The Works of Shakespeare, routledge (78 results)

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). A unique copy of William Shakespeare's plays. Bound in boards made from old 'Herne's Oak' in 1864. Signed by many noted RSC actors and directors including Laurence Olivier and Trevor Nunn. Very scarce.With signatures from noted individuals from the RSC: 'Frank Inscribed on Herne's Oak 19.12.80 Trevor Nunn'. Nunn is a British theatre director and the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Second inscription reads 'To Frank, very best wishes Mary Rutherford'. Mary Rutherford is an actress best known for Antony and Cleopatra (1974), The Knock (1994) and The Walls of Jericho (1981). Inscriptions from Gillian Rhind and Frances De La Tour to page 149. Laurence Olivier's signature to recto of Hamlet plate 'L Olivier'Inscription 'For Frank with best wishes ever Terry Hands' in addition to an inscription to the top page of 'Midsummer Night's Dream' which is unintelligible. Contemporary inscription to the recto of front endpaper indicates 'This book is bound in boards made from old 'Herne's Oak' 1864'. Herne's Oak is a tree believed to be the dwelling of Herne the Hunter. Herne the Hunter was believed to live in the time of Richard II, and it is cited in the Merry Wives of Windsor. In this play the wives play a trick on Falstaff. The popularity of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' led to several depictions of Herne's Oak. There has been some confusion as to the identity of the tree, which attracted many eighteenth century visitors to Fairies' Dell, Windsor. In 1863 this tree blew down, and it was believed this tree was planted later to replace the original tree which was felled in 1796 by accident in a general cull of old and unsightly oak trees. Some Ordnance Survey maps show Herne's Oak a little to the north of Frogmore House in Home Park. An 1867 work 'A Treatise on the Identity of Herne's Oak.' by William Perry compares an account appearing in Samuel Ireland's 1791 'Picturesque Views of the Thames' and documents on the Park before concluding the tree blown down in 1863 was the original tree. His view was biased as he was given parts of the tree to make souvenirs. The Royal Collection hold a copy of Perry's treatise bound in Herne's Oak and carved by him.Prior owner's inscriptions to this work include 'Miranda Hall Aug 2nd 189-' and 'Michael from M Hall Jan 1943'.Loosely inserted are many pamphlets from RSC productions. In addition to this are two newspaper articles on the sources behind Shakespeare's plays and their historical characters. One regards Richard III and the other Cleopatra.A fantastic copy of this work. With fascinating association and inscriptions. In a quarter calf binding, with wooden boards. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. A few chips to the extremities of plate to King Henry IV Part I and to the title page and frontispiece. Repair to the front endpaper. Pages are bright. Occasional presentation inscriptions throughout. Otherwise, just the odd spot. Near Fine. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Original Gilbert illustrations present. Extra- illustrated in 1921. 15 volumes extended to 20 with the extra plates. A set with over 450 extra illustrations bound-in. 'One thousand copies only of this edition deluxe of the Works of William Shakespeare have been printed for sale, each of which is numbered.' This being number 395. 4to. (28 cm). Profuse illustrations, some in color. Uniformly custom-bound in full dark blue morocco by Thomas W. Best (Best was a Boston bookseller and at one time a part owner of Harcourt Bindery). 5 raised bands; titles in gilt; gilt lines in spine compartments and both covers; gilt Shakespeare family coat of arms on front covers; gilt dentiled edges; t.e.g. Some light offsetting to a few pages and tissue guards, some rubbing to front hinges but the bindings are firm and strong. From the library of a prominent early-1900s Clevelander with his bookplate. Altogether a very attractive set in very good plus condition with many illustrations. Postage may be extra on this item.

Second edition; 8 vols, 4to (255 x 180 mm); bookplate to front pastedowns, ownership inscription to Histories vol. II, numerous illustrations; half brown pebble-grain morocco, red cloth boards, gilt spine in 6 compartments, marbled edges, a few scuffs to corners and edges, light spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean. An attractive, illustrated eight-volume edition of Shakespeare's plays, including his doubtful works, with a biography of the bard by the editor Charles Knight. The volume of doubtful plays includes the tragedy Titus Andronicus, and the comedies Pericles and The Two Noble Kinsmen, all of which are now commonly included in lists of Shakespeare's canonical dramatic works.

Fine Binding. First Edition Thus. All volumes Very Good in decorative boards. Light rubbing along panel edges. Front hinge cracked.

Splendide legature coeve in marocchino verde scuro con nervi e titoli impressi in oro al ds. (insignificanti tracce d uso agli angoli e ai ds.). Dentelles interne e tagli dorati. Carte di guardia marmorizzate. Legature firmate Sotheran & Co. . Firmetta di appartenenza sulla carta di guardia libera del primo vol. ( R.T. Pemberton 1937 ). Esemplare in eccellente stato di conservazione. 8vo (cm. 25,2), 3 Voll., 2 cc.nn., LXVIII-(2)745(1) pp.; 4 cc.nn., 770 pp., 2 cc.nn.; 4 cc.nn., 815(3) pp. Testo su due colonne con num.me illustrazioni xilografiche, anche a piena pagina.

Condition: Good. Deluxe Limited Edition [533/1000]. G: in good condition. Covers bumped and stained. Chipping to spine ends. Browning to end-papers. Inner hinge cracking. Sporadic foxing and marking. 280mm x 210mm (11" x 8"). xxiv, 359pp; 391pp; 383pp; 299pp; 284pp; 402pp; 368pp; 395pp; 421pp; 417pp; 336pp; 350pp; 411pp; 432pp; 304pp. B/w illustrations by Sir John Gilbert [38 full page + 800 in-text vignettes (approx.)]. Very heavy set - extra shipping may be needed for overseas destinations. Blue hardback cloth covers with paper title panels to spines.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1860 [dated in the Preface]. Bound in morocco half-leather by Mudie Fine Bookbinders with the binders mark to the reverse of the front free end paper. Very good condition with minor edgewear. Green half leather, marbled covers and endpapers, volumes 1-6 range between 514-588 pages. Half leather bound by fine book binders Mudie. A handsome set, finely bound. Pagination - Vol I - lxxvi, 546pp with 7 plates; Vol II - [iv], 564pp with 7 plates; Vol III - [iv], 542pp with 6 plates; Vol IV - [iv], 514pp; Vol V - [iv], 588pp with 6 plates; Vol VI - [iv], 546pp with 4 plates. Provenance - no bookplates or inscriptions. Approximately 8.12" (22 cm) tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles and decoration. Joints very good condition gently worn. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition marbled, worn. Page edges good condition marbled. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition solid. Front paste down very good condition marbled. Front Free end papers very good condition marbled. Title page very good condition. Pages very good condition - a plate for every Play apart from King Henry the Sixth Part III. Binding good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1860. Binding: Hardback.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. H. Robinson (illustrator). A superb complete set of the works of Shakespeare, edited with notes and biographical information by Howard Staunton, and uniformly bound by Zaensdorf. A four-volume set uniformly bound in full calf, with gilt detailing to the spines and marbled edges and end papers. Binder's stamp of Zaensdorf to the verso of the front free end papers.Bookplate of Patrick Carnegy to the front paste down of volume I.A handsome set of the complete plays and poetry of William Shakespeare, edited with notes, a glossary and a life of Shakespeare by Howard Staunton (1810-1874). This work initially appeared in parts from 1857 to 1860. Staunton spent most of his later life writing about Shakespeare and was a highly regarded Shakespeare scholar. He was also considered the world's strongest chess player from 1843 to 1851. Uniformly bound in full calf by Zaensdorf. Externally, very smart. Lightly rubbed to the joints and raised bands of the spines, with a little bumping to corners of the boards. Small loss to the front board of volume I. Front hinge is strained to volume I, but held firmly by cords. Small remnants to the gutter suggesting that the half title page to each volume was previously removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 425 grams. Edited by Charles Knight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. New York: George Routledge and Sons, Later Edition, not dated, 1860s. Charles Knight's pictorial edition of the works of Shakespeare. Complete in eight volumes. The second edition, revised with later editions of Shakespeare's biography mixed set. All published in New York by George Routledge and Sons. The set consists of a Biography of Shakespeare, the Comedies in two volumes, the Tragedies on two volumes, the Histories in two volumes and the Doubtful Plays. With many beautiful illustrations throughout. In half brown calf bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Ten inches tall, raised bands, titles, and gilt decorated spine panels, an attractive set. Externally, gilt decorated with wear to the spines. Internally, firmly bound, bright with occasional spotting. Charles Knight (15 March 1791 March 1873) was an English publisher and author. The son of a bookseller and printer at Windsor, he was apprenticed to his father. On completion of his indentures he took up journalism and had an interest in several newspaper speculations, including the Windsor, Slough and Eton Express. William Shakspere, A Biography, by Charles Knight, Revised and Augmented, not dated, George Routledge and Sons, [viii], 553pp. Doubtful Plays, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, The Second Edition Revised, [viii], 507pp. Comedies Vol I, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [vi], 456pp. Comedies Vol II, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [vi], 456pp. Histories Vol I, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Revised Edition, [viii], 390pp. Histories Vol II, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [vi], 485pp. Tragedies Vol I, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [viii], 471pp. Tragedies Vol II, George Routledge and Sons, not dated, Later Edition, [viii], 516pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 10 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition nicely decorated in gilt with gilt titles to red labels, worn marked, scratched with some loss to the gilt. Joints good condition worn and rubbed. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition marbled paper covered boards, with gilt spine and quarters, marked and worn. Page edges good condition all page edges red, dust darkened to the tops. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled. Title good condition tanned with some foxing. Pages good condition tanned with some foxing. Binding good condition solid. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1860s Binding: Hardback.

