Shakespeariana (7 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an examination of the great figures of literature, from classical authors to contemporary giants, with an emphasis on their depth of character, enduring relevance, and the ways in which they speak to the human condition. The book delves into the wealth of human experience captured on the page, bringing together a diverse range of voices that offer profound insights into love, loss, ambition, and the complexities of being human. The author explores the power of literature to offer companionship, shape our perspectives, and provide a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us. This book is a testament to the transformative power of literature, showcasing its ability to connect us across time and cultures, and offering a valuable resource for anyone seeking to engage with some of the greatest minds that have ever lived. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book makes available the diverse literary tributes to William Shakespeare from across the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras and beyond. This collection of almost countless entries, gathered from a wide variety of formats like correspondence, poems, prefaces, and sermons, establishes that Shakespeare's renown was very much established during his lifetime. Beyond offering evidence of Shakespeare's celebrity in his own time, this collection also provides material for examining the ways in which he was regarded and the manner in which his work was read during the Renaissance era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

2 vols. 8vo. 2 vols. 8vo. Some prices and buyer's names noted in first volume. Original printed wrappers. Some darkening and tears of edges and spines of wrappers, else good copies.

First edition, small 8vo (150 x 100 mm), [216]pp., engraved portrait frontispiece by R. Vaughan, worm track (affecting several words) to a few leaves diminishing to a single hole, later polished calf by Bedford, rebacked, orig. spine laid-down. "This volume is one of the most important of the books containing contemporary references to Shakespeare. It has the first mention of the Sonnets, as well as the first list of his plays which last is of great importance as providing external evidence of use in determining the dates of plays which were not yet in print. Its perhaps on account of its Shakespearean interest that it is often forgotten that this book has other claims to importance for, besides providing a fund of information regarding Elizabethan taste and knowledge of art and natural history, it alludes to several works which are not now known to have been printed in English at that time."Pforzheimer. STC, 17715; Pforzheimer, 686; Grolier, 543.

12 handcolored plates, with ads. 1 vols. 4to. Even the adds are printed in gold. It advertised as "Just ready, price 25s, in cloth with bevel cover; 31s 6d in enamel richly embossed patent binding." Jaggard p. 569 Original cloth, gilt decorated endpapers. Some rubbing and discoloration, upper hinge cracked. Illustrated title, presentation leaf, publisher's advertisements as well as text accompanying illustration printed in gold. Some spotting or soiling, some cracking along gutter of several leaves, else Very Good 12 handcolored plates, with ads. 1 vols. 4to.