William Shakespeare. The Plays of William Shakspeare, Accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left by the late George Steevens, esq. With a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators; A History of the Stage, a Life of Shakspeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers. In Nine Volumes [Complete in 9 Volumes, Shakespeare]. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington &c., London., 1805.

Price: US$192.40 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Good. Handsomely bound in full tree calf, tooled and lettered in gilt and contemporaneous with publication date. Expertly rebacked and with original spines laid down. The calf to the spines are often chipped around the edges. Gorgeously marbled endpapers and page edges. From the library of Gerald Wellesley, 6th Lord Ravensworth and with his armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. Hinges expertly reinforced. A touch foxed, largely to first and last leaves of each volume. Illustrated with engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I.

Seller: Sapience Bookstore, Hexham, United Kingdom

Shakespeare, William. THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 9 volumes. Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected copy left by the late GEORGE STEEVENS Esq. With a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, From the Most Eminent Commentators; A History of the Stage, etc. F.C. & J. Rivington et al., London, 1805.

Price: US$442.52 + shipping

Description: 9 volume set all dated 1805. Original half-calf binding with marbled boards. Frontis. portrait of Shakespeare by Neagle. Half-titles to all volumes but this set set did not contains plates. Each volume has the ink signature of Andrew Hunter 1813. In need of re-binding with several boards [all present] detached. Several spines incomplete. A nice tight set of text blocks with some foxing. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. Size: 8vo

Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom

SHAKESPEARE Willianm, STEEVENS George, CHALMERS Alexander. THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE In Nine Volumes Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected copy left by the late George Steevens with a Series of Engravings from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli. and Historical Notes by Alexander Chalmers. Printed for F.C. & J. Rivington et al., 1805, 1805.

Price: US$513.07 + shipping

Description: 9 vols. Tall 8vo (9¼ x 5¾ ins). Rebound in recent quarter calf on marbled paper-laid boards, spines gilt ruled with contrasting gilt lettered labels, new endpapers (near Fine). Pp. various, with half titles, illus with 35 engraved plates (some toning on plates and edges of some pages; previous owner's neat inscription in contemporary hand on front prelims). [Vol IV bound without Comedy of Errors despite listing on title].

Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom

SHAKESPEARE, William: CHALMERS, Alexander:. The Plays of William Shakespeare, In Nine Volumes. Accurately printed from the Text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. With a selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the most eminent commentators; A History of the Stage, A Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers, A.M.. London, F.C. and J. Rivington, Johnson &c. &c. 1805, 1805.

Price: US$634.92 + shipping

Description: Nine Volumes. Hardbacks, approx 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In stunning full Tree-Calf leather fine bindings, with gilt decorations to spines, red and black leather spine labels lettered in gilt with smaller numbered labels between. Speckled page edges. In very good conditions. Some rubbing to edges and ends of spines, some minor rubbing to corners. A couple of numbered labels missing on spines (2, 5 & 7.) Small bookplate to endpaper in vol.1, ?F.P.S.? Some darkening to frontis and title in vol.1, with neat glue repair. Some areas of mild foxing to pages, else overall inside pages all very clean and tight. Else a very nice set. 9 vols.: Illustrated with a B&W engraved frontis portrait of Shakespeare in vol.1.

Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom

Shakespeare, William. The plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected copy left by the late George Steevens Esq. With a Serie of Engravings from original designs of Henry Fuseli.. F.C. & J. Rivington et al, London, 1805.

Price: US$989.03 + shipping

Description: (.and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, From the eminent commentators; A History Of Stage, a Life of Shakespeare ewtc. by Alexander Chalmers. In Nine Volumes - in englischer Sprache ) Der erste Band mit in Kupfer gestochenem Frontispizpoträt Shakespeares ( nach Neagle ), Titelblatt, 2 n.n. Blätter *Preface *, XLVI ( Life of Shakespeare - Shakespear`s Will ), 309 Seiten mit 3 gestochenen Kupfertafeln. Inhalt: The Tempest – Two Gentlemen of Verona – Merry Wives of Windsor / Band 2 mit 494 Seiten und 5 gestochenen Kupfern. Inhalt: Twelve-Night or What you Will – Measure for Measure – Much ado about Nothing - Midsummer-Night`s Dream – Love`s Labour Lost / Band 3 mit 553 Seiten und 5 gestochenen Kupfern. Inhalt: Merchant of Venice – As you like it – All`s Well that Ends Well – Taming of the Shrew – Winter`s Tale. / Band 4 mit 518 Seiten und 4 Kupfertafeln. Inhalt: Comedy of Errors – Macbeth – King John – King Richard II. - King Henry IV. ( part one ). / Band 5 mit 490 Seiten und 4 Kupfertafeln. Inhalt: King Henry IV. ( part two ) - King Henry V. - King Henry VI. ( part one – part two ). / Band 6 mit 524 Seiten und 4 Kupfern. ( Inhalt: King Henry ( part three ) - King Richard III. - King Henry VIII. - Troilus and Cressida / Band 7 mit 480 Seiten und 4 Kupfertafeln. Inhalt: Timon of Athens – Coriolanus – Julius Caesar – Antony and Cleopatra. / Band 8 mit 473 Seiten und 4 Kupfern Inhalt: Cymbeline – Titus Andronicus – Prince of Tyre – King Lear. / Band 9 mit 424 Seiten und 3 Kupfertafeln. Inhalt: Romeo and Juliet – Hamlet, Prince of Denmark – Othello, the Moor of Venice. Jeweils in Ohldr mit goldgeprägtem schmalen Einbandrücken und goldgeprägtem roten Titelschildchen, 8° ( 21 x 13,5 cm ). Mit insgesamt 37 Kupfern ( so offenbar vollständig – die Kupfer nach Neagle, Cromek, Rhodes, Dodley und William Blake ). Die Einbände teils berieben, teils etwas fleckig, Ecken und Kanten teils bestoßen. Innen jeweils mit auf dem Vorsatzblatt mit montiertem alten Bücherzeichen *Emilie Bergeest *, Vorsätze jeweils etwas leimschattig, ansonsten Seiten teils etwas fleckig oder stockfleckig, desgleichen die Kupferstiche, Seiten teils gebräunt, wenige Seiten mit Marginalien von alter Hand, wenige Seiten gering angeknickt oder mit kleinen Randläsionen. Im 9. Band Seiten teils stärker gelockert und mit Randläsionen. Zusammen 9 Bände. ( Gesamtgewicht ca. 5000 Gramm ) ( Lagerort: Rich - DG ) ( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage – further pics at request )

