Cassell's Shakspeare tercentenary pocket keepsake, 1864

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cassell, Petter & Galpin, publisher.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Miscellaneous Print Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Quotations.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Genre:

Almanacs.

Miniature books (Publishing)

Publishers' advertisements.

Quotations.

Physical Description:

32 pages ; 85 mm

Other Title:

Cassell's Shakespeare tercentenary pocket almanack for 1864

Cassell's Shakespeare tercentenary pocket keepsake

Place of Publication:

[London] : Cassell, Petter & Galpin, Ludgate Hill, E.C., [1863]

Summary:

Almanac containing information about William Shakespeare's life and legacy on left-hand pages, with historical dates and Shakespearean quotations for each month on facing pages.

Notes:

Cover title.

Almanacs were published the year preceding date of calculation.

"This almanack is issued gratis by Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, in connection with their Illustrated Edition of Shakespeare's Plays, of which a prospectus will be found at page 32; and is also issued in paper wrapper, gilt edges, at one penny. A superior edition of this almanack, printed on thick toned paper, is supplied in the following forms: Bound in cloth gilt, price twopence. Bound in leather gilt, price threepence"--page 2.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2020 from Alastor Rare Books Ltd.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

OCLC:

77668630