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Description: Single plate. Wear to outer edges, no affect to image. Suitable for framing. From Charles Knight?s Works of Shakespeare. Titania sleeps amongst other maidens as fairies are about and a giant snail in the foreground. Citations: Folger 28164. Cornell.
Seller: Dark Parks Books & Collectibles, Fallon, NV, U.S.A.
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Description: Single plate. Minor wear at outer edges of paper, no affect to engraving. Very minor crease to top corner, no affect to image. Suitable for framing. From Charles Knight?s The Works of Shakespeare, 1873-76. Citations: Folger 29015. Cornell.
Seller: Dark Parks Books & Collectibles, Fallon, NV, U.S.A.
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Description: Single plate. Minor crease at top right corner, no affect to engraving, else clean. Suitable for framing. From Charles Knight?s The Works of Shakespeare, 1873-76.
Seller: Dark Parks Books & Collectibles, Fallon, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$203.30 + shipping
Description: 2° [1873]. 807 + 777 (1) + 187 (1) pp, (A Biography of William Shakspere). rote Halblederbände der Zeit auf 5 falschen Bünden, mit etwas Vergoldung, mit Lederecken und mit Goldschnitt. Sprache: Englisch, mit den angegebenen Abbildungen. Lederteile mit etwas Abrieb, Bezugsmaterial geringfügig angestaubt, Goldschnitt gut, innen sauber und gut
Seller: nova & vetera e.K., Bonn, Germany
Price: US$288.60 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Imperial edition of this collection of works from the national bard William Shakespeare, with illustrations. Complete in two volumes bound in three. Dated from the British Library. Imperial edition. A complete collection of the works of playwright, poet, and actor, William Shakespeare, regarded to this day as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. The volumes contain a carefully revised biography, a notice of the original editions of the plays, an essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III, a brief notice of opinion in the writings of Shakespeare and a thorough index. Edited by Charles Knight, an English publisher, editor, and author. Illustrated by C. W. Cope, W. P. Frith, C. R. Leslie, D. Maclise, E. M. Ward, C. Clint, H. S. Marks, W. Q. Orchardson, and others. Volume one is illustrated with frontispiece, vignette, and twenty-six plates. Volume two is illustrated with frontispiece, vignette, and fifteen plates. Volume three is illustrated with one plate and a few in-text images. Collated complete. In the original full green morocco with gilt decoration. Externally, sound with rubbing to the extremities resulting in light loss to the leather. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Paint marks to the rear board of volume one. Minor loss to the tail of the spine to volumes one and three, and the head of the spine to volume two. Front joint starting with a crack to volume three. Front hinges starting but firm to all volumes. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling spot. Very light spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$324.18 + shipping
Description: 809/778 S, mit 2 gestoch. Frontisp., 2 gestoch. Titeln, 1 gestoch. Porträt sowie und 37 Stahlstichtafeln. 2° HLdr. *Lederrücken leicht berieben und aufgehellt*. Ohne die Biographie von Shakespeare, die häufig am Ende des zweiten Bandes beigebunden ist*
Seller: Antiquariat Bergische Bücherstube Mewes, Overath, Germany
Price: US$371.98 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A bright copy of this beautifully illustrated edition of Shakespeare's works. This is the 'Imperial Edition' edited by Charles Knight. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, engraved title page and 24 plates to volume I. Volume II has a frontispiece, engraved title page and 13 plates. Collated, the 'Disarming of Cupid' plate has been removed to volume II.The illustrations to this work are by C W Cope, W P Frith, C R Leslie, et al.The plates remain in a bright condition.A beautifully illustrated edition of these famous comedies, histories and tragedies.This edition of the Bard's works has been edited by Charles Knight. Knight was best known for his publications 'The Penny Magazine', 'The Penny Cyclopaedia' and the 'Local Government Chronicle'. The text of this work first appeared in his 'The Pictorial Shakspere' which was first published in the parts from 1838-1841. In uniform half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards. Externally, rubbed to the spines and joints. Rear hinge and joint to volume I is weak, with the backstrip lifting from the text block. Both volumes are ex-library with stamps to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Malvolio plate at page 303 to volume I is detached but present. The plate is therefore chipped to the edges. Tidemarks to the Wolsey frontispiece to volume II. Pages are bright with occasional light spots to pages. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$634.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Imperial Edition in two colossal volumes containing the illustrated works of the national bard William Shakespeare, as edited by Charles Knight. The remarkable Imperial edition of the collected works of William Shakespeare, edited by Charles Knight. In two volumes. Dated from Jisc 1873-1876.Also featuring a biographical sketch of the life of Shakespeare, carefully revised biography by Charles Knight to volume two, with separate title page, contents list, and pagination.Illustrated with stunning illustrations on steel from pictures by C W Cope, W P Frith, C R Leslie, et al.Volume I contains a notice of the original editions of the plays, comedies such as 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona,' 'The Taming of the Shrew,' 'A Midsummer night's Dream,' 'As You Like It,' &c. and histories such as 'King John,' 'King Richard II,' 'King Henry IV,' and others. Collated, complete with frontispiece as well as additional vignette title page and twenty-six full page plates.Volume II continues with the histories, and includes an essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III, as well as comprising tragedies such as 'Romeo and Juliet,' ;King Lear,' and 'Antony and Cleopatra,' poems e.g. 'Venus and Adonis,' 'A Lover's Complaint,' and plays ascribed to Shakespeare such as 'Locrine,' 'King Edward III,' 'The Puritan,' and 'The Birth of Merlin.' This volume also includes a brief notice of opinion in the writings of Shakespeare and thorough indexed. Collated, complete with frontispiece, additional vignette title page, and sixteen full page plates. In uniform half straight up grain morocco bindings with gilt lettering to spine, 'Imperial Shakespeare' blind stamp to front boards. Externally boards lightly marked and rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor faint staining marking to margins of plates, not affecting illustrations, as well as odd light minor spotting to occasional leaf; otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$750.36 + shipping
Description: 2 vols., large folio First Edition thus, text in double column, with engraved frontispieces, engraved and printed titles, and 37 fine engraved plates (all original tissue guards present), frontispieces mildly browned; strongly bound in publisher's black half morocco, coarse-grain cloth sides ruled in gilt, backs with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments ruled in gilt and blind, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, hinges open (but binding entirely sound), a remarkably bright, clean, firm, crisp copy in wholly unrestored publisher's binding. The set comprises Vol. I: Comedies, Histories; Vol. II: Histories, Tragedies, Poems, Plays ascribed to Shakespeare; Brief Notice of Opinion on the Writings. This splendid edition of the Bard is illustrated and engraved by some of the leading artists of the period, including Leslie, Huskisson, Maclise, Pettie, Orchardson and others. The engravings are by Artlett, Sharpe, Lizars, Sherrett, Armytage and several more. Of particular interest is the section on attributed pieces - comprising new fewer than thirteen dramas, the full texts of which are not easily available elsehwere: Locine; Sir John Oldcastle Part I; Thomas Lord Cromwell; The London Prodigal; The Puritain; A Yorkshire Tragedy; Arden of Feversham [sic]; King Edward III; George-A-Greene; Fair Em; Mucedorus; The Birth of Merlin; The Merry Devil of Edmonton. A BRIGHT COPY OF AN INPRESSIVE AND IMPORTANT EDITION.
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$857.16 + shipping
Description: 2 Bände - 2 Vols. 30 x 38 cm. 809/ 777/188 S. 44 ganzseitige Stahlstichtafelnm Frontispioez, Vigenette. Or.-Leder, blindgeprägt, vergold.Titel, ornamental vergold. Innenfileten, Ganzgoldschnitt, Calf, gilt title , gilt etsches, innen leicht gebräunt bzw. minim. fleckig, sehr schön erhalten, very nice copy Imperial Quarto. Mit Stahlstich-Titel, Shakespeares Porträt gest. v. R. A. Artlett; je Lief. 5 Stahlstiche v. J. Brain. H. Bourne, T. Brown, Fred Heath, C. W. Sharpe u.a. Nebent.: Virtue's Imperial Shakspere : sold to subscribers only Sprache: Deutschu 10,000 gr.
