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Volume I only - a translation of books 1 and 2 of the \"Chroniques.\" Folio (330 x 230mm). 269 leaves. Signatures: D-3H⁶ 3I. Lacking all before D¹ and all after 3I¹. Beginning at chapter 31 and ending at chapter 411. English text in black letter, printed in double columns. Imprint unknown as the title leaves and colophon are lacking. Running title reads: \"The cronycle of Froissart.\" Woodcut initials; others with small guide capitals. Modern half calf. Condition: an incomplete copy in a secure binding, varying levels of staining and browning, some old marginalia, most leaves complete but one or two corner tears and frayed edges, some miniscule worming. An imperfect copy of an extremely rare book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: Most likely a reprint edition of Berner's celebrated English translation of Froissart's great chronicle, undertaken at the express command of Henry VIII. Froissart, probably in Berner's translation, was a source for Shakespeare, specifically for Richard II (cf. Gillespie, Shakespeare's Books, pp.177-180). The chronicle covers the years 1325 to 1400 and was \"a new sort of history, fresh and lively and related with enthusiasm—a far cry from the dull heavy chronicles of earlier years. 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Nichols; F. and C. Rivington; T. Payne, R. Faulder; W. Lowndes; G. Wilkie; J. and W. Bent; J. Walker; W. Clarke and Son; J. Barker; J. Edwards; D. Ogilvy and Son; J. Cuthell; R. Lea; J. Nunn; J. Lackington and Co.; T. Kay; J. Deighton; J. White; W. Miller; Vernor and Hood; Cadell and Davies; T.N. Longman; C. Law; Murray and Highley; and Lee and Hurst, 1798.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardcover. Leather-bound. Complete in 9 volumes. Small format (12mo) (150 x 90mm), pp. [xxi], 423; (4), 427; (4), 439; (4), 395; (4), 420; (4), 439; (4), 330; (4), 411; (4), 355, (24 - Glossary). English text in single column. Exquisitely bound in contemporary full morocco, spines gilt with five raised bands, boards and edges gilt ruled, gilt inner dentelles, all page edges gilt, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, initial and terminal blanks plus half-titles present. Each play with a divisional title. Notes and glossary by John Nichols.--Cf. Jaggard. With Rowe's Some account of the life, \u0026amp;c. of William Shakespeare in v. 1. Contents arranged thus: v. 1: Some account of the life, \u0026amp;c. of William Shakespeare \/ written by Mr. Rowe. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor. Twelfth night. Measure for measure. -- v. 2: Much ado about nothing. Midsummer night's dream. Love's labour's lost. Merchant of Venice. As you like it. -- v. 3: All's well that ends well. Taming of the shrew. Winter's tale. Comedy of errors. Macbeth. -- v. 4: King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, part 1. King Henry IV, part 2. -- v. 5: Henry V. King Henry VI, part 1. King Henry VI, part 2. King Henry VI, part 3. -- v. 6: King Richard III. King Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. Timon of Athens. -- v. 7: Coriolanus. Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. -- v. 8: Cymbeline. Titus Andronicus. Pericles. King Lear. -- v. 9: Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello. Glossary. 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Begun by John Stow: Continued and Augmented with matters Forraigne and Domestique, Ancient and Moderne, unto the end of the present yeere, 1631 by Edmund Howes, Gent [sic]. N.p.\u003c\/strong\u003e [Londini: printed by John Beale, Bernard Alsop, Thomas Fawcett, and Augustine Mathewes, impensis Richardi Meighen], 1631 [i.e. 1632].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardcover. Reprint (second edition of the Howes amendation). Leather-bound. Thick folio (320 x 220mm), pp. [20], 537, 540-819, 819-891, 891-897, 890, 900-901, 991-1014, 1003-1050, [2], 1057-1062, [4], 1063-1087, [29] (with pagination mis-numbered throughout, this volume collates closely with ESTC S117586). Signatures: *² [par.]⁸ A-4I⁶ 4K⁴ 4L-4M⁶ 4N² 4n⁴ 4O-4P⁶ 4Q⁴ 4R⁶ 4S⁸ (4S8 terminal blank lacking). Contemporary calf covers neatly rebacked with a new spine; gilt armorial crest to upper cover; red-dyed page edges; marbled pastedowns and endpapers. English text printed in black letter. Lines of sixty-seven printed in double columns. Illustrated title-page set within architectural woodcut border. Historiated initials; head- and tail-pieces; printed marginal\/shoulder notes; includes indexes - alphabetical table. Printed by John Beale, Bernard Alsop, Thomas Fawcett, and Augustine Mathewes. Beale printed the preliminaries, quires A-G, and 2A-3C; Alsop and Fawcett printed H-Z; Mathewes printed 3D-4S, cf. STC. Includes an appendix or corollary of the foundations and descriptions