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Price: US$261.79 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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
Seller: Faustroll et fils, Montreal, QC, Canada
SHAKESPEARE, William.. The works of Shakspeare, imperial edition.. Virtue & Yorson, 1870.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1870 ENORMOUS Shakespeare Illustrated Theatre Plays 2v Charles Knight Imperial With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. William Shakespeare A rare set of the works of Shakespeare. In the mid-19th-century, Charles Knight published an illustrated edition of the works of William Shakespeare, a set that proved to be very popular throughout the late 1800s. This set includes a plethora of steel engravings of prominent characters as well as a memoir of Shakespeare by Alexander Chalmers. This two volume set features artwork from Sharp, Lizars, and Cousen Item number: #5848 Price: $750 SHAKESPEARE, William. The works of Shakspeare, imperial edition. New York: Virtue & Yorson, [ca. 1870]. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes Vol. I [6], 810 27 steel engraved plates Vol. II [6], 778, [8], 188 17 steel engraved plates References: Lowndes 2261, 2265 Language: English Binding: Leather; tight & secure Size: ~15in X 11.5in (38cm x 29cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 5848 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Softcover in original printed orange/salmon colored wraps. Folio: each of the sections measures 11.5 x 15.5 inches. There were originally sold by subscription only. The first issue advertises on the back that the complete works will "be completed in about Forty-eight Parts, at fifty cents each." Each of the parts is still bound in its original paper wraps. Each has 32 pages, and the majority of them are uncut/unopened. Each also contains a very nice engraving to accompany the plays in that section. The first part has an engraved title page and an additional engraving of Stratford. Part one contains Two Gentlemen. Part two has Love's Labours. Part three has most of Merry Wives. Part four has the rest of Merry Wives and Comedy of Errors. Part six is Midsummer. PART 7 IS MISSING. and it continued through Part 50. There is a notice from the publisher attached to the front of Part 50 with advertisement for a Book Binder who can bind the 50 parts into a two volume set. Also included here are the 6 parts of Knight's Biography of Shakspere, done in the same format with engraving in each. We have seen this set referred to as the Imperial Edition, but those words do not appear here on the original subscription pages. The set here weights almost 26 lbs and so it will be expensive to ship - but we will ask for only the cost of the stamps. Please email with questions or to request photos.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$2315.93 + shipping
Description: London: J.S. Virtue & Co., n.d. (circa 1870s). Large thick folio. (38.5 x 29cm). Contemp. full heavily embossed dark red morocco with bevelled boards. Illustrated gilt borders on all covers. Spines uniformly extra gilt stamped and with raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Complete with 2 engraved frontispieces, 2 additional illustrated title-pages, and 37 full-page steel-engraved plates, all with their orig. plain paper guards. Some occasional foxing, but an excellent set. Printed in double-column. NOTE: A most handsome set of the magisterial Victorian Imperial Edition, specially bound for presentation purposes with the binders ticket of Fussell & Co., Chestnut House, Dawes' Point, Sydney inside front cover of each volume. Desirable thus as a colonial Australian binding.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia