Shakespeare, William ( Knight, Charles ed.). The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere Tragedies Vol I. Virtue, London, 1860.

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Condition: Fair

Description: 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

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William Shakespeare. The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere (Shakespeare) Edited by Charles Knight [Eight Volumes – Second Edition Revised, and Later Editions – Half Leather Binding]. New York: George Routledge and Sons., 1860.

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Description: New York: George Routledge and Sons, Later Edition, not dated, 1860s. Charles Knight's pictorial edition of the works of Shakespeare. Complete in eight volumes. The second edition, revised with later editions of Shakespeare’s biography – mixed set. All published in New York by George Routledge and Sons. The set consists of a Biography of Shakespeare, the Comedies in two volumes, the Tragedies on two volumes, the Histories in two volumes and the Doubtful Plays. With many beautiful illustrations throughout. In half brown calf bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Ten inches tall, raised bands, titles, and gilt decorated spine panels, an attractive set. Externally, gilt decorated with wear to the spines. Internally, firmly bound, bright with occasional spotting. Charles Knight (15 March 1791 March 1873) was an English publisher and author. The son of a bookseller and printer at Windsor, he was apprenticed to his father. On completion of his indentures he took up journalism and had an interest in several newspaper speculations, including the Windsor, Slough and Eton Express. William Shakspere, A Biography, by Charles Knight, Revised and Augmented, not dated, George Routledge and Sons, [viii], 553pp. Doubtful Plays, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, The Second Edition Revised, [viii], 507pp. Comedies Vol I, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [vi], 456pp. Comedies Vol II, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [vi], 456pp. Histories Vol I, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Revised Edition, [viii], 390pp. Histories Vol II, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [vi], 485pp. Tragedies Vol I, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [viii], 471pp. Tragedies Vol II, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [viii], 516pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 10 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine – good condition – nicely decorated in gilt with gilt titles to red labels, worn marked, scratched with some loss to the gilt. Joints – good condition – worn and rubbed. Corners – good condition – bumped and worn. Boards – good condition – marbled paper covered boards, with gilt spine and quarters, marked and worn. Page edges – good condition – all page edges red, dust darkened to the tops. See above and photos. Internally Hinges – good condition – sound. Paste downs – good condition – marbled. End papers – good condition – marbled. Title – good condition – tanned with some foxing. Pages – good condition – tanned with some foxing. Binding – good condition – solid. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1860s Binding: Hardback

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