Shakespeare Charles Mary Cowden Clarke (39 results)

On 3.5 x 8.5 cm slip of paper, cut from a letter. In good condition, lightly aged, laid down on part of a leaf from an autograph album. Reads: 'faithfully yours | Mary Cowden Clarke'.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. N.d., ca. 1860s-1890s. Volume 1. Spine ends frayed. Boards rubbed and edgeworn; front board detached, rear board missing. (plays, comedies) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. N.d., ca. 1860s-1890s. Volume 3. Spine ends bumped and chipped. Joints cracked and torn. Boards rubbed and edgeworn; front board loose, but still attached. (plays, tragedies) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1002pp. Nicely bound example of classic literature reference. The book is in overall very good condition - generally clean and bright with just the lightest of expected handling wear - a tad of scattered spotting on prelims. The book presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO40037825: 1869. In-12. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat passable, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 700 pages. En anglais. Quelques pages volantes - dos fané/ toile au dos désolidarisée - coiffe en tête abîmée. 2 photos disponibles. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fully leather bound with school stamp embossed onto front cover. Slight splitting to hinges buty boards are solidly attached. Neat school presentation inscription to prelims. Contents are clean but lightly toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. H C Selous (illustrator). Reprint. Brown half-leather with lightly marked dark red boards. Banded spine with gilt decoration is rubbed at ends. Rubbed corners. Sound binding with taped hinges, except p. 153-160, which are detached. Clean pages. Text block edges are a little darkened. Contains many black and white illustrations. Contents: King John, King Richard II, King Henry IV parts I & II, King Henry V, King Henry VI parts I, II & III, King Richard III, King Henry VIII. No dust jacket, as published. Estimated date only. Illustrator: H C Selous. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-4kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05415080156. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations.

Cloth. Condition: Good. SELOUS, H C (illustrator). GOOD only condition set of Shakespeare in three large volumes - Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Filled with engravings by Selous. Original publisher's cloth bindings rubbed and worn with hinges showing webbing. Title pages loose to Vol 1. Nevetheless, a good Victorian set, filled with engravings. 0. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First published in 1864, this is a one volume edition in a handsome full leather school prize binding. 18.5 x 24.5 cm, printed in double columns, lxi, [2], 1002 [2] pages, portrait frontispiece. Some creasing and chipping to title pages and frontispiece, foxing to a few pages first and last but otherwise very sound and clean internally. Binding with crest of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Grammar school on front board, school prize label on pastedown, not much wear but joints neatly reinforced with paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Frank Dicksee, H M Paget, A Hopkins and Others (illustrator). 6 large A3 sized volumes bound in brown cloth with gilt titles and decorations to front and spines, all page edges gilt, blind stamped decoration to rear. Undated, c 1860s . Volumes 1 & 2 Comedies 360 pages & 349 pages, volume 3 Historical Plays 296 & 300 pages, Volumes 5 and 6 Tragedies 360 and 415 pages. All in very clean condition with no inscriptions, marks, tears or folds. Covers generally clean with no stains or tears, most have light scuffing and wear top and base of spines, rear seam to volume 6 has small split. Note that to send outside the Uk will incur extra shipping due to weight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Half maroon calf with maroon cloth covers. Some rubbing and marks to covers and spine. Corners bumped and rubbed. 1003 pages. Heavy book. Foxing to some pages. Black and white illustrations.

1/2 leather. Condition: Good+. Undated, circa 1880. Good+. 3 Volumes. Tall 4to., bound in half black calf and purple textured cloth with gilt decoration and colored title labels to the spine, marbled edges. Numerous images by Selous. Rubbing to edges, spine and boards. Tips rubbed through. Cloth has some stains and fading. Scattered light foxing throughout.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition thus. 3 volume set, quarto, half-leather, brown pebbled boards, gilt to cover reads "Shakespeare", spine reads "The Plays of Shakespeare", tissue guards, b/w engravings, backstrip and portion of rear cover on Vol. II is dampstained. Vol. I - The Comedies Vol. II - The Histories Vol. III - The Tragedies undated, circa late 1800's. tight bindings, clean throughout, scraped and worn leather corners and edges, toning at opposite engraving pages, gilt to front boards are clear, spine faded but remains clear, wear to the solid boards, Vol. II is dampstained on spine and portion of back cover, old price sticker on ffep, Good.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). An attractive leather bound copy of the complete works of Shakespeare. An attractive leather bound copy of the complete works of Shakespeare, edited by Charles and Mary Charles Cowden Clarke. Both Charles and Mary are best known for their works on Shakespeare, and the former delivered important lectures on the Elizabethan playwright between 1834 and 1856. The present work includes the plays and sonnets of Shakespeare, as well as his poems The Lover's Complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim, and the Phoenix and the Turtle. There is evidence that a bookplate has been removed from the front pastedown. In a full red calf binding. Externally, very smart. Very lightly rubbed to the boards and the joints. The calf is lightly worn to the tail of the spine. The rear hinge is starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Aside from some light foxing to the front and rear of the volume, pages are bright and clean. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Undated, published ca. 1880 or thereabouts. Reprint. Three folio volumes bound in dark brown half-leather and cloth with gilt lettering, ornate borders and decorations. Illustrated with full page plates and drawings in text. Condition: the spine of Vol. I has been rebacked with the original spine strip reattached. Bindings rubbed with minor wear; front & rear hinges of Vol. III are very fragile and the back one is nearly detached; overall, a very good set.

[Shakespeare] FINE LEATHER PRIZE BINDING. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.lxi [3] 1002 [2]. With an engraved portrait of Shakespeare and his facsimile signature underneath. Title page lettered in red and black. Contemporary burgundy full morocco, boards lavishly gilt-tooled, upper with the gilt armorial device of the Licensed Victuallers' School. Gilt titles, tooling, and raised bands to spine. Gilt dentelles to turn-ins. All edges gilt. Blue and white marbled endpapers. Lightly spotted throughout, most heavily to preliminaries, rear blanks, and endpapers. Some offsetting from portrait. Front flyleaf cancelled. Single white mark to top edge. Gentle scuffing to boards, sunning to spine, rubbing to joints, raised bands, and extremities. Very good. A fine leather-bound tome of the Bard's work.

Half Leather. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. H. C. Selous (illustrator). No date of publication, though circa 1860s (Cassell Petter & Galpin existed in this configuration from 1858 to 1878). Complete set in three volumes, including comedies, histories, and tragedies. Burgundy dyed leather over spines and corners, with buckram burgundy cloth over boards. Beveled edges. Gilt stamped lettering on spine and top cover. Raised spine bands create six compartments on each spine. Leather is rubbed and scuffed, with a little loss of some lettering on spine. Light wear at corners and spine ends. There is a little light scattered foxing, mostly seen on first and last few leaves, and more so on tissue guards than the actual leaves. All three volumes remains tight, and are otherwise very clean and intact. Due to size and weight additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. lii 725p 730p 700p 746p set of four hardback volumes, all in very good condition, orange-brown half calf boards with gilt borders, a little wear to cover surfaces and corners, gilt designs and titles on spines, marbled edges and endpapers, firm binding in all volumes, light foxing to title pages, first volume has Shakespeare portrait frontispiece with protective tissue intact, pages clean and bright across all volumes, an excellent copy of an uncommon set Language: English.

