spine labels with volume numbers chipped with partial loss on three volumes. One lower label missing, and another applied upside down. Colorful marbled endpapers. Light uniform age-toning to pages. Contents clean and very good with numerous black and white illustrations. Due to size and weight of the set, please inquire about shipping. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Complete 8 volume set published variously between 1839-1843. 2x The Histories, 2x The Comedies, 2x The Tragedies, 1x Doubtful Plays and finally a one volume Biography which contains both books bound as one. Brown quarter leather and marbled boards with gilt lettering to spine. Externally there is the sort of shelfwear and bumping that you might expect geven their age. There is the odd spot of fox here and there but generally a nice, clean, unmarked set internally. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 9872g. Postage within the UK remains at £3. For international orders ABE use an estimate based on a 1kg book. Where a book is lighter/heavier, we will reduce/request additional postage accordingly. We make no profit on postal charges. All our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 032596:15(5b)) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall 9872 G. Book.
Editore: J. S. Virtue and Co, London, 1900
Leather. Condizione: Very Good. Various (illustratore). A desirable copy of the Imperial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare, profusely illustrated throughout. This particular volume is two volumes bound in three. In a uniform half calf binding, with gilt detailing to the front board of each. Undated, dated using Copac. Originally bound in two volumes, this work has been rebound into three uniform volumes. Featuring the works of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and an additional biography to the rear of volume III. The biography, additional notes, and prefaces featured in this set are by Charles Knight the English publisher, editor and author. Born in 1791, Knight was the son of a bookseller and printer entered him into the world of publishing from an early age. After a time as a journalist, and after publishing several of his own works, he became the editor of 'The English Cyclopaedia' in 1853. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous plates, totalling 44 plate and 2 vignettes. Two plates have been misbound, with a plate being used as a frontispiece to volume II. One plate has been tipped in with colour, most likely by a previous owner. Collated complete. A important edition of the works of Shakespeare with intelligent and informed observations by Knight throughout. In a half calf binding, with cloth covered boards and gilt details to the front boards. Externally rubbed to the head and tail of the spine, joint and extremities. This rubbing has resulted in loss to the leather of the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. book.
Leather. Condizione: Very Good. C W Cope; W P Frith; C R Leslie; D Maclise; et al. (illustratore). The Imperial Edition in two colossal volumes containing the illustrated works of the national bard William Shakespeare, as edited by Charles Knight. The remarkable Imperial edition of the collected works of William Shakespeare, edited by Charles Knight. In two volumes. Dated from Jisc 1873-1876.Also featuring a biographical sketch of the life of Shakespeare, carefully revised biography by Charles Knight to volume two, with separate title page, contents list, and pagination.Illustrated with stunning illustrations on steel from pictures by C W Cope, W P Frith, C R Leslie, et al.Volume I contains a notice of the original editions of the plays, comedies such as 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona,' 'The Taming of the Shrew,' 'A Midsummer night's Dream,' 'As You Like It,' &c. and histories such as 'King John,' 'King Richard II,' 'King Henry IV,' and others. Collated, complete with frontispiece as well as additional vignette title page and twenty-six full page plates.Volume II continues with the histories, and includes an essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III, as well as comprising tragedies such as 'Romeo and Juliet,' ;King Lear,' and 'Antony and Cleopatra,' poems e.g. 'Venus and Adonis,' 'A Lover's Complaint,' and plays ascribed to Shakespeare such as 'Locrine,' 'King Edward III,' 'The Puritan,' and 'The Birth of Merlin.' This volume also includes a brief notice of opinion in the writings of Shakespeare and thorough indexed. Collated, complete with frontispiece, additional vignette title page, and sixteen full page plates. In uniform half straight up grain morocco bindings with gilt lettering to spine, 'Imperial Shakespeare' blind stamp to front boards. Externally boards lightly marked and rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor faint staining marking to margins of plates, not affecting illustrations, as well as odd light minor spotting to occasional leaf; otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Very Good. book.
Editore: Virtue & Co. circa 1875, London, 1875
Da: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Regno Unito
Full Morocco. Condizione: Very Good. DADD, Richard; HUGHES, Arthur; GEROME, J.L. (illustratore). c. 1875. 810, 778+188pp. Very good in very heavy full brown morocco, with gilt stamping and text. All edges marbled, endpapers marbled. Steel-engraved illustrations includes designs by Richard Dadd, Jean-Leon Gerome and Arthur Hughes. With an extensive biography and appendix (including facsimiles of Shakespeare's known autographs, his will, etc.) at the rear of volume 2. Marks and rubbing to boards and spine on both, including a few larger scratches to leather on rear of volume one and front of volume 2. Light foxing to endpapers and yellowing to page edges but generally internally clean. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. Folio Illustrated.
