William Shakespeare Edited Charles Knight (54 results)

Softcover. xiii, 347 pp. Softcover. LCC: 2005053425 Good condition; touches of wear on covers; slight water warping near bottom edges of pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original green cloth, silver lettering, 7x9 5/8 inches, 560 pp, illustrated with black and white drawings. Good. Corners bumped with cardboard exposed there, scuffed , ¼ inch fraying at head and foot of spine, front and rear hinges cracked, first few leaves detached, lightly age yellowed, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked, probably never really read. Literature.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Revised Edition. 390pp. Still well bound but rear board stained. Interior in nice clean condition, no deliberate marks, just some light wrinkling/staining mainly to outer margins but still a good useable work. Well illustrated. No names or inscriptions. Undated but about 1865. Overweight Volume - Weighs 1.3 Kg, additional P&P will apply for overseas buyers, please ask bookseller for a quote before ordering.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. In a green leather hardcover with five raised bands to spine and gilt titles and tooling to spine and front. No dust jacket. Marbled end papers. 832 pp., gilt edged, with a number of black and white illustrations. The book is in good condition with quite heavy shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover; the spine is largely split from the boards but still firmly attached, there is damage to the head and tail of the spine. The binding is a little slack. There is a dedication on the reverse of the ffep dated 1898. There is light foxing to the reverses of the feps, half title and last page of the index. There is very light tanning to the extremities of the pages which are otherwise clean and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New York: James S. Virtue, undated but circa 1870. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, 32 pp. Good; vg-level wear and soil, for the series, but here the large frontis engraving, with accompanying text, has been excised; thus, just Good. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight", this entry in the series is Cymbeline, Act I Scene VII through Act V Scene V, plus several summary pages. A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased James S. Virtue to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Publshed" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). L-lng2.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Revised Edition. 485pp. Still well bound but within worn and stained boards, tear to cloth on spine. Interior in nice clean condition, no deliberate marks. Well illustrated. No names or inscriptions. Undated but about 1865. Overweight Volume - Weighs 1.6 Kg, additional P&P will apply for overseas buyers, please ask bookseller for a quote before ordering.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The national edition. Large octavo hardback, half leather binding. Marbled edges, gilt tooled spine. vi + 531 pp. Many engraved illustrations. Corners beginning to wear, spine rubbed, exterior is Good condition, contents are Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The national edition. Large octavo hardback. vi + 543 pp. Many engraved illustrations in half leather binding, marbled edges, gilt tooled spine. Corners beginning to wear, spine rubbed, leather label rubbed away, exterior is Good condition, contents are Very Good.

A handsome volume. 12mo 7 1/2" tall. Half leather and red marbled boards. Tan leather stamped in gilt with 5 raised bands on spine and with black and red leather labels on spine. Marbled end pages. Edited by Charles Knight. 650 pages. Wear at board tips, at top of spine and a little at edges. Marbled boards scuffed. Small chip at top of red leather title label not affecting title. Clean text tightly bound. Good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. John Pettie, Charles Cousen (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 21 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 801 to 810 (Volume 1) and pages 1 to 30 (Volume 2), plus an illustration by John Pettie of 'Touchstone and Audrey' (As You Like It), engraved by Charles Cousen. Contains the conclusion of 'King Richard III', and the beginning of 'King Henry VIII'.Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. R.Huskisson, T.A.Prior (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 20 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 761 to 800 (Volume 1), and an illustration by R.Huskisson of 'Come unto these Yellow Sands!' (Tempest), engraved by T.A.Prior. Contains the conclusion of 'The Second Part of the Contention of the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster', and the beginning of 'King Richard III'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges and a sticker on the front cover, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. C.R.Leslie, W.Greatbach (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 19 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 721 to 760, and an illustration by C.R.Leslie of 'Falstaff and his Friends' (The Merry Wives of Windsor), engraved by W.Greatbach. Contains the conclusion of 'The First Part of the Contention of the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster', 'King Henry VI - Part III' in full, and the beginning of 'The Second Part of the Contention of the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. E.M.Ward, H.Robinson (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 18 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 681 to 720, and an illustration by E.M.Ward of 'Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of York' (King Richard III), engraved by H.Robinson. Contains the conclusion of 'King Henry VI - Part II' and the beginning of 'The First Part of the Contention of the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. R.A.Artlett (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 17 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 641 to 680, and an illustration of 'Shakspere', engraved by R.A.Artlett from the Chandos portrait. Contains the conclusion of 'King Henry V', 'King Henry VI - Part I' in full, and the beginning of 'King Henry VI - Part II'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. W.E.Frost, P.Lightfoot (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 16 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 601 to 640, and an illustration by W.E.Frost of 'Disarming of Cupid' (Sonnet CLIV), engraved by P.Lightfoot. Contains the conclusion of 'King Henry IV - Part II', and the majority of 'King Henry V'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. W.Q.Orchardson, C.W.Sharpe (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 15 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 561 to 600, and an illustration by W.Q.Orchardson of 'Talbot and the Countess of Auvergne' (Henry VI, First Part), engraved by C.W.Sharpe. Contains the conclusion of 'King Henry IV - Part I', and the majority of 'King Henry IV - Part II'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. C.R.Leslie, T.Vernon (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 14 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 521 to 560, and an illustration by C.R.Leslie of 