Closely and neatly written on five bifoliums. Text totalling 14pp., 12mo. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper, with minor damage at head of third letter, and wear to extremities of the fourth. The first two letters (1856 and 1859) addressed formally, the third to 'Angela & Minnie', and the fourth and fifth to 'Angela'. She writes the first letter (1856) before her sister Clara's 'approaching visit to England', to thank Macirone for writing to express the pleasure she had received from Charles Cowden Clarke's sister's writing. She describes the praise of Macirone's character she has heard from her sister Clara, adding: 'Had I not learned, my dear Madam, from my sister Clara, that yours was of this character, I should have discovered it, upon hearing a certain charming "Lullaby" Song, which she sang to us here the other evening. It is delicious music - appealing direct to the heart; and I thank you for it cordially.' The tone of the second letter (1859) is far more intimate. It begins: 'Did your cheeks flush and tingle last night about ½ past 8 o'clock? I am persuaded that some such physical effect must have given you tangible evidence of what took place here at that hour; for I am a believer in sympathetic influences, especially where there is a strong artistic as well as affectionate affinity between the several parties concerned. Our dear Clara [her sister, Countess of Gigliucci] & her home circle joined ours last evening to spend it in family fashion together; and she, to crown my pleasure, not only gave me the elegant copy of your charming song sent me by you through her, but afforded me immediate opportunity of enjoying its beauties, by singing it for us. We one and all - after the few moments of rapt silence which were its best tribute - burst forth in admiration of its loveliness; and were unanimous in our expressions of delight at its freshness, its blithe geniality and impulse, so felicitously in harmony with the morning character of the subject. Dear Miss Macirone, pray accept our combined warmest thanks for your exquisite composition; and believe that mine, in particular, are strong with grateful as well as admiring feeling.' The rest of the letter contains references to Macirone's sojourn in Brittany, Clarke's sister Cecilia, and praise of the Italians and their king Victor Emanuel: 'the noble conduct of this glorious people through their late struggle, - the armed contest being perhaps its least arduous portion'. Her brother Alfred [Joseph Alfred Novello (1810-1896), music publisher] and sister Sabilla have made the acquaintance of Baron Poerio [Carlo Poerio (1803-1867), Italian patriot] in Turin, and 'it is heart-cheering to gather from their accounts the beautiful simplicity of character and indomptable [sic] moral bravery which he has preserved unimpaired through his years of trial in a cruel captivity'. Topics of the third letter (1864) include: her brother Alfred's 'sharp attack', and his travelling with Sabilla to Turin on 'Bessemer business' (J. A. Novello was a friend of the inventor Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898)); her husband's good health; plans for a return to England; Macirone's 'little Rose & her mother'; 'Fechter's brilliant "Bel Demonio" as described by you'; Macirone's plans to have her 'glees brought out at Dean Street' ('Mr. Littleton is so pleasant to deal with, & much an excellent man of business'); her 'Messages to Colonel Pasotti'; Madame Osella; Mrs Davy; Madame Beati; 'Little Kita'. The progress of the decoration of 'the house', Villa Novello, is described vividly: 'The marble & gilded table for the Alcove room is come home; the curtains are chosen, the damask silk hanging for the recess is partly put up, & the sofas are ordered. The sconces are hung, & look very pretty, bright & graceful in design; the painting of the Hall & staircase is finished, & Sigr. Boccardo has succeeded in his introduction of a few of the figures from Raffaelle's "Hours", wh. Alfred wished painted in certain of the panels. The levellings & pathways in the front ground of La Cava are progressing well, while the Croquet ground, the pathways, new trellices, and lowered walls with light railing, in the East Villa Novello, are making visible advance.' She continues with a description of her brother's plans for 'the approach between Villa N. proper & Villa N. East'. In the fourth letter (1876) she writes regarding her two nieces, Portia and Valeria Gigliucci, and Macirone's gift of her piece 'Unchanging Heart', which 'arrived this morning just in time for our darling Portia to play it & sing it for us before she & her sister Valeria left on their return to join their Parents again'. She also discusses the 'feverish attacks & swelled throat' of her sister Sabilla; her husband's illness ('he feels the fatigue of walking even a few steps'). 'Oh, if you cd. have been with me a few minutes ago to witness my lonely feeling as I looked at the left lunch-table, [.] There were the patera-vases heaped with fresh camellias that our dear girls had arranged for us the last thing ere they went, to deck our meal-table [.] & there were the just-vacated seats around the table, mocking me with these tokens of departed presence.' In a postscript she refers her to the publication in the Gentleman's Magazine of 'Recollection of Writers'. The last letter (1879) is written two years after the death of Mary Cowden Clarke's husband, and has a mourning border. It begins: 'My dear Angela | Bearing in mind your often expressed loving admiration for my beloved Husband, I think you will be interested to see the enclosed Prospectus [not present] of the last Shakespearian work he & I wrote happily together; especially as he had greatly at heart that it should be published.' She informs her that the 'Recollections of Writers' were 'brought out last Autumn in collected book-form', before enquiring: 'Do you still see Mrs. Charles Dickens? There is a passage in that volume at Page 320 [regarding a visit to Scot.

4 vols. Tall 8vo (9 x 6 ins). Contemporary half calf on marbled paper-laid boards with matching page edges and endpapers, spines gilt ruled in six compartments with contrasting labels (rubbed at edges of spines and corners - otherwise a VG set). Pp. various, with engraved portrait frontispiece in vol I (previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down of vol I; no inscriptions).

