The works of Shakspere / edited by Charles Knight ; with illustrations on steel from pictures by C.W. Cope, E.M. Ward, C.R. Leslie ... [et al].

Works. 1875. Virtue & Yorston

Imperial ed.

New York : Virtue & Yorston, [1875-1876]

2 v. : ill. ; 39 cm

Issued in 50 parts or 8 divisions to subscribers only.
Added title-pages, engraved, with vignettes.
Issued with supplement in 6 parts or 1 division: A biography of William Shakspere / by Charles Knight (originally published as v. 8 of Knight's Pictorial edition of Shakespeare, 1838-1843 under the title William Shakspere: a biography).
Includes glossarial index and index to dramatis personae.

Printmakers and/or illustrators named in volume.
Folger PR2755.K7 Sh.Col. contents: div. 1. Notice of the original editions of the plays ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Love's labour's lost ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Comedy of errors ; Taming of the shrew ; Midsummer night's dream ; Merchant of Venice -- div. 2. Merchant of Venice ; All's well that ends well ; Much ado about nothing ; Twelfth night ; As you like it ; Measure for measure ; Winter's tale -- div. 3. Winter's tale ; Tempest ; King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV -- div. 4. Henry V ; King Henry VI. Part 1-2 ; The first part of the contention of the two famous houses of York and Lancaster ; King Henry VI. Part 3 ; The second part of the contention of the two famous houses of York and Lancaster ; King Richard III -- div. 5. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Cymbeline -- div. 6. Cymbeline ; Othello ; Timon of Athens ; King Lear ; Macbeth ; Troilus and Cressida -- div. 7. Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles ; Two noble kinsmen -- div. 8. Two noble kinsmen ; Venus and Adonis ; Rape of Lucrece ; Sonnets ; Lover's complaint ; Passionate pilgrim ; Plays ascribed to Shakespere ; A brief notice of opinion on the writings of Shakespere ; Indexes -- div. 9. Biography of William Shakspere / by Charles Knight.

Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. William Shakspere.
Biography of William Shakspere.

United States -- New York (State) -- New York.

PR2755.K7 Z7b Sh.Col. (flat)

Issue in parts, in original printed wrappers with publisher's advertisements. Imperfect: pt. 36 wanting. No imprint on engraved t.p. to v. 1; original setting of page numbers v. 1, p. 1-64. Partially unopened. Advertisement for 'A grand monument to Custer' pasted to pt. 44; notices against binding by outside parties pasted to covers of pts. 45 and 48. Gift of Prince George's County Memorial Library, September 22, 1948

9.22.48

PR2755.K7 Z7g copy 1 Sh.Col. (flat)

Issue in parts, in original printed wrappers with publisher's advertisements. Imprint Virtue & Yorston on engraved t.p. for v. 1. Autograph: G.B. Smedley. Advertisement for 'A grand monument to Custer' pasted to pt. 44; advertisements for binding by Virtue & Yorston, 222 Walnut St., Philadelphia (including prices) pasted on covers of pts. 49-50. Contents: pt. 1. Notice of the original editions of the plays ; Two gentlemen of Verona -- pt. 2. Two gentlemen of Verona ; Love's labour's lost -- pt. 3. Love's labour's lost ; Merry wives of Windsor -- pt. 4. Merry wives of Windsor ; Comedy of errors -- pt. 5. Taming of the shrew -- pt. 6. Taming of the shrew ; Midsummer night's dream -- pt. 7. Merchant of Venice -- pt. 8. All's well that ends well -- pt. 9. Much ado about nothing -- pt. 10. Twelfth night -- pt. 11. As you like it -- pt. 12. Measure for measure -- pt. 13. Winter's tale -- pt. 14. Tempest -- pt. 15. King John -- pt. 16. King Richard II -- pt. 17. King Richard II ; King Henry IV Part 1 -- pt. 18. King Henry IV -- pt. 19. King Henry IV Part 2 -- pt. 20. Henry V -- pt. 21. Henry V ; King Henry VI, Part 1 -- pt. 22. King Henry VI, Part 1-2 -- pt. 23. The first part of the contention of the two famous houses of York and Lancaster -- pt. 24. King Henry VI. Part 3 ; The second part of the contention of the two famous houses of York and Lancaster -- pt. 25. King Richard III -- pt. 26. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII -- pt. 27. King Henry VIII ; Essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III -- pt. 28. Essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III ; Romeo and Juliet -- pt. 29. Romeo and Juliet -- pt. 30. Hamlet -- pt. 31. Hamlet -- pt. 32. Cymbeline -- pt. 33. Othello -- pt. 34. Othello ; Timon of Athens -- pt. 35. Timon of Athens ; King Lear -- pt. 36. King Lear ; Macbeth -- pt. 37. Macbeth -- pt. 38. Troilus and Cressida -- pt. 39. Coriolanus -- pt. 40. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar -- pt. 41. Antony and Cleopatra -- pt. 42. Antony and Cleopatra ; Titus Andronicus -- pt. 43. Titus Andronicus ; Pericles -- pt. 44. Pericles ; Two noble kinsmen -- pt. 45. Two noble kinsmen ; Venus and Adonis ; Rape of Lucrece -- pt. 46. Rape of Lucrece ; Sonnets -- pt. 47. Lover's complaint ; Passionate pilgrim ; Plays ascribed to Shakespere -- pt. 48. Plays ascribed to Shakespere ; A brief notice of opinion on the writings of Shakespere -- pt. 49. A brief notice of opinion on the writings of Shakespere ; Indexes -- pt. 50. Indexes -- suppl.pts.1-6. Biography of William Shakspere / by Charles Knight.

10.3.38 (41)

PR2755.K7 Z7g copy 2 Sh.Col. (flat)

Imperfect: Biography only. In original printed wrappers with publisher's advertisements; wrappers bear imprint London: Virtue & Co.; New York: Patterson & Neilson. Gift of Mrs. E. Speer 12-7-59.

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PR2755.K7 Z7h Sh.Col. (flat)

Issue in parts, in original printed wrappers with publisher's advertisements. No imprint on engraved t.p. to v. 1. Partially unopened.

204010

PR2755.K7 Z7k Sh.Col. (flat)

Issue in 9 divisions, including biography. Mostly unopened. In original printed wrappers with publisher's advertisements.

F8.12.48

PR2755.K7 Z7m copy 1 Sh.Col. (folio)

With preface referring to Charles Knight's death at beginning of v. 1; Biography of William Shakspere / by Charles Knight bound in two parts, at end of v. 1 and v. 2. Inscription: Compliments of Uncle Porte Dec. 22 1881. Former owner: family of the late Commander F.C. McCord, U.S. Navy. Decorated goatskin binding featuring busts of Shakespeare and Shakespearean characters; gilt edges

F 11.17.42

PR2755.K7 Z7m copy 2 Sh.Col. (folio)

With preface referring to Charles Knight's death at beginning of v. 1; Biography of William Shakspere / by Charles Knight bound in two parts, at end of v. 1 and v. 2. Gift of Jessie Coope, February 19, 1944, in honor of Henry Coope. Half goatskin binding with textured cloth boards decorated with bust of Shakespeare; gilt edges.

F 2.19.44

PR2755.K7 Z7p Sh.Col. (folio)

Gift of Henry N. Paul. Half goatskin with textured cloth boards.

6858

ART Vol. b60-b61

Imperfect; several plates of illustration lacking. Extra-illustrated with newspaper and magazine clippings, prints, photographs, and programs. Includes many depictions of actors in Shakespearean roles and illustrations of scenes from the plays. Two watercolors of Cleopatra on p. 510-511 of v. 2. Costume designs by Alexander Jones removed and cataloged as ART Box J78 no.1-5. Bookplate: J.I.G. Glidden (Motto: Sic etur ad astra). Gift of Mrs. Ernest Warren, 1951. Cloth binding.

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