of the three most famous universities of England: viz. Cambridge, Oxford, and London. The matters whereof concerning the former two universities, were gathered by John Stow and supplied and continued by Edmond Howes. The third was collected and written by Sir George Buck, London, Printed by A. Matthewes, for R. Meighen, 1632: pages 1055-1087. The contribution of Sir George Buck has title: 'The third universitie of England: or, A treatise of the foundations of all the colledges, ancient schooles of priviledge, and of houses of learning, and liberall arts, within and about the most famous citie of London ... By G.B. Knight. At London, Printed by Augustine Mathewes for Richard Meighen, 1631'. Colophon at rear: 'London, Printed by A. M. for Richard Meighen, and are to sold at his shop at the Middle Temple Gate, neere Templebarre in Fleetstreet, 1632'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe printed page numbering in this work is quite erratic. This copy has been carefully collated and compared with the description provided by the British Library and is textually complete but lacks an initial and terminal blank. The binding is very secure with the original boards having been retained - these show some scuffing and abrasions. The contents are remarkably fresh and clean with a touch of browning and a little light staining in the gutter to a small section towards the rear. Some side-notes have been shaved. There are a couple of small holes in the margins and some minor tears. Extensive inking to blank endpaper. Small armorial bookplate of F. A. Marshall to front pastedown. Overall this is an excellent copy. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: A tailor by trade, renowned early historian John Stow abandoned his occupation in 1560 to devote all his time to “the collection of printed books, legal and literary documents, and charters, in the transcription of ancient manuscripts, inscriptions, and the like, all dealing with English history, archeology, and literature… Some time after the death of Reginald Wolfe (the projector of Holinshed’s Chronicles) in 1573, Stow purchased Wolfe’s collections… It was not until 1565 that he produced his first Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles. The work was well received, and this monument of British history was continually updated and re-issued until 1631.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1631 edition is the second issue after Stow’s death: edited, continued and considerably expanded by Edmond Howes. Following the Annales, which cover the history of Britain from legendary times until the year 1631, there is an Appendix, with separate title pages, that deals with the foundations and descriptions of the three most famous universities of England: viz: Cambridge, Oxford and London. The Appendix includes an interesting list of all the ‘Arts and Sciences Read and Taught’ in the University of London, including: Law of Conscience, Calligraphie, Art Gladiatorie, Hippice – or the Art of Riding, Polemice or Art Military, Pyrotechnie, Art of Swimming, Orchectrice – or Art of Dancing, and the Art of Revels. Aside from the handsome title pages, and decorative headpieces and tailpieces, this book features a number of large decorated initials; with the exception of a few sections and passaged which are printed in italic or roman type, the book is printed throughout in black letter (gothic) type. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe work is considered as well to be European Americana, for it contains references to the voyages of Frobisher’s (1576, 1577 and 1578), Francis Drake (1580), and Thomas Cavendish (1586). It also includes a description of the English settlements in North America (1615), including Roanoke. This edition is of particular interest to Shakespeare scholars as it recounts the burning of the famous Globe Theatre in 1613, noted for its performances by Shakespeare and his associates. Additionally, it provides important Shakespearean literary references and background information - Shakespeare scholars have determined that Stow’s Annales clearly furnished ideas and imagery for Henry IV, Part II and may have been a source for a number of key passages in Henry V (see Whitaker, 144-5; Bullough IV:155ff). “Hal’s pranks have been splendidly elaborated on hints mainly supplied by Stow” (Bullough IV:177). [STC 23340. ESTC S117586. 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Contents arranged thus: v. 1. Some Account of the Life \u0026amp;c. \/ by Mr. Rowe. Dr. Johnson's preface. The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Merry Wives of Windsor; Twelfth Night -- v. 2. Measure for Measure; Much a do about Nothing; Midsummer Night's Dream; Love's Labour's Lost -- v. 3. Merchant of Venice; As You Like It; All's Well That Ends Well; Taming of the Shrew -- v. 4. Winter's Tale; Comedy of Errors; Macbeth; King John -- v. 5. King Richard II; King Henry IV, part 1 King Henry IV, part 2; Henry V -- v. 6. King Henry VI, part 1; King Henry VI, part 2; King Henry VI, part 3 -- v. 7. King Richard III; King Henry VIII; Troilus and Cressida -- v. 8. Timon of Athens; Coriolanus; Julius Caesar; Antony and Cleopatra -- v. 9. Cymbeline; Titus Andronicus; Pericles; King Lear -- v. 10. Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; Othello. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondition: VERY GOOD. Bindings tight and secure with all hinges intact. Slight rubbing to boards. 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[1825].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Pickering's miniature edition complete in 9 volumes. Leather-bound. Hardcovers. Miniature, 48mo (85 x 45 mm). Vol 1: [vi] 306 pp.; vol 2: 279 pp.; vol 3: 294 pp.; vol 4: 326 pp.; vol. 5: 321 pp.; vol. 6: 348 pp.; vol. 7: 320 pp.; vol. 8: 315 pp.; vol. 9: 279 pp. [liv]. Full brown straight-grain morocco bindings, spines with three raised bands, covers elaborately gilt decorated, all edges gilt, blue endpapers, 38 b\u0026amp;w plates, including a portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare engraved by Augustus Fox, from a picture painted by T. Stothard R.A. from the rare print by Droeshout. Frontispiece to each vol. (taken from the first drama in each), printed titles with large vignette to each vol., list of contents, title within frame and dramatis personae, head- and tail-piece for each work, Shakespeare's drama illustrated with 38 engraved plates all by various engravers after Stothard, one for each play, 'Glossary' to final vol. The contents are as follows: Vol. I - 'The Tempest'; 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'; 'Midsummer-Night's Dream'; 'Merry Wives of Windsor'; 'Twelfth Night'. Vol. II - 'Much Ado About Nothing'; 'Measure for Measure'; 'Love's Labour's Lost'; 'Merchant of Venice'. Vol. III - 'As You Like It'; 'All's Well That Ends Well'; 'Taming of the Shrew'; 'WInter's Tale'. Vol. IV - 'Comedy of Errors'; 'Macbeth'; 'King John'; 'King Richard II'; 'King Henry IV - Part I'. Vol. V - 'King Henry IV - Part II'; 'King Henry V'; 'King Henry VI - Part I'; King Henry VI - Part II'.Vol. VI - 'King Henry VI - Part III'; 'King Richard III'; 'King Henry VIII'; 'Troilus and Cressida'. Vol. VII - 'Timon of Athens'; 'Coriolanus'; 'Julius Caesar'; 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Vol. VIII - 'Cymbeline'; 'Titus Andronicus'; 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre'; 'King Lear'. Vol. IX - 'Romeo and Juliet'; 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'; 'Othello, Moor of Venice'; 'Glossary' [Lowndes IV: 2266]. Condition: FINE. An absolutely immaculate set. Without previous ownership markings. Scarce thus. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: A fine and exquisite set, beautifully bound of a beautifully printed miniature edition of the dramatic works of Shakespeare. 'The smallest Edition ever printed.' (Lowndes). 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Armorial bookplate to front pastedown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: A scarce anthology containing the plays and poetry of William Shakespeare. With glossarial notes; and facts connected with his life and writings, abridged from \"William Shakspere, a Biography\". Profusely illustrated throughout by W. Harvey. 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Baldwin, for J. Rivington and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son, T. Longman, B. Law, H. S. Woodfall, C. Dilly, J. Robson, J. Johnson, T. Vernor, G. G. J. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. Murray, R. Baldwin, H. L. Gardner, J. Sewell, J. Nichols, J. Bew, T. Payne, jun. S. Hayes, R. Faulder, W. Lowndes, G. and T. Wilkie, Scatcherd and Whitaker, T. and J. Egerton, C. Stalker, J. Barker, J. Edwards, Ogilvie and Speare, J. Cuthell, J. Lackington, and E. Newbery, MDCCXC. [1790].\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst edition thus. Ten volumes in eleven - complete. Leather-bound. Octavo (200 x 120 mm.). Pp. lxxix, 414; [4], 315; [4], 539; [2], 636; [4], 570; [4], 604; [4], 624; [4], 600; [4], 702; [4], 648; [6], 692, [34 index]. English text. Bound in stunning contemporary speckled calf. Smooth spines gilt ruled and tooled, black morocco lettering-pieces in the second and fourth compartments. Boards with gilt frames. Marbled endpapers. Initial and terminal blanks plus half-titles present. Illustrated throughout with portrait engravings, diagrams and charts, and a fold-out plate. Extensive printed footnotes. Glossarial index in final volume. Vol.1 is bound in two parts, each with separate title-page, pagination and register. Contents: v. 1, pt. 1. Prolegomena: Preface. Preface by Johnson. Advertisement by Steevens. Catalogue of the earliest translations from the Greek and Roman classicks, by Steevens. Preface by Pope. Dedication by Heminge and Condell to the folio, 1623. Preface by the same. Rowe's life of Shakspeare, augmented by Malone. Anecdotes of Shakspeare, from Oldys's mss. \u0026amp;c. Baptisms [etc.] of the Shakspeare family extracted from the registers of Stratford-upon-Avon, by Malone. Shakspeare's coat of arms. Shakspeare's will. Shakspeare's mortgage. Ancient and modern commendatory verses on Shakspeare. Editions of Shakspeare's plays. Editions of his Poems. Dramatick pieces on which plays were formed by Shakspeare. List of plays altered from Shakspeare. Detached pieces of criticism on Shakspeare, his editors, \u0026amp;c. Entries [of Shakspeare's plays and poems] in the Stationer's registers, extracted by Steevens. Essay on the order of time in which the plays were written. Shakspeare, Ford and Jonson.--v. 1, pt. 2. Historical account of the English stage. Emendations and additions. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor. v. 2. Measure for measure. Comedy of errors. Much ado about nothing. Love's labour's lost. A midsummer night's dream.--v. 3. Merchant of Venice. As you like it. Taming of the shrew. All's well that ends well. Pericles, prince of Tyre.--v. 4. Twelfth-night. Winter's tale. Macbeth. King John.--v. 5. Richard II. Henry IV, part first and second. Henry V.--v. 6. Henry VI, part first, second, and third. A dissertation on the three parts of King Henry VI. Richard III.--v. 7. King Henry VIII. Coriolanus. Julius Cæsar. Antony and Cleopatra.--v. 8. Timon of Athens. Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline. King Lear.--v. 9. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello.--v. 10. Venus and Adonis. Rape of Lucrece. Sonnets. Passionate pilgrim. Lover's complaint. Titus Andronicus. Romeus and Juliet. Appendix. Glossarial index. Condition: NEAR FINE. Collated complete. Bindings tight, secure and square, all hinges perfectly intact. Covers very well-preserved with minor rubbing and abrasions. Interiors largely fresh and clean. Without previous ownership markings. An exquisite set and scarce thus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: The first edition of Malone’s Shakespeare appeared in 1790 - regarded as very important and an incredibly scarce text in the original complete form. After the publication of this edition Malone died leaving much unfinished material. James Boswell the younger gathered this and, after almost a decade of preparation, published in 1821 a 21-volume landmark edition which is known as the third variorum edition, and which became a staple of the Shakespeare reprint trade. Edmond Malone (1741-1812) is regarded as the greatest eighteenth-century Shakespearean editor and commentator. He used the ten-volume edition by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens as his base text but went far beyond Johnson and Steevens in establishing an authoritative text, consulting early folios and quartos more thoroughly than any previous scholar had done. Moreover, using archives from London, Stratford and country houses, he both expanded biographical knowledge of Shakespeare and corrected errors which had been perpetuated from Rowe’s “Life of Shakespeare” onwards. 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Pp. xi, 333. Bound in publisher's original blue covers with gilt titles to spine. Presented in original complete dust jacket, now in protective mylar cover. Condition: FINE. An immaculate copy.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Gary Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41625203507371,"sku":"TAYLOR1993","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/products\/SAM_5607.jpg?v=1647992668"},{"product_id":"a-midsummer-nights-dream-as-it-is-acted-at-the-theatres-royal-1778-shakespeare","title":"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM AS IT IS ACTED AT THE THEATRES-ROYAL 1778 SHAKESPEARE","description":"[SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)]. \u003cstrong\u003eA midsummer night’s dream. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: printed for J. 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English text; bound in publisher's original green cloth covers with gilt decoration; initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present; with 12 colour plates and numerous black and white drawings by Arthur Rackham. Condition: GOOD to VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure with the joints and hinges intact, gilt on spine a little rubbed or faded, covers largely clean, contents complete and very well-preserved, without a dust jacket.