'Olivia' (Twelfth Night), engraved by T.Vernon. Contains the conclusion of 'King Richard II', and the majority of 'King Henry IV - Part I'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. C.W.Cope, W.Greatbach (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 13 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 481 to 520, and an illustration by C.W.Cope of 'Wolsey at Leicester Abbey' (Henry VIII), engraved by W.Greatbach. Contains the conclusion of 'King John', and the majority of 'King Richard II'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. C.R.Leslie, Lumb Stocks (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 12 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 441 to 480, and an illustration by C.R.Leslie of 'Florizel and Perdita' (The Winter's Tale), engraved by Lumb Stocks. Contains the conclusion of 'The Tempest', and the majority of 'King John'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. D.Maclise, R.Staines (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 11 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 401 to 440, and an illustration by D.Maclise of 'Malvolio' (Twelfth Night), engraved by R.Staines. Contains the conclusion of 'Winter's Tale', and the first part of 'The Tempest'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. H.J.Townsend, C.W.Sharpe (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 10 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 361 to 400, and an illustration by H.J.Townsend of 'Ariel' (The Tempest), engraved by C.W.Sharpe. Contains the conclusion of 'Measure for Measure', and the first part of 'Winter's Tale'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. H.Briggs, S.Sangster (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 9 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 321 to 360, and an illustration by H.Briggs of 'Juliet and the Nurse' (Romeo & Juliet), engraved by S.Sangster. Contains the conclusion of 'As You Like It', and the first part of 'Measure for Measure'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. R.Huskisson, Fred Heath (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 7 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 241 to 280, and an illustration by R.Huskisson of 'There Sleeps Titania' (The Midsummer Night's Dream), engraved by Fred Heath. Contains the conclusion of 'All's Well that Ends Well', and the first part of 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. C.R.Leslie, Lumb Stocks (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 8 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 281 to 320, and an illustration by C.R.Leslie of 'Autolycus' (The Winter's Tale), engraved by Lumb Stocks. Contains the conclusion of 'Much Ado About Nothing', 'Twelfth Night: or What You Will' in full, and the first part of 'As You Like It'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. H.S.Marks, C.W.Sharp (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 5 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 161 to 200, and an illustration by H.S.Marks of 'The Lady's Tailor' (King Henry IV - Second Part), engraved by C.W.Sharp. Contains the conclusion of 'The Taming of the Shrew', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in full, and the first part of 'The Merchant of Venice'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Good. D.Maclise, C.W.Sharpe (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 4 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 121 to 160, and an illustration by D.Maclise of 'Orlando and the Wrestler' (As You Like It), engraved by C.W.Sharpe. Contains the conclusion of 'The Comedy of Errors', and the majority of 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A.Hughes, C.Cousen (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 2 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 41 to 80, and an illustration by A.Hughes of 'Ophelia' (Hamlet), engraved by C.Cousen. Contains 'Love's Labour's Lost' with the exception of the introductory notice, and the first part of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'. Condition: There is moderate fading to the edges, but internally the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. W.Q.Orchardson, C.W.Sharpe (illustrator). Undated, but late 19th century. Part 1 of an edition of 40 parts. This part has pages 1 to 40, and an illustration by W.Q.Orchardson of 'Christopher Sly' (Taming of the Shrew), engraved by C.W.Sharpe. Contains 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' in full, and the introductory notice to 'Love's Labour's Lost'. Condition: The book is very worn, with some splitting at the base of the spine. Internally, the book is clean and unmarked. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 38 Cm x 28 Cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. D. MacLise, R.A. Pinxt. and C.W. Sharpe, Sculpt. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Very Good. See description and scans. New York: Virtue & Yorston,12 Dey Street, New York, undated but circa 1871. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, large frontis engraving + paper guard + 32 pp.Good; spine slits starting at top and bottom, modest edge roughening, occasional spots of light soil, engraving shows moderate foxing. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight". This entry in the series includes Act V of The Merry wives of Windsor and Acts I through V of The Comedy of Errors, plus Knight's commentary on those; in their editorial tradition of including elements from several plays in each installment - presumably to encourage ongoing and encompassing attention from the subscribers - Virtue & Yorston here includes a depiction from As You Like It, specifically "Orlando and the Wrestler" (see scan), executed by D. MacLise, R.A. Pinxt. (Artist) and C.W. Sharpe, Sculpt. (Engraver). A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased Virtue & Yorston to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Published" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). Please review scans. L-lng3.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. C. Clint, A.R.A. painter and H. Bourne, engraver (illustrator). 1st Edition. New York: James S. Virtue Publishers, undated but circa 1871. Large Folio, 15"x11 1/4", soft orange wrappers with black imprinting and decorations on the covers, large frontis engraving + paper guard + 32 pp. Good; spine slits at top and bottom, occasional spots of light soil, minor right-edge tatter at front cover caused by circuit binding, faint stain at engraving page, not affecting the engraving. See scans. One of 48 separate serialized subscription offerings issued under the title "The Works of Shakspere (sic) Edited by Charles Knight", this entry in the series is King Henry VI-Part II-ActI-ActV, preceded by a large engraving from The Merry Wives of Windsor (see scan), executed by C. Clint, A.R.A. painter and H. Bourne, engraver, and some commentary on King Henry Vi, Part I. This somewhat scattershot inclusions are how the publisher executed the series, presumably to encourage ongoing and encompassing attention from the subscribers. A scarce form of Knight's editing, and one claimed by the probably-not-unbiased Virtue & Yorston to be "The Best Edition of Shakspere Published" (referring to the entire subscription series of 48 numbers). Please review scans. L-lng2.