Shakespeare : Ward's statue in the Central Park, New York.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910.

Daly, Charles P. (Charles Patrick), 1816-1899.

Stebbins, Henry G. (Henry George), 1811-1881.

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.

Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1825-1903.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Monuments--New York (State)--New York.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Portraits.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Monuments.

New York (State)--New York.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910.

Ward, John Quincy Adams.

Genre:

Portraits.

Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance) -- 20th century.

Extra-illustration.

Penn Provenance:

Morrell, T. H. (Thomas H.), active 19th century (autograph) (Furness copy 1 & 2)

Philip H. & A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation (donor) (Furness copy 2)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 72 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Half-title: Shakespeare statue

Place of Publication:

New York : T.H. Morrell, 1873.

Summary:

Orations, odes, etc. commemorating the dedication of Ward's statue of Shakespeare.

Notes:

"50 copies only printed: 12 folio, 38 royal octavo."--T.p. verso.

Title vignette.

Orations, odes, etc. by C.P. Daly, H.G. Stebbins, W.C. Bryant, R.H. Stoddard, and others.

Local Notes:

Furness copy 1 is no. 1 of a limited ed. of 50 copies, initialed in red ink by the publisher. Cf. t.p. verso.

Furness copy 1 disbound and housed in portfolio.

Furness copy 2 housed with: Monument commemorative of the tercentenary anniversary, of the birth of Shakespeare, in the Central Park, New York. [New York? : s.n., 1864].

Furness copy 2 is no. 15 of a limited ed. of 50 copies, initialed in red ink by the publisher. Cf. t.p. verso.

Furness copy 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 1953 by the Philip H. & A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation.

Furness copy 2 has printed paper slip ("Names of Subscribers will be printed in a few days, and will be forwarded free of expense ...") tipped in before half-title; prospectus for this work (1 folded sheet ; 22 cm.) tipped in following title leaf.

Furness copy 2 extra-illustrated with 41 plates: 1 portrait of Shakespeare, 1 engraved title leaf from Shakespeare's complete works (Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1851), 1 reproduction of a photograph of Ward's statue of Shakespeare, 1 portrait of Mrs. Siddons as the tragic Muse, and 37 portraits of Shakespeare's heroines.

Furness copy 2 bound in three-quarter red morocco over marbled boards; 5 raised, gold-ruled bands on spine; title and imprint place and date stamped in gold on spine; marbled endpapers; gilt tops.

OCLC:

9065928