The plays of William Shakespeare / edited and annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke ; illustrated by H.C. Selous.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contributor:

Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.

Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.

Selous, Henry Courtney, 1803-1890.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Fleetwood, H. (stamp)

Physical Description:

3 volumes in 55 parts : illustrations ; 33 cm

Other Title:

Wrapper title: Cassell's illustrated Shakespeare

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1874-1878]

Contents:

Vol. 1. The comedies

v. 2. The historical plays

v. 3. The tragedies.

Notes:

Added engraved t.p. issued in pt. 1; volume title pages issued in pts. 53 (v. 3) and 54 (v. 1 and v. 2). Each play has illustrated half-title.

"Sonnets and poems of William Shakespeare" (unnumbered part) has special t.-p.; in bound editions, it is inserted in various positions (e.g. at beginning of v. 1 or at end of v. 3).

Date of publication supplied by Jaggard.

Issued in 54 numbered and one unnumbered parts in illustrated blue paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements and prospectus.

"A reprint of the 1864-68 edition with slight differences. The type and paper are larger, and there is no letter-press on the verso of plates, contrary to the earlier issue."--Jaggard.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy 1: pt. 33 has p. 594-596, 1-6 in the following order: 594, 3, 4, 1, 2, 595, 596, 5, 6.

Penn Libraries copy 1 has a few leaves unopened; pts. 4, 6, 11, 14-15 each has stamp ("H. Fleetwood. Publisher & Bookseller. ... Boston.") on front wrapper; pts. 48-50 each has 1 folded leaf ([4] p.) of advertisements for rail travel dated 1877 laid in; part number on front wrapper of pt. 9 effaced.

Penn Libraries copy 2 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-11, 13-16, 18-19, 21-24 only; volume title leaves wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 2 has many unopened leaves; pts. 2-3, 5, 7-10, 13, 16, 18-19, 21-24 each has stamp ("H. Fleetwood. Publisher & Bookseller. ... Boston.") on front wrapper; pt. 1 has wormhole at bottom inner margin.

Cited in:

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibl., p. 542

OCLC:

38501375