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Lamb, Mary and Charles. Tales from Shakespeare. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.,, 1901.

Price: US$65.01 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A 1901* edition (vols. I & II) of the famous books written by the siblings, Charles and Mary Lamb in 1807, and intended "for the use of young persons." Both are illustrated by Harold Copping (b/w sketches both whole-page and set within text), with Introductions and Additions by F. J. Furnivall. Volume I covers the comedies; Volume II the tragedies. Beige cloth boards feature the iconic outline portrait of Shakespeare in red. Condition (comments apply to both books; unless otherwise stated): head and tail of spine has some chipping/tearing; esp. vol II. Binding - vol II is looser than that of the tight binding of vol I. Internally, there is a degree of tanning; more prominent on the preliminary and final pages. *There is no publication date in either volume; the date of 1901 is an estimate based on research. Pagination: vol I - pp. xvii, 347, vol. II - pp. xiv, 307. 8vo (royal octavo). Internal images are taken from both books. Please note that, depending on destination, we may request an additional payment to cover any extra shipping/postage charges. Proceeds to Amnesty International. Abe2331.

Seller: Amnesty Bookshop - Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom

Lamb, Mary and Charles/Furnivall, F. J. (Introduction). TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE: Two (2) Volumes in One (1). Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., London, 1901.

Price: US$69.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 309 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Lightly soiled. Corners bumped. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents nice.

Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.

Lamb, Mary and Charles; Shakespeare, William; Furnivall, F.J.. Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare in Two Volumes. Raphael Tuck and Sons, 1901.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 2 books. Some soiling to the white decorated cloth. Pages yellowed; name inside each. Cracked front hinges and the pages up to the title page are loose. Illustrated; some plates. Illustrator: Copping, Harold. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 194350. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.

Lamb, Mary and Charles. Tales From Shakespeare. With introductions and additions by F J Furnivall.. Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd., 1901.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 22 full page plates illustrated by Harold Copping. Bound in original cream cloth binding, gilt lettering and extra gilt tooling on upper covers. 2 volumes. Covers little marked.

Seller: J Head, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Lamb, Mary and Charles with introduction and additions by F.J.Furnivall and illustrations by Harold Copping.. Tales from Shakespeare. 2 volumes.. London; Raphael Tuck & Sons. 1901., 1901.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 1st edition thus. 9.5" x 6.5". xvii + 345pp + frontis and 12 plates, xiv + 308pp + frontis and 8 plates. Bookplate of previous owner on paste down fep. Browning to eps with slight foxing to boards. Very tight and bright hardbacks in publishers original cream buckrum with gilt decoration and lettering. A handsome set.

Seller: Elaine Beardsell, HOLMFIRTH, United Kingdom

Charles and Mary Lamb. Tales from Shakespeare: Vol I & II. Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, 1901.

Price: US$91.01 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: With introductions by Dr Furnivall. In two volumes, Light green boards with gilt titles and green and gilt decoration. Gilt top edges, rough cut side and bottom edges. Vol I tightly bound although slightly cocked. Vole II missing ffep, front hinge cracked and pages including frontispiece are detached. Remainder of book intact. Heavy books will incur extra postage.

Seller: Remember Books, Bath, United Kingdom

Lamb, Charles & Mary Lamb; F. J. Furnivall & M. A. Camb (Introduction); Harold Copping [Illustrator]. Tales From Shakespeare (TWO VOLUME SET). Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1901.

Price: US$95.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 2 volume set. Bound in publisher's teal decorated cloth. Gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Minor shelf wear. Bookplates on front end pages, else unmarked. 344 & 307 p., frontispieces (portraits), illustrations, plates, 25 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.

Lamb, Mary and Charles Lamb. Tales From Shakespeare. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, London/Paris/New York, 1901.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: Two volumes in tan full leather boards with gilt stamped design on front cover, gilt tooling, five raised bands on spine with gilt lettering, all edge gilt, bw frontispiece with tissue guard for both volumes. Volume one xvii, 355 pp, illustrated throughout in bw. Volume two xiv, 308 pp, illustrated in bw throughout. This edition is limited to 250 copies. This copys is not numbered but is signed by Frederick James Furnivall, editor, and Harold Copping, illustrator. Volume 1 has list of comedies on page 347: The Comedy of Errors; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merchant of Venice; The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Twelfth Night; or, What You Will; All's Well that Ends Well; Measure for Measure; The Tempest; The Winter's Tale. Volume 2 List of Tragedies on page 309 include: Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Timon of Athens, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, and Cymbeline. Includes six additional tales by Furnivall: Love's labour's lost, Merry wives, Julius Cæsar, Troilus and Cressida, Antony and Cleopatra, and Coriolanus. Includes introductions and additions by F. J. Furnivall. Illustrated by Harold Copping. VG- (overall wear and staining to leather boards, corners bumped, fraying to edges, pages of text and illustrations are very clean and clear)

Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.

William Shakespeare; Mary and Charles Lamb; F. J. Furnivall, M. A. Camb. Tales from Shakespeare in Two Volumes. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., London, Paris & New York, 1901.

Price: US$122.22 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A lovely two volume set of tales from Shakespeare with beautiful illustrations. Lovely set of Tales from Shakespeare by Mary and Charles Lamb in the original publisher's white cloth bindings.With introductions and additions by F. J. Furnivall and M. A. Camb.Illustrated with monochrome plates and illustrations throughout the text by Harold Copping. Volume I has thirteen plates and Volume II has nine. Collated, complete.With decorative gilt to the front boards. In the original publisher's cloth bindings. Externally, smart. There is some minor bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. The cloth is quite faded, with some marks and spots. The hinges are strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Mary and Charles Lamb. F. J. Furnivall (Introduction) and Harold Copping (Illustrations).. Tales from Shakespeare.. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons., 1901.

Price: US$127.42 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 2 volumes, 4to. I: xvii, 347 pp. II: xiv, 309 pp. teg, all others uncut. With 22 captioned, tissue-guarded plates plus numerous black and white illustrations in text, some full page. Vellum buckram gilt-stamped to spine and front boards. A very nice set of these popular works.

Seller: West Grove Books, London, United Kingdom

SHAKESPEARE, William. LAMB, Mary and Charles. FURNIVALL, F. J. COPPING, Harold (illus.). Tales from Shakespeare.. Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, 1901.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: With Introductions and Additions by F. J. Furnivall. 2 vols. Illustrated by Harold Copping. 8vo, publisher's white gilt cloth, t.e.g., in publisher's flexible cloth wrappers. A beautiful bright set.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Lamb, Charles and Mary. Tales from Shakespeare. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London, Paris, New York, 1901.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition thus. Two small 4to volumes. Illustrated with portrait frontispieces and 20 fine full-page b/w plates by Harold Copping. Captioned tissue guards. Printed at the De Vinne Press. Two volumes in full cream pictorial cloth stamped in gilt. Each volume with its original lettered oilcloth dust jacket. Aside from a couple of tiny dots on one cover and one small spot on a dust jacket these are very fine, stunningly bright and clean copies. An exceptional set.

Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.