works edited de shakspere william edited charles knight (7 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. New York: James S. Virtue, undated but circa 1870. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, 32 pp. Good; vg-level wear and soil, for the series, but here the large frontis engraving, with accompanying text, has been excised; thus, just Good. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight", this entry in the series is Cymbeline, Act I Scene VII through Act V Scene V, plus several summary pages. A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased James S. Virtue to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Publshed" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). L-lng2.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. D. MacLise, R.A. Pinxt. and C.W. Sharpe, Sculpt. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Very Good. See description and scans. New York: Virtue & Yorston,12 Dey Street, New York, undated but circa 1871. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, large frontis engraving + paper guard + 32 pp.Good; spine slits starting at top and bottom, modest edge roughening, occasional spots of light soil, engraving shows moderate foxing. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight". This entry in the series includes Act V of The Merry wives of Windsor and Acts I through V of The Comedy of Errors, plus Knight's commentary on those; in their editorial tradition of including elements from several plays in each installment - presumably to encourage ongoing and encompassing attention from the subscribers - Virtue & Yorston here includes a depiction from As You Like It, specifically "Orlando and the Wrestler" (see scan), executed by D. MacLise, R.A. Pinxt. (Artist) and C.W. Sharpe, Sculpt. (Engraver). A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased Virtue & Yorston to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Published" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). Please review scans. L-lng3.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. C. Clint, A.R.A. painter and H. Bourne, engraver (illustrateur). 1st Edition. New York: James S. Virtue Publishers, undated but circa 1871. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, large frontis engraving + paper guard + 32 pp. Good; spine slits at top and bottom, occasional spots of light soil, minor right-edge tatter at front cover caused by circuit binding, faint stain at engraving page, not affecting the engraving. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight", this entry in the series is King Henry VI-Part II-ActI-ActV, preceded by a large engraving from The Merry Wives of Windsor (see scan), executed by C. Clint, A.R.A. painter and H. Bourne, engraver, and some commentary on King Henry Vi, Part I. This somewhat scattershot inclusions are how the publisher executed the series, presumably to encourage ongoing and encompassing attention from the subscribers. A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased Virtue & Yorston to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Published" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). Please review scans. L-lng2.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. H. Briggs, R.A. painter and S. Sangster, engraver (illustrateur). 1st Edition. New York: James S. Virtue Publishers, undated but circa 1875. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, large frontis engraving + paper guard + 32 pp. Good; short spine slits at top and bottom, occasional spots of light soil, minor right-edge tatter at front cover caused by circuit binding. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight", this entry in the series is The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight. Much Ado About Nothings, Acts I through V, preceded by a large engraving of Juliet and the Nurse (from Romeo and Juliet), executed by H. Briggs, R.A. painter and S. Sangster, engraver, and some commentary on All's Well That Ends Well and an introduction to the subject play, and followed at the end by some commentary on Twelfth Night. This somewhat scattershot inclusions are how the publisher executed the series, presumably to encourage ongoing and encompassing attention from the subscribers. A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased Virtue & Yorston to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Published" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). Please review scans. L-lng2.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. C.W. Cope, R.A. Pinx T. and T. Vernon. Sculpt. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. New York: James S. Virtue Publishers, undated but circa 1875. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, large frontis engraving + paper guard + 32 pp. Good; spine slits at top and bottom, occasional spots of moderate foxing, minor right-edge tatter at front cover caused by circuit binding. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight", this entry in the series is The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight. King Henry VIII Act I through Act III, following a very large engraving, "Othello Relating His Adventures" (from, of course, Othello, not the feature play of this edition), executed by C.W. Cope, R.A. Pinx T. and T. Vernon. Sculpt., then 10 pp. of commentary of King Richard III, then introductory commentary on King Henry VIII, then the work itself. The sporadic nature of inclusions in each of the 48 editions of the series was presumably a decision by the publisher to enhance general ongoing interest in all issues from the subscribers. A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased Virtue & Yorston to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Published" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). Please review scans. L-lng2.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. C.R. Leslie, A.R.A. Pinx T. and Lumb Stocks R.A., Sculpt. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. New York: Virtue & Yorston Publishers, undated but circa 1870. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, large frontis engraving + paper guard + 32 pp. Good; some spine slit and ends, moderate right-edge tatter at front cover, peripheral stains at engraving not affecting image. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight", this entry in the series is All's Well That Ends Well / Act I, Scene I through Act V, Scene III, following a very large engraving, "Autolycus (The Winter's Tale)", executed by C.R. Leslie, A.R.A. Pinx T. and Lumb Stocks R.A., Sculpt., then 5 pp. of introductory information, then the work itself. A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased Virtue & Yorston to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Published" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). Please review scans. L-lng2.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. John Pettie, A.R.A. Pinx T. and Charles Cousen. Sculpt. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. New York: Virtue & Yorston as James S. Virtue, undated but circa 1870. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, large frontis engraving + paper guard + 30 pp. Good; notable spine slit, bottom 40% of spine. Foxing in the margins of the engraving, modest toning at page margins, fore edge of covers bears the standard crinkling caused by the circuit-binding type overlay practiced by publisher Virtue. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight", this entry in the series is King Henry VI, Part I, Act I Scene I through Act V Scene V, following a large engraving, "Touchstone and Audry.", executed by John Pettie, A.R.A. Pinx T. and Charles Cousen. Sculpt., then 6 pp. of introductory information, then the work itself. A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased Virtue & Yorston to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Published" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). L-lng1.