HardBack. Condition: Good. No jacket. First Edition. Presumed 1st Edition, Cassell Peter and Gilpin, no date circa 1890 from Copac. 7 VolumeDivision Complete Set. Profuse engraved illustrations by Selous, Watson, Barnard, Small et al, including; portrait double frontispieces to each volume, many tissueguarded full page plate illustrations all in very good order, intext illustrations, chapter head pieces, coloured endpapers. Volume I cracked to upper hinge, front free endpaper detached but present, Volume VII lacking front free endpaper, all volumes shaken, Vol I upper board bowed, else internally good clean tight sound, no bookplate, inscriptions or ownership marks of any kind, remarkably free from foxing or browning. Bound in bright gilt embossed, lettered, ruled and lustrated pictorial red cloth, featuring elaborate gilt and black illustration including portrait, fleursdelys, flora, stars, scrolled leaves, and many ruled compartments. Great shelf presence though sloped, with 2 gilt title and volumedivision labels, and elaborate black illustration. A great Edition of the more uncommon 7 volume set with wonderful illustrations, at reduced price due to shaken boards, all edges very bright gilt. Heavy sets such as these incur additional postage, especially overseas and particularly and possibly prohibitively outside Europe. Please inquire.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H.C. Selous (illustrator). 3 volumes. No date, c.1890. 32x25cm. Bound in half leather over marbled boards, two spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges marbled, green endpapers, front hinge starting in one volume, ink name to first blank of each. Edges of boards a bit rubbed and scuffed, marbling to boards scuffed, leather scratched and scuffed around edges and corners, spines sunned. Contents clean, the books are tight and square. Overall an attractive set, with numerous illustrations in the text and full page plates.

1st edition in this form. Good copies (3) in half aniline calf over buckram boards. Spine and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Scattered foxing internally. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 v. : ill. ; 33 cm. Notes; Half-title: The plays of Shakespeare.Added engraved title pages; engraved head- and tail-pieces. Titles and text withing single line border. Vol. 3 includes: The story of Shakespeare's life and Shakespeare's will. Contents; [v. 1]. The comedies -- [v. 2]. The historical plays -- [v. 3]. The tragedies. Subjects; William Shakespeare compilations. 19th century William Shakespeare. 16th century theatre. 17th century theatre. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. VG, no DJ. Four volume set. Scarce thus. Moderate edgewear, light signs of general wear to exteriors, bindings solid and straight, interiors clean and unmarked, pages aged. Lightly read, but a very nice set.

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. Full leather decorated in black. Gold on burgundy title labels. Modern gift inscription to verso of front endpaper in Volume IV. Very clean tight texts in handome leather bindings (photos on request) which show a little shelf wear. Set is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2025 £8) Packed weight 4500g.

1st edition in this form. Good copies (3) in half aniline calf over buckram boards. Spine and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Scattered foxing internally. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 v. : ill. ; 33 cm. Notes; Half-title: The plays of Shakespeare.Added engraved title pages; engraved head- and tail-pieces. Titles and text withing single line border. Vol. 3 includes: The story of Shakespeare's life and Shakespeare's will. Contents; [v. 1]. The comedies -- [v. 2]. The historical plays -- [v. 3]. The tragedies. Subjects; William Shakespeare compilations. 19th century William Shakespeare. 16th century theatre. 17th century theatre. 1 Kg.

[Dramatic Works] FINELY BOUND SET. Complete in four volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] liv; 725 [3]; pp.[8] 730 [2]; pp.[8] 700 [2]; pp.[8] 751 [3]. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the Bard to volume I. Contemporary tan full polished calf by BICKERS & SON of London, with raised bands, gilt titles to twin brown labels, and further gilt decoration to spines. All edges and endpapers marbled. Light toning with some spotting to first and final leaves of each volume. Heavy pencil ownership to first blank of each volume. Spines sunned with a little light wear and bumping to bindings. A lovely near fine set.

Half Calf. Condition: Very Good. lxi, 1003 pp. Brown half calf over tan cloth boards. Five raised bands to spine witb attractively gilt panels and leather title label. Slight to some pages, the rest are clean. Marbled endpapers and edges. Frontis portrait engraving. A solid VG copy. Large 8vo.

Full Morocco. Condition: Very Good. 2 volumes. [vi], lxi, 442; [iii], 443-1003 pp. With 66 illustrated plates selected from the John Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and reproduced in Woodburytype. Gilt decorated red publisher's leather with raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration to the spines; marbled endpapers, gilt-decorated turn-ins and a.e.g. Rubbing to extremities, with very slight scratching to boards. Two ink inscriptions, with dates of 1880 and 1966 to prelims. Foxing scattered throughout both volumes. Mary Cowden Clarke was a compiler of a concordance to Shakespeare and her husband Charles gave a series of lectures on the playwright. Large 8vo.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1880 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 532 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 532 Volume 1 Language: English.