Seller: Antiquariat Friederichsen, Hamburg, Germany

Shakespeare, William. The Plays of William Shakespeare. 9 Volumes Complete, Small Paper Edition. Remarkable Nice Condition. 37 Plates and One Engraving. One Plate By William Blake. London 1805. F. C. And J. Rivington, London, 1805.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First editions thus. Full tooled original leather, two-color labels on spines, all edges tooled in gilt, original marbled endpapers. Moderate wear to covers, but considering the age of this set, it is the best we have ever seen. Occasional individual copies show up, and sometimes full sets, but they are usually well worn, with the cover detached or missing completely. It is a fragile set and this one is really nice with all covers intact, slight wear and flaking to gilt on spines, but it has survived many years intact and undisturbed. All 37 plates are intact, with one being an engraving of the bard himself, in volume one. There is also a plate done by William Blake in volume 6, page 357. Most of the tissue guards are still present. There is also an illustration of a stage in volume 1. The more elegant 10 volume set, on larger paper, has survived much better, and though more expensive, it is ultimately much more available. Each volume has a simple contemporary ownership label, stating its owner as "Lady Amcotts." Each volume also has a clear acetate cover to protect it from any further wear. It seems hard to imagine that many sets have survived a well as this one. -

Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.

SHAKESPEARE, William; illustrated by FUSELI, Henry; [BLAKE, William]. THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq.. London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, J. Johnson, R. Baldwin et al., 1805.

Price: US$1924.01 + shipping

Description: Nine volumes. Octavo. Handsomely bound in contemporary full diced russia with gilt tooling and titles to the spine and rolled gilt rules to the boards and turn-ins. All edges marbled. Each volume with a silk page marker. Illustrated with 37 engraved plates after original designs by Henry Fuseli, including two engraved by William Blake (Romeo and Juliet, Henry VIII). A very good set indeed, the bindings square and firm with minor rubbing and wear to the joints, a little bumping to the corners and a dent to the head of the upper board of volume IV. The contents with a discrete ninenteenth-century French ink ownership stamp for "A.A. Beaujour, Rots" to each title page and the very occasional dot of foxing are otherwise clean and bright throughout. A splendid set. A most attractive edition of Shakespeare's works, with a wonderful suite of illustrations by the Romantic artist Henry Fuseli, including two engraved by William Blake. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom

William Shakespeare. The Plays of William Shakespeare (limited large paper copy set of 500 sets). London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington,, 1805.

Price: US$3000.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: "The Plays of William Shakespeare" by William Shakespeare, and engraved by William Blake. London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, et al, 1805. 10 vols. Royal 8vo. Edited by Alexander Chalmers. LARGE PAPER COPY IN 10 VOLUMES, limited to 500 sets "on finest paper" (see Weinglass p. 239). There was also a 9-volume small paper edition (3,250 sets printed) but "the ten-volume edition is considerably more elegant" (Bentley Blake Books 498). Portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare in Vol. I and 37 copper engraved plates after Fuseli, including 2 by William Blake. Later half navy blue morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, compartments framed and titled in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, STAMP-SIGNED BY PAWSON & NICHOLSON BINDERY (gentle rubbing to boards and spine ends, discrete sunning to backstrips, pale upper marginal dampstaining to few volumes). CONSIDERED THE BEST ILLUSTRATED COLLECTION OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS. Rare.

Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands

Shakespeare, William. THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. F.C. & J. Rivington, London, 1805.

Price: US$4500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Gorgeously bound 9-volume set of Shakespeare, all uniformly bound in early 19th-century full tree calf with elaborately gilt-stamped spines. This set uses the text edited by George Steevens, one of the most important commentators on the Bard and a central figure in Shakespeare's apotheosis during the Georgian era to the title of England's greatest writer. Tree calf bindings, created by chemicals applied to the surface, which are then brushed out into branches like a tree, became popular in the late 19th century; they have the effect of marbling but on leather rather than on paper. A stunning set. Nine octavo volumes, 8.25'' x 5.25'' each. Full contemporary tree calf, spines elaborately stamped in gilt with central dot pattern, red goatskin spine labels. All edges speckled red. Half titles present; volume I with engraved frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare by Neagle. Most volumes between 460 and 550 pages. Engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedowns. Some bits of spotting to boards, only light rubbing to extremities. Interior with infrequent soil, light scattered foxing. Joints firm. Bright.

Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.