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Charles Lamb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694480167083,"sku":"","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_9648_e9bb4b08-a888-4f99-8bc2-984d07a3928c.jpg?v=1684379352"},{"product_id":"poems-written-by-shakespeare-1774-leather-binding","title":"POEMS WRITTEN BY SHAKESPEARE 1774 LEATHER BINDING","description":"[SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM]. \u003cstrong\u003ePoems.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: J. Bell \u0026amp; C. 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Bound in handsome full polished calf by Bayntun-Rivière. Covers gilt ruled and tooled. All page edges gilt. Hand-marbled endpapers. Half-title. Publisher's device to title-page. Rear indexes and glossary. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure with the hinges and joints intact. Covers and head of spine slightly rubbed. Interior very well-preserved, the front endpaper neatly clipped to one corner.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132317073579,"sku":"","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/s1.jpg?v=1699110820"},{"product_id":"the-tempest-by-william-shakespeare-1926-first-edition-illustrated-by-arthur-rackham","title":"THE TEMPEST BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1926 FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM","description":"\u003cp\u003e[SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM].\u003cstrong\u003e The Tempest. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst trade edition, first impression. Cloth-bound; hardcover; quarto (25.5cm x 18.5cm x 2.5cm); pp. ix, [1], 185. English text. Original black cloth, lettering and decorations to spine and front cover in gilt. Initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present. Colour frontispiece and 19 colour plates mounted on white paper, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Arthur Rackham. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd., Bungay, Suffolk. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure. Covers clean. Slight rubbing to spine ends. Interior very well-preserved with just a few light fox spots to endpapers. without previous ownership markings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: First edition of a particularly fine publication. When asked to name five plays by Shakespeare he would like to illustrate, Rackham placed The Tempest at the top, second only to A Midsummer Night's Dream, and is evident in the ethereal and subdued colour plates. The Tempest is among Gettings' survey of Rackham's Best Book Illustrations. A review, published in The Bystander in December 1926, stated that it was \"most exquisitely illustrated by Arthur Rackham, and some of the colour plates were the loveliest things of their kind that I have seen\". Fred Gettings in his study of Rackham stated that \"three plates, 'Come unto these yellow sands'; 'The isle is full of noises', and the fine 'Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears', reach near perfection, and in so doing point a new quality in Rackham's work\" (Gettings, p. 150). 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Pp. xlvi, 520; xv, 563; viii, 516; xviii, 719; xx, 747; xvii, 646; xiv, 611; xiv, 767; xxxvii, 772. English text, edited by William Aldis Wright. Handsomely bound in half morocco by Bumpus. Spine titles gilt in second and third compartments. Marbled boards. Top page edges gilt, other edges uneven. Half-titles present. Title-pages printed in red \u0026amp; black. 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An excellent example.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: A reprint of the \"Cambridge Shakespeare,\" with text based on collation and comparison of the Folio and Quarto editions of Shakespeare's works. William Aldis Wright was an English writer and editor, and his Shakespeare works are well regarded, with his prefaces being particularly thorough with accounts of contextual history of the works included. Wright also edited the 'Globe' edition of Shakespeare's works in 1864; he \"was the first editor to give due attention to the Elizabethan usage of words, and the value of this series has been acknowledged by many later editors....learning, accuracy, and common sense combined to make him one of Britain's greatest Shakespearean scholars\" (ODNB). \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158157131947,"sku":"","price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_6224.jpg?v=1699885534"},{"product_id":"a-life-of-william-shakespeare-by-sir-sidney-lee-1915-fine-signed-binding","title":"A LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BY SIR SIDNEY LEE 1915 SIGNED FINE BINDING","description":"\u003cp\u003e[LEE, SIR SIDNEY]. \u003cstrong\u003eA Life of William Shakespeare.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Smith, Elder \u0026amp; Co., 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew edition. 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A handsome copy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43418378207403,"sku":"","price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_9335_8790097d-916d-43b9-9f7f-85dd65b29e04.jpg?v=1706376498"},{"product_id":"the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-1913-tree-calf-binding","title":"THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1913 TREE CALF BINDING","description":"\u003cp\u003e[SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM].\u003cstrong\u003e The Complete Works.\u003c\/strong\u003e Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1913.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'THE OXFORD SHAKESPEARE'. Leather-bound, hardcover, octavo (19.5cm x 13cm x 5cm), pp. viii, 1350. English text in double columns, edited with a glossary by W. J. Craig. Stunning contemporary binding of tree calf gilt, marbled page edges and endpapers, half-title, portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, indexes and glossary to rear. Condition: VERY GOOD. Trivial shelf wear to covers. Interior very well-preserved. Prize plate to front pastedown. An excellent copy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43619523887275,"sku":"","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_1333_fab9ad5c-a265-4cd6-b7de-9cf26df67cc5.jpg?v=1710563485"},{"product_id":"the-shakespeare-gallery-containing-the-principle-female-characters-by-charles-heath-1837-fine-leather-binding","title":"THE SHAKESPEARE GALLERY: CONTAINING THE PRINCIPLE FEMALE CHARACTERS BY CHARLES HEATH 1837 FINE LEATHER BINDING","description":"\u003cp\u003e[HEATH, CHARLES].\u003cstrong\u003e The Shakespeare Gallery: Containing the Principle Female Characters in the Plays of the Great Poet. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Charles Tilt, [no date, plates dated 1836 and 1837].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST EDITION. Leather-bound, hardcover, folio (32cm x 24cm x 3cm), unpaginated. English text. Handsomely bound in half calf gilt, all page edges gilt, marbled endpapers, 45 engraved plates of female characters - \"Engraved, in the most highly-finished manner, from drawings by the first artists, under the direction and superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath\" - each followed by a page of dialogue from the featured play. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, some minor rubbing to extremities. Contents very well-preserved with some faint offsetting and trivial intermittent fox spots, else excellent. 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Bound in contemporary half leather, the spines with gilt titles, top page edges gilt, yellow endpapers, each volume with an engraved title-page, profusely illustrated throughout, printed footnotes. Condition: GOOD. Bindings tight and secure. Light rubbing and handling to covers. Interiors with just a touch of light foxing mostly to endpapers, else excellent. Small bookplate to front pastedowns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44334186692779,"sku":"","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/plays.jpg?v=1722277130"},{"product_id":"tales-from-shakespeare-by-charles-mary-lamb-1909-bayntun-binding-rackham-ills","title":"TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE BY CHARLES \u0026 MARY LAMB 1909 BAYNTUN BINDING, RACKHAM ILLS","description":"\u003cp\u003e[SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; LAMB, CHARLES \u0026amp; MARY]. \u003cstrong\u003eTales from Shakespeare. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: J. M. Dent \u0026amp; Co., 1909.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST TRADE EDITION; leather-bound, hardcover, octavo (23.5 x 15.5 x 3.5cm), pp. xii, 304. English text, with full-page and in text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Beautifully rebound in full polished calf gilt by Bayntun, all page edges gilt, hand-marbled endpapers, half-title, 13 full-page colour illustrations and numerous illustrations in black and white. Condition: FINE. A wonderful tight and clean copy. Bookplate to front pastedown. Exquisite.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: Rackham first illustrated this work as part of a series of \"The Temple Classics For Young People\", published in 1899. This edition is a larger edition with added illustrations, presented in a fantastic binding by Bayntun. 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Colour frontispiece tipped in as issued with captioned and decorated tissue guard, 29 similar plates, all after watercolours by W. G. Simmonds, illustrated title page printed in red and black. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure with the hinges and joints intact. Covers and contents very well-preserved. The original box somewhat soiled with some edge wear and tear. Scarce thus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: First Simmonds edition. Besides his watercolours, William George Simmonds (1876-1968) pursued various theatrical interests as playwright, set designer, and manager of a puppet theatre, for which he carved the figures. This being one of the best and most attractive titles in the various Hamlet productions of the era.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54877344858487,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_4330_75616b59-bac5-41e5-96a3-85a8b0ba20b6.jpg?v=1736785698"},{"product_id":"a-midsummer-nights-dream-1908-shakespeare-bayntun-riviere-binding-rackham-ills","title":"A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM 1908 SHAKESPEARE, BAYNTUN RIVIERE BINDING RACKHAM ILLS","description":"\u003cp\u003e[SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM].\u003cstrong\u003e A Midsummer-Night's Dream. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: William Heinemann, 1908.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST TRADE EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; quarto (25 x 18 x 4 cm.); pp. [6], 134 + [40] leaves of plates. English text, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Beautifully bound in full blue crushed morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere; all page edges gilt; marbled endpapers; half-title; vignette title-page printed in black and brown; 40 tipped-in full-page colour plates mounted on heavy off-white paper with grey background and frame, each with a captioned tissue guard; 30 line drawings in the text. The original cloth covers bound in at the rear. Printed at the Ballantyne Press in London. Condition: FINE. A wonderful, tight and clean copy; without previous ownership markings. Exquisite.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: The first trade edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham presented in a sumptuous signed binding. In these remarkable illustrations, Rackham \"developed his gift for drawing witches, gnomes, fairies, and anthropomorphized trees and brought them to a pitch of vivid characterization, sometimes with an unsettling frisson of horror\" (ODNB). Latimore \u0026amp; Haskell, p. 32; Riall, p.87.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55151527919991,"sku":"","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_0371_8f0d83b0-9b93-42f0-be9f-ecba30a93136.jpg?v=1745456328"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-william-shakespeare-1795-in-eight-volumes","title":"THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1795 IN EIGHT VOLUMES","description":"\u003cp\u003e[SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM]. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Works. \u003c\/strong\u003eGlasgow: Printed for J. \u0026amp; A. Duncan, J. \u0026amp; M. Robertson, and J. \u0026amp; W. Shaw, 1795.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComplete in eight volumes; leather-bound; hardcover; duodecimo (18 x 10.5 cm); pp. [4], lxxii, 332; [4], 360; [4], 360; [4], 406; [2], 357; [2], 397; [2], 356; [2], 370. English text, with notes by Alexander Pope, William Warburton, and William Dodd. Handsomely bound in contemporary tree calf; smooth spines with gilt bands and morocco lettering-pieces; red speckled page edges; initial and terminal blanks; half-titles; glossary and indexes. Contents: (1) The Tempest; A Midsummer-Night's Dream; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Measure for Measure; (2) Much Ado About Nothing; The Merchant of Venice; Love's Labour's Lost; As You Like It; The Taming of the Shrew; (3) All's Well that Ends Well; Twelfth Night; The Comedy of Errors; The Winter-Night's Tale; The Life and Death of King John; (4) King Richard II; King Henry IV. Part I.; King Henry IV. Part II.; King Henry V; King Henry VI, Part I.; (5) King Henry VI, Part II.; King Henry VI, Part III.; King Richard III; King Henry VIII; (6) King Lear; Timon of Athens; Titus Andronicus; Macbeth; Coriolanus; Julius Caesar; Antony and Cleopatra; Cymbeline; Troilus and Cressida; (8) Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; Othello; Glossary; Index. Condition: VERY GOOD. Collated complete. Bindings tight and secure with the hinges and joints intact. Slight wear to the spine ends. A few abrasions to boards. Interiors very well-preserved, remaining largely fresh and clean. Small bookplate to each front pastedown. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: Title-page verso states: \"This edition of Shakespeare is correctly printed from the famous edition 1753, by Dr. Hugh Blair\". An excellent edition \"in which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. 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