Editore: Virtue and Yorston, New York
Da: Trouve Books, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Libro
3/4 Leather. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Cope, Ward Leslie, Hart, Maclish, Frith, Gilbert et al (illustratore). 5th or later Edition. Folio Size, two volume edition of the works of Shakespeare, with extensive notes by Charles Knight. Illustrated with 48 steel plate engravings done by a long list of contributors including well-known engravers of the day. Engravings show popular actors and actors from the London stage in various roles. This is the U.S. edition of this set, done in many editions in London by Virtue. Ther eis no date, but likely it is late nineteenth century. All plates are present, as are their protective pages. Marbled endpapers with doublures. There is no writing or marks on the inside of either volume. Pages are generally without foxing, with the exception of the protective pages for the engravings, which are foxed, but have done their job. There is No foxing in the image of any of the plates. Boards are well attached and bindings are tight. There are some handling marks on some pages. Volume 1 condition is Very Good-, scraping and scuffing on the edges of the leather, tiny leather tears at the top and bottom of the hinges both front and back. Volume 2 is in Good- condition, has tattered leather at the top and bottom of the spine, general scraping and scuffing on the leather, leather is rubbed through to the board on the back lower corner.
Editore: Virtue and Yorston, New York
Da: Trouve Books, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Libro
3/4 Leather. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Cope, Ward Leslie, Hart, Maclish, Frith, Gilbert et al (illustratore). 5th or later Edition. Folio Size, two volume edition of the works of Shakespeare, with extensive notes by Charles Knight. Illustrated with 48 steel plate engravings done by a long list of contributors including well-known engravers of the day. Engravings show popular actors and actors from the London stage in various roles. This is the U.S. edition of this set, done in many editions in London by Virtue. Ther eis no date, but likely it is late nineteenth century. All plates are present, as are their protective pages. Marbled endpapers with doublures. There is no writing or marks on the inside of either volume. Pages are generally without foxing, with the exception of the protective pages for the engravings, which are foxed, but have done their job. There is No foxing in the image of any of the plates. Boards are well attached and bindings are tight. There are some handling marks on some pages. Volume 1 condition is Very Good-, scraping and scuffing on the edges of the leather, tiny leather tears at the top and bottom of the hinges both front and back. Volume 2 is in Good- condition, has tattered leather at the top and bottom of the spine, general scraping and scuffing on the leather, leather is rubbed through to the board on the back lower corner. 0.
Editore: Virtue & Co. n.d. (c. 1880), London, 1880
Da: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Imperial Edition. Half gilt-ruled morocco and mottled cloth, spine ruled and lettered in gilt (5 raised bands), a. e. g.; 2 volumes, folio (267 x 369 mm); [6], 810, plus frontis., additional illustrated title-p., 26 steel-engraved plates; [6], plus frontis., additional illustrated title-p., 16 steel-engraved plates. Collates complete. Illustrations from pictures by C. W. Cope, W. P. Frith, C. R. Leslie, D. Maclise, E. M. Ward, C. Clint, H. S. Marks, W. Q. Orchardson, and others. Boards lightly rubbed, and a little scuffed along the edges; raised bands a little scuffed. A little faint foxing, but overall internally bright and clean. An important study of Shakespeare's life and works, based primarily on the first folio, and beautifully illustrated.
Leather. Condizione: Very Good. C W Cope; W P Frith; C R Leslie; D Maclise; et al. (illustratore). A remarkable collection of two colossal volumes containing the illustrated works of the national bard William Shakespeare, as edited by Charles Knight. The Imperial edition. The Imperial edition of this remarkable work edited by Charles knight, containing the works of William Shakespeare. In two volumes. Dated from Jisc 1873-1876.Containing a complete collection of Shakespeare's works, as well the bard's carefully revised biography by Charles Knight bound in with volume two.Illustrated with stunning illustrations on steel from pictures by C W Cope, W P Frith, C R Leslie, et al.William Shakespeare is regarded to this day as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist; he is known as England's national poet and "the Bard of Avon." His plays have been translated in every major language, and performed a great amount. His works are studied and reinterpreted constantly. Volume I contains a notice of the original editions of the plays, comedies such as 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona,' 'The Taming of the Shrew,' 'A Midsummer night's Dream,' 'As You Like It,' &c. and histories such as 'King John,' 'King Richard II,' 'King Henry IV,' and others.Volume II continues with the histories, and includes an essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III, as well as comprising tragedies such as 'Romeo and Juliet,' ;King Lear,' and 'Antony and Cleopatra,' poems e.g. 