Full Calf. Condition: Very Good. Gilbert, John (Engravings By the Brothers Dalziel) (illustrator). In 3 volumes complete. lxviii, 746; [iii], 771; [iii], 816 pp. Full calf with gilt-decorated borders to boards and gilt decoration and lettering to spines; raised bands; gilt-decorated turn-ins; a.e.g; marbled endpapers. Some bumping and rubbing to extremities, with light scratches to boards. Light, scattered foxing, heavier at prelims. Illustrated in b&w with engravings by the Brothers Dalziel from the drawings by John Gilbert. Large 8vo.

Full Morocco. Condition: Very Good. 8 volumes. Full red morocco. All edges gilt and gilt rolls to edge. Gilt lettering on spine and blind lines. Books very good condition save some minor marks on the boards and spines and a small amount of damage to the rear board of volume 5. Some foxing to end pages of all volumes. A very attractive set in a contemporary binding. 8vo.

8 vols. in 4, extremities worn, some hinges cracked, else good copies or better in original morocco-backed, green paper printed boards. Jaggard, 528.

[Shakespeare] UNIQUE LACQUERED WOOD BINDING. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.832. Numerous illustrations including a tissue-guarded frontispiece with facsimile signature, as well as title-page vignette. Rebound with pictorial lacquered wooden boards, original paper-covered spine. All edges gilt. Floral endpapers. Text in two columns, enclosed by coloured borders. Moderately spotted throughout, mostly to front/rear leaves and title-page. Ownership signature in black ink to half-title, dated 1885. Tape mark stains to hinges. Wood mostly clean and with strong colour, some small age marks here and there. Spine toned with some minor edgewear. A good copy with an impressive, well-crafted exterior. A fascinating aesthetic marriage between the works of Shakespeare and a Japanese-inspired wooden binding. The work depicts a woman in kimono, a bird, and flowers.

Complete 15 Volumes. Hardback, 10.75 x 8 inches. Original grey cloth, paper spines labels In good conditions. Some rubbing to extremities & edges, a few faint marks, corners a little bumped. Spine labels a little tanned, with a few small scuffs. Volumes 7 & 13 have small scratch on spines. Some moderate foxing to blank prelims, inside pages with one or two minor spots, each front endpaper has private bookplate (Robert Augustus Danvers), pages generally a little rough, but volume 4 has a few early and late pages which are a little more untidily cut, else all clean and tight. With an engraved frontis portrait of Shakespeare, B/w illustrations by Sir John Gilbert [38 full page + 800 in-text vignettes. xxiv, 359pp; 391pp; 383pp; 299pp; 284pp; 402pp; 368pp; 395pp; 421pp; 417pp; 336pp; 350pp; 411pp; 432pp; 304pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 7 volumes bound in matching period black half calf gilt & black cloth boards, marbled end papers., Not dated but c.1865. They are the following: 'A biography, Revised and Argumented ' 553 pages; 'Doubtful Plays' The Second Edition revised. 501pages; Volume 1, set in three volumes, 'Histories' 360 pages Plus ' Comedies' 455 pages, the last rear blank endpaper torn out; Plus ' Tragedies' 470 pages; Volume 2 consists of two volumes , ' Histories' 485 pages Pls 'Tragedies Poems' 515 pages. All the books are illustrated with steel engravings printed by Virtue. They are all complete in solid condition with some light wear and scuffing to the leather extremities. Inside the end papers which are of different paper to the main text are quite spotted, but the main text, with different paper are clean.Size 25 x 17.5 cm (25 cm thick as a set) (10 x 7 inches, 9.5 inches thick as a set)Weight approximately 10 kilo for the set. Overseas may have to pay extra for postage.

Half Calf. Condition: Very Good. 6 volumes bound as 3. Oxford binding of red half calf over marbled boards, with raised bands, green label and gilt devices and lettering to spine; all edges and endpapers marbled. Rubbing to extremities. Section sprung in first volume, with ink inscription and spotting to prelims, otherwise clean. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 8vo.

Leinen. Condition: Gut. -Auf Englisch-. 8°, LXXVI, 546 Seiten mit einem Titelportrait, 564, 543, 514, 588 und 546 Seiten, betitelte Original-Leinenbände mit Goldprg. - Einbände leicht best., Band 1 teils leicht braunfl. sonst guter Zustand - um 1860. b39772 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 5100.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. John Gilbert (illustrator). Condition Notes: Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with the leather worn at the spine ends and corners. Hinges slightly weak across the set. The contents lightly toned with age with spotting to the start and finish of all three volumes. A decent set overall.; ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 6kg. overseas shipping will be with ParcelForce, additional postage will be requested. Within the UK I will request £15.00 to send it along, also by ParcelForce. ### Hardback. Quarter-bound Green on Marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 10" x 7" (6 kg); pp (lxviii) 745,770,815; Complete in three volumes: Volume I, 1865, (lxviii) 745pp; Volume II, 1867, 770pp; Volume III, 1869; All later printings with the set published between 1857 & 1860; Includes: Wood engravings; Frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #190219 ||.

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dalziel Brothers Engravings Gilbert, John Illustrations (illustrator). 3 volumes, 745, 768 and 814 pp, illustrated in b/w, gilt spines are faded and some foxing internally, all 3 bindings are showing wear and ink name on endpaper. 26 cms tall. Volume 1 with slightly different decoration to the other 2 volumes. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 4to.

Three Volumes. Tall Hardbacks, approx 10 x 7 inches. Halfbound leather fine bindings, with brown calf leather to spines and corners, marbled paper to boards. Raised banding to spines with gilt decorations and gilt lettering to red and green leather spine labels. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good conditions. Some minor rubbing to edges, corners and faces of boards. Some moderate foxing to prelims and title pages. Inside pages with occasional minor spots and occasional minor handling marks, else all very clean and tight. Else a very good clean and tight set. 3 vols: With an engraved frontis portrait of Shakespeare in vol.1, and many B&W text illustrations by John Gilbert, engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1860 3 Vol Set The Works of Shakespeare Edited by Howard Staunton John Gilbert From 1854 Staunton largely devoted his attention to the study of Shakespeare, of whose works he had been from youth an enthusiastic admirer. *Between November 1857 and May 1860 he issued, with Messrs Routledge, a new edition of Shakespeare in monthly parts, with 824 illustrations by Sir John Gilbert. Staunton's text was based on a collation of the folio editions with the early quartos and with the texts of modern editors from Rowe to Dyce, rejecting the falsifications of J. Payne Collier.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. #294 of 1000 sets. Complete in 15 volumes. 8 x 10.5 inches. Illustrated by John Gilbert. Ex-library set. Three-quarter leather bindings with gilt titles, gilt top edges. Spine labels removed with minor damage, barcode stickers on rear cover. Reference department set with usual labels and markings to endpapers etc. Hinges reinforced. Vol 1 frontispiece loose. Otherwise interiors are good. Edges and corners of leather are dry and rubbed and worn.Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation.

Klein-8°. 16 x 9 cm. 528; 520; 496; 544; 528; 451, 6 Seiten. Lederbände der Zeit mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln, Fileten und Rundum-Goldschnitt. Privater Pappschuber mit marmoriertem Bezug. (The Mignon Edition). 1. Auflage. Englischsprachige Ausgabe in Dünndruck. Mit 370 Textillustrationen durch John Gilbert. Den Bänden je vorangestellt als Fronstipiz ein Portrait William Shakespeares. Mehrzeilige Widmung von alter Hand in Tinte auf Vorsatz. Einbände etwas berieben, Seiten nur minimal gebräunt. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Leather bindings of the times with gilt embossed title on spine, fillets and gilt edges. Later cardboard slipcase. First printing. English language edition on thin paper. With 370 illustration by John Gilbert in the text as well as a frontispiece in each volume showing William Shakespeare. Private dedication note from 1895 on endpaper. Bindings a bit rubbed, pages only very slightly darkened. Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Gilbert, John. Engraved By The Brothers Dalziel (illustrator). ii, frontispiece, lxviii, [2], 746pp; [6], 771pp; [6], 816pp, uniformly bound in 3/4 leather and marbled paper, raised bands on spines with six heavily gilt compartments, spine labels intact. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers, NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Covers show light edge/corner wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Gilbert (illustrator). Three volume complete set, published 1858, 1859 and 1860. Handsomely half bound in dark green gilt edged leather over olive green cloth. Spines have 5 raised bands, 4 gilt floral decorations and gilt lettering - very striking appearance. Books have brightly coloured marbled endpapers and edges, each volume has one dark green cloth bookmark, a little worn at the tip. No inscriptions or other markings. Boards have wear to edges and corners and some staining to cloth. Prelims have foxing in all three books with occasional light foxing in page blocks, one volume has 4cm splitting between spine and front board at upper edge. Foxing aside this is a really nice beautifully bound set - very impressive. This is a heavy set, 6.5Kg, additional postage charges may be necessary depending on your location - please contact me to agree before ordering.

, 6 uniform volumes, with 528, 520, 496, 544, 528, & 473 pages + publisher's catalogue [6] at rear of vol 6, each vol has portrait frontispiece plus numerous engraved illustrations in the text, Limited Edition of 500 copies, this being No. 69 , all vols externally clean and bright, minor wear to spine ends, neat previous owner's inscription at front free endpapers, light foxing to endpapers but all textblocks clean and crisp, wrappers fraying a little at edges, a nice handsome looking set, in very good condition , dustwrappers have slight rubbing to edges and light marking, good condition , half green cloth and white paper to boards, gilt floral decoration and titles, top edge gilt, cloth covered paper dustwrappers with gilt titles to spines 12mo, 19 x 14 cm Hardback ISBN:

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 746, 771, and 816 pages, respectively, "the illustrations by John Gilbert, engraved by the brothers Dalziel." Steel engraved frontis of Shakespeare in Volume I, woodcut engravings throughout all three volumes. Matching three-quarters leather bindings, five raised bands on the spines with gilt lettering, marbled paper-covered boards, all edges gilt. Chocolate end papers. Very good condition though with some scuffing to the leather plus front free end page missing from Volume III. Tight copies, the joints and hinges solid, clean internally with no foxing or owner names. PLEASE NOTE: these volumes are unusually heavy and will require some additional postage.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sir John Gilbert (illustrator). The Mignon Edition. G, no DJ. Six volume set. Light to moderate signs of wear to exteriors, hinges cracked or starting on four volumes, else bindings solid and straight, interiors largely clean and unmarked. Personal inscription dated 1899 on ffep of Vol. I. Clearly read, but a nice set.