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The works of Shakspere / edited by Charles Knight ; with illustrations on steel from pictures by C.W. Cope ... [and others]
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection PR2753 .K7 1875b pt.31-50
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
- Drama.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- Nagle, Richard (stamp)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes in 50 parts : illustrations ; 39 cm
- Edition:
- Imperial edition.
- Other Title:
- Wrapper title: Virtue's imperial Shakspere
- Works of Shakespeare
- Place of Publication:
- London : Virtue & Co. ; New York : Patterson & Neilson, [1875-1876]
- Notes:
- Volume title pages issued in pt. 50.
- Date supplied from Jaggard.
- "To be completed in fifty parts ... to subscribers only."--Prospectus.
- Parts issued in illustrated orange paper wrappers printed with publisher's prospectus or advertisement.
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy housed in 2 boxes.
- Penn Libraries copy imperfect: RBC has pts. 31-50 only.
- Penn Libraries copy has many leaves unopened; some parts have ms. play titles on front wrappers; pts. 31-34 and 46 each has stamp advertising bookbinding by Richard Nagle on front wrapper; pt. 50 dampstained throughout with small hole through last two leaves and back wrapper mutilated.
- Cited in:
- Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibl., p. 543
- OCLC:
- 4336965
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