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].

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. 1878. James S. Virtue

Imperial ed.

New York : James S. Virtue, [between 1878 and 1892?]

2 v. : ill. ; 39 cm

The American publishing house James S. Virtue succeeded Virtue & Yorston ca. 1878.

Issued in 50 parts to subscribers only.

Added title-pages, engraved, with vignettes.

Issued with supplement: 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.

v. 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 ; All's well that ends well ; Much ado about nothing ; Twelfth night ; As you like it ; Measure for measure ; Winter's tale ; Tempest ; King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV ; 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
v. 2. King Henry VIII ; Essay on the three parts of King Henry VI and King Richard III ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Cymbeline ; Othello ; Timon of Athens ; King Lear ; Macbeth ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles ; 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.

Printmakers and/or illustrators named in volume.

PR2755.K7 Z8e Sh.Col.

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

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

PR2755.K7 Z8c Sh.Col.

Issue in 50 parts in original printed wrappers, with supplement in 6 parts (32 p. each). Imprint on engraved title to v. 1 'New York: Virtue & Yorston, 12 Dey Street' ; page numbers v. 1, p. 1-64 newly set. Imprint on wrappers varies: Virtue & Yorston (pts.1-18); Virtue & Yorston with James S. Virtue stamped (pts. 19-29); James S. Virtue (pts. 30-50). Stamp on suppl. pt. 1: Bookbinding at lowest rates; Richard Nagle, bookseller, 11 Bromfield Street, Boston. Partially unopened.

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.

3.11.42

PR2755.K7 Z8e Sh.Col.

Issue in parts, in original printed wrappers with publisher's advertisements. Imperfect: Biography pts. 1-2 (40 p. each) only. Imprint 'Virtue & Yorston' obliterated on cover of pt. 1; stamped 'James S. Virtue.'

No case or acc. number present

PR2755.K7 Z8f Sh.Col.

Imprint 'New York: Virtue & Yorston, 12 Dey Street' on engraved title to v. 1. Bound with Biography of William Shakspere / by Charles Knight in two sections, at end of v. 1 and v. 2;. Half goatskin with cloth boards; decorated with bust of Shakespeare and cover title Shakspere illustrated; marbled edges

5/26/39