'Venus and Adonis,' 'A Lover's Complaint,' and plays ascribed to Shakespeare such as 'Locrine,' 'King Edward III,' 'The Puritan,' and 'The Birth of Merlin.' This volume also includes a brief notice of opinion in the writings of Shakespeare and thorough indexed.Collated, volume one lacks nine plates of twenty seven, being the plate facing pages 61 'The Nine Worthies,' 79 'Falstaff and His Friends,' 135 'Christopher Sly,' 325 'Orlando and the Wrestler,' 534 'Prince Henry, Poins, and Falstaff,' 578 'The Lady's Taylor,' 637 'The Wooing of Henry V,' 647 'Talbot and the Countess of Auvergne,' and 657 'The Scene in the Temple Garden.' Volume II only lacks four plates of eighteen, being the plates facing pages 158 'Ophelia,' 223 'Othello Relating his Adventures,' 385 'Troilus and Cressida,' and 457 'The Death of Julius Caesar.' In a full morocco binding, with five raised bands and gilt to the boards and spine, as well as to the edges. marbled endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint scattered spotting affecting the occasional leaf, particularly to the leaves of plates due to the type of paper used; otherwise, the pages are generally bright and clean. Illustrated with numerous full page plates on steel. Collated, volume one lacks nine plates of twenty seven, being the plate facing pages 61 'The Nine Worthies,' 79 'Falstaff and His Friends,' 135 'Christopher Sly,' 325 'Orlando and the Wrestler,' 534 'Prince Henry, Poins, and Falstaff,' 578 'The Lady's Taylor,' 637 'The Wooing of Henry V,' 647 'Talbot and the Countess of Auvergne,' and 657 'The Scene in the Temple Garden.' Volume II only lacks four plates of eighteen, being the plates facing pages 158 'Ophelia,' 223 'Othello Relating his Adventures,' 385 'Troilus and Cressida,' and 457 'The Death of Julius Caesar.' Very Good. book.
Editore: London, Virtue & Co, n.d. (1873-76),, 1873
Da: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Fribourg, Svizzera
in-folio. Volume 1: 800 p. + 26 engraved plates / Volume 2: 778 p. + 18 engraved plates, pages printed with double col., with usual aging to the paper, in all a clean and fresh copy, plates on heavy paper without stains, full brown morocco, richly gilt on spine and both covers, all edges gilt, a fine copy with only a few traces of use to the corners of the bindings, gilt edges. A superb copy of this ?Imperial edition? with fine steel engravings with all the original tissue guards. The notes are revised by the great Shakespearian critic Charles Knight. Volume I: with a notice of the original editions of the plays. - Comedies - Histories. 1 frontispiece portrait + 1 engraved titlepage + 24 plates / Volume II: Histories - Tragedies - Poems - Plays ascribed to Shakespeare - A brief notice of opinion on the writing of Shakespeare - Indexes. 1 engraved title page + 17 plates. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. British Museum general catalogue of printed books vol. 220 (London 1964 ed.) col. 26.
Editore: Virtue & Co 1873-76, London, 1873
Leather. Condizione: Very Good. Various (illustratore). A handsomely bound two volume set of the 1893-1896 Imperial Edition of Shakespeare's works, with beautifully illustrated plates throughout. Morocco binding, complete two volume set.A handsomely bound set of poet and playwright William Shakespeare's works, published in 1893-1896. Undated internally, so was dated on Jisc from a similar copy found in the British Library.Illustrated with two frontispieces and vignettes, as well as thirty-seven black-and-white plates.This Imperial Edition of William Shakespeare's works includes a 'Notice of the Original Editions of the Plays' at the beginning of Volume I, explaining the format of the first folio edition of 1623, which 'must be received as the only accredited copy'. Volume II ends with 'A Brief Notice of Opinion on the Writings of Shakspere' by editor Charles Knight to rear.This set includes thirty six plays, five poems, one song, one set of verses, and thirteen of the plays that have been ascribed to Shakespeare. Notable works include 'The Taming of the Shrew', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'King Richard III', 'King Lear', and 'Macbeth'.Volume I contains Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories, while Volume II contains Histories continued from Volume I, as well as Tragedies, Poems, and 'Plays Ascribed to Shakspere'. The Comedies and Tragedies have been arranged according to the evidence of the dates of their composition, while the Histories follow the chronology of the several king's reigns.Edited by Charles Knight, an English publisher, editor, and author, who established the Local Government Chronicle.Prior owner's initials to front board as well as bookplate on front pastedown of both volumes- John Geach Rome, Trelawney, Wyke Regis.Both volumes collated and complete. In morocco binding with gilt illustration to front boards and spine. Externally, very smart. Good colour to leather, with bright gilt on boards. The gilt has faded very slightly on spine. A bit of wear to extremities and spine, particularly to head and tail. Prior owner's bookplate on front pastedowns, with ink inscription on Volume II's bookplate. Binder's label to verso of front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and generally clean, with a few scattered spots particularly to the first and last few pages. Plates are bright and clean. Pages on opposite side of plates have become slightly discoloured and age-toned. Very Good. book.