Seller: Neusser Buch & Kunst Antiquariat, Neuss, NRW, Germany
Price: US$1154.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A remarkable collection of two colossal volumes containing the illustrated works of the national bard William Shakespeare, as edited by Charles Knight. The Imperial edition. The Imperial edition of this remarkable work edited by Charles knight, containing the works of William Shakespeare. In two volumes. Dated from Jisc 1873-1876.Containing a complete collection of Shakespeare's works, as well the bard's carefully revised biography by Charles Knight bound in with volume two.Illustrated with stunning illustrations on steel from pictures by C W Cope, W P Frith, C R Leslie, et al.William Shakespeare is regarded to this day as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist; he is known as England's national poet and "the Bard of Avon." His plays have been translated in every major language, and performed a great amount. His works are studied and reinterpreted constantly. Volume I contains a notice of the original editions of the plays, comedies such as 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona,' 'The Taming of the Shrew,' 'A Midsummer night's Dream,' 'As You Like It,' &c. and histories such as 'King John,' 'King Richard II,' 'King Henry IV,' and others.Volume II continues with the histories, and includes an essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III, as well as comprising tragedies such as 'Romeo and Juliet,' ;King Lear,' and 'Antony and Cleopatra,' poems e.g. 'Venus and Adonis,' 'A Lover's Complaint,' and plays ascribed to Shakespeare such as 'Locrine,' 'King Edward III,' 'The Puritan,' and 'The Birth of Merlin.' This volume also includes a brief notice of opinion in the writings of Shakespeare and thorough indexed.Collated, volume one lacks nine plates of twenty seven, being the plate facing pages 61 'The Nine Worthies,' 79 'Falstaff and His Friends,' 135 'Christopher Sly,' 325 'Orlando and the Wrestler,' 534 'Prince Henry, Poins, and Falstaff,' 578 'The Lady's Taylor,' 637 'The Wooing of Henry V,' 647 'Talbot and the Countess of Auvergne,' and 657 'The Scene in the Temple Garden.' Volume II only lacks four plates of eighteen, being the plates facing pages 158 'Ophelia,' 223 'Othello Relating his Adventures,' 385 'Troilus and Cressida,' and 457 'The Death of Julius Caesar.' In a full morocco binding, with five raised bands and gilt to the boards and spine, as well as to the edges. marbled endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint scattered spotting affecting the occasional leaf, particularly to the leaves of plates due to the type of paper used; otherwise, the pages are generally bright and clean. Illustrated with numerous full page plates on steel. Collated, volume one lacks nine plates of twenty seven, being the plate facing pages 61 'The Nine Worthies,' 79 'Falstaff and His Friends,' 135 'Christopher Sly,' 325 'Orlando and the Wrestler,' 534 'Prince Henry, Poins, and Falstaff,' 578 'The Lady's Taylor,' 637 'The Wooing of Henry V,' 647 'Talbot and the Countess of Auvergne,' and 657 'The Scene in the Temple Garden.' Volume II only lacks four plates of eighteen, being the plates facing pages 158 'Ophelia,' 223 'Othello Relating his Adventures,' 385 'Troilus and Cressida,' and 457 'The Death of Julius Caesar.' Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1235.64 + shipping
Description: in-folio. Volume 1: 800 p. + 26 engraved plates / Volume 2: 778 p. + 18 engraved plates, pages printed with double col., with usual aging to the paper, in all a clean and fresh copy, plates on heavy paper without stains, full brown morocco, richly gilt on spine and both covers, all edges gilt, a fine copy with only a few traces of use to the corners of the bindings, gilt edges. A superb copy of this ?Imperial edition? with fine steel engravings with all the original tissue guards. The notes are revised by the great Shakespearian critic Charles Knight. Volume I: with a notice of the original editions of the plays. - Comedies - Histories. 1 frontispiece portrait + 1 engraved titlepage + 24 plates / Volume II: Histories - Tragedies - Poems - Plays ascribed to Shakespeare - A brief notice of opinion on the writing of Shakespeare - Indexes. 1 engraved title page + 17 plates. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. British Museum general catalogue of printed books vol. 220 (London 1964 ed.) col. 26.
