London: Printed for J. Stockdale, 1790. Octavo. [2], [1083]-1752 pages. This book became so essential for a serious study of Shakespeare that the publisher decided to issue this volume which became Volume 3 of the series Shakespeare's Dramatic Works. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled paper covered boards, finely..... More
Metuchen, N. J. American Book Collector, 1931. Original Paper Wrps. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Limited to an edition of only seventy-one copies, the author was not only famous for his works on book collecting but also translated Danish folklore into English. Here his famous essay traces the..... More
London: Henry Colburn and Co., 1827. Octavo. In two volumes, xxvii, (1) p. errata, 382pp. and xii, 394pp. One of the most remarkable portrayers of Lady Macbeth, but in a cross-gender role she was known for a powerful presentation of Hamlet. She was painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence at least..... More
London; 1797 and 1799: Printed for Thomas Egerton. Octavo. In two volumes, 628pp. and 654[2]pp. errata. These two volumes are among the several dozen major contributions to the issues of Shakespeare forgeries. George Chalmers speculated that the sonnets were addressed to Queen Elizabeth in an emulation of Spenser. He rejects..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807. Octavo. Later printing. In two volumes: xv, 526pp and 499pp. (1)pp. errata. wood-engraved illustrations by J. Berryman . A beautiful set of Douce's classic study with all nine original illustrations. One of the most influential works on Shakespeare criticism that deals with the..... More
Philadelphia: R.G. Kennedy, 1900. Quarto. Connoisseur edition issued for private circulation. 12 parts in portfolio each containing twelve loose plates, except the first which contains fourteen. A delightful group of plates covering much of the Shakespeare corpus including locations, autographs, and the plays. When the College English Association devoted its..... More
Chapel Hill, NC;( 1989): University of North Carolina Press. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 235pp. An important thesis on play-death in Shakespeare's characters, and the achievement of perceived autonomy in family and society in Renaissance England. Illustrated with classic painting. Text. Chapter notes. Index. Bound in red cloth, spine lettered..... More
Carbondale, IL; (1999): Southern Illinois University. First Edition. Octavo. 275p. index, notes The author examines the early lighting of English drama from both historical and aesthetic perspectives. He traces the contrasting traditions of sunlit amphitheaters and candlelit hall playhouses. A fine copy bound in blue cloth, spine lettering gilt, in..... More
London, nd, The London Printing and Publishing Co. Quarto. In 4 volumes comprising of the Histories, Comedies and Tragedies along with The Doubtful Plays of Shakspere by Henry Tyrrell and published by John Tallis and Co. Each volume contains an engraved frontispiece, engraved title page and a regular title page..... More
London: For J. Haslewood, 1795. Octavo. In two volumes. A new edition, with improvements to which is prefixed A sketch of the history of the English stage. Volume I: lx, 361 pages, with an index of the performer's names. Volume II: 391 pages with a similar index of additional performers..... More
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London; 1869 and 1871: Bell and Daudy. Octavo. A new edition. Two volumes bound in one. 268 pages. Originally published in 1817, clearly, they were then combined to deal with the great literature in the Age of Elizabeth (but as he notes in his introduction, he surveys in the first..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1931. Octavo. 375 pages. In W.W. Greg's review he notes that this work shows in the autumn of 1596 one 375 pages. In W.W. Greg's review he notes that this work shows in the autumn of 1596 one William Wayte swore the peace against William..... More
London: Ruper Hart Davis, 1959. First Edition. Octavo. Inscribed by the author dated Christmas 1961. 335 pages, index of plays, persons, subjects, and an appendix. Illustrated with a large number of detailed and lucid reconstructions drawn to the author's specifications by Nicolas Woo. Hotson found additional documents on the staging..... More
London; Dated 1805 But (ca.1870): For Thomas Goddard. Small Octavo. Two frontispiece's (1 folding), 317pp., (17)pp. index, 3 other folding plates, and a 2 page typed letter bound in after page 312 which is basically a minor biographical note about Ireland by J.R. Smith, in which he cites Bibliotheca Cantiana..... More
London: Published for the Shakespeare Association, 1933. Octavo. 28 (4) pages. An outline of stage management in a private theatre of plays in the Elizabethan and Jacobean period. The purpose of this short survey, the author examined nearly 150 plays, of which some seventy were unquestionably performed at the Blackfriars..... More
Tokyo: Liber Press, 1992. First Edition. Octavo. First edition translated into English. Slip laid in "compliments of the author" and signed by him. 330pp. text with foot notes, illustrated with historical illustrations. A turning point in Shakespearian theory: Scholar, Iwasaki uses King Lear, Richard III, and Macbeth to examine Shakespeares'..... More
London: Printed for, and Under the Direction of John Bell, British Library, 1787. First Edition. 12mo. Two works in one volume, 146 and 110 pages Samuel Johnson announced his intention to edit Shakespeare's plays with his associate George Steevens. He considered no first rate work had understood Macbeth so he..... More
London: For John Stockdale, 1811. Thick Quarto. xliv, 721 pages. When Sarah Weaver wrote "Word Hoard" on Tennyson's use of the classics for the Tennyson Research Bulletin, she noted that this was the edition he read at Trinity College, Cambridge for the work of 17th century language in plays. Closed..... More
New York; 1872 and 1874: D. Appleton and Co. Small Octavo. A new edition in six volumes consisting of the Histories, Comedies and Tragedies.illustrated frontispieces to each play. Bound in 3/4 black pebble grained morocco over marbed paper covered baords with matching endpapers and all edges marbled, raised bands, compartments..... More
NY: 1872 and 1874: D. Appleton and Co. Small Octavo. In six volumes. Vols: 1 and II: Histories (which includes the life and works of Shakspere), Vol. III: Tragedies((Begins with McBeth) and Vols. IV and V: Comedies and Vol. VI: Tragedies(beginning with Romeo and Juliet). Illustrated engravings to each work..... More
Northwestern University Press, 1964. First American Edition. Octavo. 323pp., The present edition contains further additions and emendations from the 1936 and 1949 editions, most of which are dated so that the author's progression of thought can be followed. Photo-illustrated, bound in red cloth spine gilt with title gilt over black..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987. First Edition. Octavo. 211p index. A study of the play as his audiences would have viewed it in a much bleaker, stronger and deeper religious play than usually presented on the London stage. Bound in black cloth, spine lettering gilt, near fine in very..... More
London: Printed by Harding and Wright for R. Priestley and R. Lea, 1810. Octavo. xxiii, 296 pages. Elizabeth Robinson Montague was known as the "Queen of the Bluestockings" whose major place in the literary circles of eighteenth-century England included such celebrities as Dr. Johnson, Lord Lyttelton as well as the..... More
Edinburgh: George Ramsay and Co, for Archibald Constable and Co and Manners and Miller, 1814. Octavo. [4] 56 pages. One of the scarcest studies on the text of Shakespeare and Beaumont and Fletcher. This was produced in an edition of 100 copies and Morehead uses the name Martin Scriblerus. Bound..... More
(Malden, MA: 2007): Blackwell Publishing, 2007. First Edition. Octavo. 263 p., bibliography and index. Articles include: Helen Smith, "The Publishing Trade in Shakespeare's Time", Thomas Berger, "Shakespeare Writ Small; Early Single Editions", Anthony James West, "The life of the First Folio in the Seventeenth Century" up until the present ways..... More