Dramatic Works William Shakspeare, First Edition (7 results)

First Edition. Poor binding copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; vii, 794 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 24 cm. Subject; Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. 1 Kg.

Hard Back. Condition: Fair/good. 1st Edition in This Form. lxxviii + 960 pages + Title page + content page + 60 pages. Gilt embossed leather Binding, detached covers only, lacks spine. Contents fair/good, mostly very good clean pages, but with some corner folds. Lacks all pages to ix , on ix the print starts with " Remarks on his life and writings by Thomas Campbell". The Poems at rear has it's title page, including publisher, date (1840) & "Bradbury and Evans printers Whitefriers" printed to rear of title page, preceding this on page 960 of the works has "the end" & "Bradbury and Evans printers to the Queen, Whitefriers" So safe to say the works were published by Edward Moxham but as not dated not sure if 1840 or a year or two earlier or later. So selling as a good reading copy. At time of listing could not find another copy for sale with both books in. If outside the UK, due to weight there will be a postage surcharge. Size: 16 x 24cm Approx.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Assumed First Edition. TITLE: THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE 1838 VOL I AUTHOR: GEORGE STEEVENS PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) /COPYRIGHT: ROBINSON & FRANKLIN, NY 1838 EDITION: First Edition assumed for Robinson & Franklin CATEGORY: Literature, Rare BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Brown Leather CONDITION: VOLUME I ONLY (OF TWO VOLUMES)!!!! The outside has a chip to the top of the spine (see photo). The inside has the usual old look about it. There is some minor penciled writing that can be erased from the front endpaper at the back. There is a signature at the back second endpaper written in ink "Miss Frances Smith - Hart Village - Duchess Co. New York." Book is without other marks or writings, pages are fairly clean, and book is tight and sturdy. SIZE: 6 x 9 (approximately) PAGES: 478 plus Glossary pages. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: WITH A GLOSSARY, AND NOTES, AND A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE. ROBINSON & FRANKLIN, NY 1838. Fair++/None dust jacket condition. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, books will ship immediately without email notification to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc 65 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 005758 Size: 6 x 9. Book.

First Edition. Poor binding copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; vii, 794 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 24 cm. Subject; Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. 1 Kg.

Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. A New Edition. A New Edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Jaggard p. 521 describing it as "the first edition produced in Germany's capital" Original green morocco with bands in black and title in gilt on spine and the bust of Shakespeare in gilt on covers, all edges gilt. Some darkening and rubbing, light marginal browning.

, 543 and 617 pages in matching bindings containing 37 plays First Edition Thus , corners bumped, spine and boards lightly rubbed, school prize plates to front pastedowns, hinges repaired, occasional marks to pages, damp mark to title page of second volume, slight bowing to boards, prelim page in first volume partially detached, inscription to prelims of Volume I, good condition , original school binding, full marbled calf, gilt borders and shield to front and rear, titles and decoration to spines, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers and edges , quarto, 25 cm x 16 cm Hardback ISBN:

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. Thomas Tegg's very scarce twelve volume illustrated edition of the plays of William Shakespeare, uniformly bound with Andrew Becket's very scarce study of Shakespeare's language. A handsomely bound set of the works of William Shakespeare, illustrated throughout with engraved plates.Containing all of the comedies, tragedies, and histories of the Elizabethan playwright.Uniformly bound in full calf, present here is the very scarce complete twelve volume set of 'The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare', published by Thomas Tegg, alongside the very scarce 1815 two volume first edition of Andrew Becket's 'Shakespeare's Himself Again, or The Language of the Poet Asserted. Being a full and Dispassionate Examen of the Readings and Interpretations of the Several Editors'.With an engraved frontispiece and title page to each of the twelve Tegg volumes, alongside a further twenty-seven engraved plates across the twelve volumes. Collated, complete.In his two volumes, Andrew Becket offers a critical study of Shakespeare"s language, attempting to defend and clarify the original meanings of Shakespeare"s words and phrases. He argues against perceived textual corruption by editors and critics of Shakespeare"s time.While each back strip tail bears the date 1815 in gilt, the Tegg set was published between 1812 and 1816.With the armorial bookplate of Henry Thomas Dunster to each front pastedown. In full calf bindings, with gilt detailing to back strips and board perimeters. Back strips lightly age toned, with a touch of rubbing to back strips. Tide mark of rear board of volume II, front board of volume VIII. Volume IV joints starting, with boards a touch tender. Rear joint head of volume X and front joint head of XI starting, with board firmly held. Front hinge of volume I, V, VI strained, but firmly held. Front hinge of volume II strained and somewhat tender. Rear hinge of volume II strained but firmly held. Front blank of volume II detached and loosely inserted. First gathering of volume I - including title page and frontispiece - working loose, otherwise internally firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting to each volume, significant spotting to plates, and significant spotting to leaves surrounding plates. Very Good. book.