Seller: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Fribourg, Switzerland
Price: US$1250.61 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A handsomely bound two volume set of the 1893-1896 Imperial Edition of Shakespeare's works, with beautifully illustrated plates throughout. Morocco binding, complete two volume set.A handsomely bound set of poet and playwright William Shakespeare's works, published in 1893-1896. Undated internally, so was dated on Jisc from a similar copy found in the British Library.Illustrated with two frontispieces and vignettes, as well as thirty-seven black-and-white plates.This Imperial Edition of William Shakespeare's works includes a 'Notice of the Original Editions of the Plays' at the beginning of Volume I, explaining the format of the first folio edition of 1623, which 'must be received as the only accredited copy'. Volume II ends with 'A Brief Notice of Opinion on the Writings of Shakspere' by editor Charles Knight to rear.This set includes thirty six plays, five poems, one song, one set of verses, and thirteen of the plays that have been ascribed to Shakespeare. Notable works include 'The Taming of the Shrew', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'King Richard III', 'King Lear', and 'Macbeth'.Volume I contains Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories, while Volume II contains Histories continued from Volume I, as well as Tragedies, Poems, and 'Plays Ascribed to Shakspere'. The Comedies and Tragedies have been arranged according to the evidence of the dates of their composition, while the Histories follow the chronology of the several king's reigns.Edited by Charles Knight, an English publisher, editor, and author, who established the Local Government Chronicle.Prior owner's initials to front board as well as bookplate on front pastedown of both volumes- John Geach Rome, Trelawney, Wyke Regis.Both volumes collated and complete. In morocco binding with gilt illustration to front boards and spine. Externally, very smart. Good colour to leather, with bright gilt on boards. The gilt has faded very slightly on spine. A bit of wear to extremities and spine, particularly to head and tail. Prior owner's bookplate on front pastedowns, with ink inscription on Volume II's bookplate. Binder's label to verso of front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and generally clean, with a few scattered spots particularly to the first and last few pages. Plates are bright and clean. Pages on opposite side of plates have become slightly discoloured and age-toned. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1410.94 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A lovely five volume set of Charles Knight's Imperial Edition of 'The Works of Shakespeare'. Includes a biography of the bard, as well as numerous plates throughout. Handsomely rebound in a uniform leather binding. The Imperial Edition. Originally bound in two volumes, this work has been rebound into five uniform volumes. Volumes I and III are bound with illustrated title page, and II and IV are bound with the standard title page. An additional biography of Shakespeare is bound in a separate volume, with two books in one. The biography, additional notes, and prefaces featured in this set are by Charles Knight the English publisher, editor and author. Born in 1791, Knight was the son of a bookseller and printer entered him into the world of publishing from an early age. After a time as a journalist, and after publishing several of his own works, he became the editor of 'The English Cyclopaedia' in 1853. Profusely illustrated throughout. Though two plates, (facing pages 401 and 457) have been rebound in as frontispieces to volume II and IV, and so do not correlate with content pages. Undated, dated using COPAC. Collated complete. An attractive and informative set, with intelligent observations by Knight throughout. Bound in a handsome uniform morocco binding. Externally very smart. Minor rubbing to the spines, joints and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with the odd instance of offsetting as to be expected with plates. The odd spot. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$2617.65 + shipping
Description: Original parts. Orange wraps. 50 parts (the works), 6 parts (biography). The first part lacking the front cover, provided in a high quality facsimile. Imperial edition. Edited by Charles Knight. Each volume with tissue guarded engraved illustrations at the front. 2 volumes with engraved title pages. Part 6 in biography with a large faint stain in upper inside corner, a few other volumes with light staining in the margins. Most of the covers are in very good condition, with very little wear, only 2 with detached covers. Includes a subscribers price list for binding. The set largely uncut, fresh and generally very clean. A very nice set of the Knight's Imperial Shakespeare in the original parts, issued to subscribers only, housed in a sturdy cedar chest which has kept these volumes in almost pristine condition. Very uncommon.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada