The works of Shakspere / edited by Charles Knight ; with illustrations on steel from pictures by C.W. Cope ... [and others] ; in two volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contributor:

Knight, Charles, 1791-1873.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Works. 1875

Language:

English

Genre:

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

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Hill, Thomas P., Mrs. (inscription)

Anthony, F. J., Mrs. (inscription)

Physical Description:

2 volumes in 50 parts : illustrations ; 39 cm

Edition:

Imperial edition.

Other Title:

Works of Shakespeare

Place of Publication:

New York : Virtue & Yorston, [1875-1876]

Notes:

Volume title pages issued in pt. 50; added engraved t.p. issued in pt. 1.

Publication dates supplied by Jaggard.

Issued in 50 parts to subscribers only; parts issued in illustrated orange paper wrappers printed with publisher's prospectus or advertisements.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy 1 housed in 3 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 1 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-2, 3 (2 copies), 4 (2 copies), 5-9, 11-13, 15-30, 35-42, 44-46, 48-50 only; pt. 4 (second copy) wanting wrappers; pt. 3 (second copy) wanting front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 1 has many leaves unopened; pt. 1 has bookseller's ms. note in pencil on verso of first plate; some parts have ms. play titles in pencil on front wrapper; pt. 45 has ms. receipt laid in; pt. 41 has slip advertising publication of Knight's Life of Shakespeare tipped in at beginning of part; pts. 48-50 each has label advertising binding services pasted to front wrapper; pt. 40 has label pasted to front wrapper; detached front wrappers to pts. 10 and 14 and detached back wrapper laid in.

Penn Libraries copy 2 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1, 5, 8, 10-11, 13-16, 18-20, 27-29, 40-41 only; pts. 1, 10 and 14 each wanting front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 2 has some leaves unopened and detached front wrapper of pt. 4 with ms. play titles in pencil laid in; pt. 27 has 1 color illustration ("Ready for the Dance, Painted by Franz Defregger, Copyrighted Pictorial Review 1925") laid in; front wrapper of pt. 28 torn across central portion; pt. 40 has mistaken ms. correction ("26") in pencil to printed part number and label advertising binding services pasted to front wrapper; pt. 41 has slip advertising publication of Knight's Life of Shakespeare tipped in at beginning of part.

Cited in:

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibl., p. 543

OCLC:

299524