Shakespeares Comedy by Rolfe William (249 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. 1896 printing. ffep is misisng.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Spine a bit toned, a few minor blemishes to boards. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1894 Hard Cover. 186, 4, [2] pp. Cloth boards with gilt titles. Edited with notes by William J. Rolfe, illustrated with engravings. Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well is the story of its heroine, Helen, more so than the story of Bertram, for whose love she yearns. Helen wins Bertram as her husband despite his lack of interest and higher social standing, but she finds little happiness in the victory as he shuns, deserts, and attempts to betray her. The play suggests some sympathy for Bertram. As a ward to the French king, he must remain at court while his friends go off to war and glory. When Helen cures the King, he makes Bertram available to her. To exert any control over his life, Bertram goes to war in Italy. Helen then takes the initiative in furthering their marriage, undertaking an arduous journey and a daring trick. Few today, however, see a fairy-tale ending. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Spine toned. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1891 Hard Cover. 208 pp. Cloth boards with gilt titles. Edited with notes by William J. Rolfe, illustrated with engravings. Exiled by Duke Fredrick, who has seized her father's throne, the witty and vivacious Rosalind disguises herself as a shepherd and flees to the forest of Arden along with her cousin Celia and the court jester touchstone. Banished by his jealous older brother, the humble and chivalrous Orlando escapes to the same forest with his faithful servant Adam. What happens when Orlando, who loves Rosalind, comes across the shepherd.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. A few spots on front board, spine toned. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 1891 Hard Cover. 173, [1], 2 pp. Cloth boards with gilt titles. Edited with notes by William J. Rolfe, illustrated with engravings. This classic comedy, set in the charming English town of Windsor, follows the hilarious misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he attempts to woo two married women, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, for financial gain. The clever wives, aware of his schemes, conspire to turn the tables on Falstaff, leading to a series of comic situations filled with mistaken identities, secret letters, and outrageous pranks.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spine a bit toned, a few minor blemishes to boards. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1898 Hard Cover. 153 pp. Cloth boards with gilt titles. Edited, with Notes by William J. Rolfe. With engravings. "Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is the slapstick farce of his youth. In it, the lost twin sons of the old merchant Egeon - both named Antipholus - find themselves in Ephesus, without either one even knowing of the other's existence. Meanwhile, Egeon has arrived in search of the son he thinks is still alive - and has been sentenced to death for the "crime" of being from Syracuse. To add to the confusion, the two Antipholuses have twin servants, both named Dromio. As the four men unwittingly encounter each other, the play is crammed with wildly escalating misunderstandings before the truth emerges and Egeon is pardoned. Shakespeare bases his story on Plautus's Menaechmi, a play about identical twins who accidentally meet after a lifetime apart. He borrows from another Plautus play by having Adriana, the wife of one Antipholus, entertain the other. The spirited Adriana often gives speeches evoking strong emotions - as do other characters at times. Even here, Shakespeare suggests complexities beyond the farce.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Spine a bit toned, a few minor blemishes to boards with minor loss of gilt, pencil notes and owner bookplate on front endpapers. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 1898 Hard Cover. 195 pp. Cloth boards with gilt titles. Edited, with Notes by William J. Rolfe. With engravings. "In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare stages the workings of love. Theseus and Hippolyta, about to marry, are figures from mythology. In the woods outside Theseus's Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves out into couples - but not before they form first one love triangle, and then another. Also in the woods, the king and queen of fairyland, Oberon and Titania, battle over custody of an orphan boy; Oberon uses magic to make Titania fall in love with a weaver named Bottom, whose head is temporarily transformed into that of a donkey by a hobgoblin or "puck," Robin Goodfellow. Finally, Bottom and his companions ineptly stage the tragedy of "Pyramus and Thisbe.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1899 Hard Cover. 173, 2 pp. Cloth boards with gilt titles. Edited, with Notes by William J. Rolfe. With engravings. "In The Merchant of Venice, the path to marriage is hazardous. To win Portia, Bassanio must pass a test prescribed by her father's will, choosing correctly among three caskets or chests. If he fails, he may never marry at all. Bassanio and Portia also face a magnificent villain, the moneylender Shylock. In creating Shylock, Shakespeare seems to have shared in a widespread prejudice against Jews. Shylock would have been regarded as a villain because he was a Jew. Yet he gives such powerful expression to his alienation due to the hatred around him that, in many productions, he emerges as the hero. Portia is most remembered for her disguise as a lawyer, Balthazar, especially the speech in which she urges Shylock to show mercy that "droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages are clean with some notes. Notes inside covers. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. Binding is tight. 178pp.

Hardcover1898. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Text contains underlining/marking. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owners name on inside front cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. owner's name inked on Front pastedown.

Cloth. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. None Stated. 180 pp + 10 p ads, the book and contents are clean and solid, the former owner has written his name, college and fraternity symbols, in '02 on the front endpaper, the covers have very minor corner wear.

Cloth. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. None Stated. 157 pp, b/w illustrations, the book and contents are clean and solid, the former owner has written in pencil on the endpapers, the covers are tight and have only minor wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. American Book Company, New York. c1898 by Harper and Brothers; W.P.3 on the copyright page designates a 3rd printing by American Book thus an early 1900s printing. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. This is one of 40 English Classics Shakespeare's Works Series by ABC. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; light wear to tips, head, board bottoms, and tail; suntoned spine; light soiling to boards. No DJ. Brick red grained boards and spine with bright gilt titles on the spine and front board; embossed border on front and rear board. Tinted textblock edges. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 208 pp 12mo. As You Like It is a pastoral comedy written in 1599 and published in the First Folio in 1623. The play follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court and accompanied by her cousin Celia they find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveler Jaques who speaks many of Shakespeare's most famous speeches and provides a sharp contrast to the other characters in the play, always observing and disputing the hardships of life in the country. A clean very presentable copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. NO DUST JACKET. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly foxed. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing to corners. Front hinge is cracked, binding remains tight.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; fading, light soiling, and edge wear to exterior; former owner's name and notes on front end page; underlining and margin notes; fading to pages; in good condition with tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Red-brown cloth matches others in the "English Classics" series from this decade. An original 1888 issue. Tight condition. Contemporary previous owners- name on inside edges at front not really offensive. Light wear as might be expected with no major faults.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copyright page has dates of copyright (1879 and 1898) by Harper & Brothers, but one assumes this edition is from the early 20th century. 220 p., plus catalog, clean and unmarked except for names of former owners on front end page and trace of staining at upper margins; engravings; binding firm; sewn signatures; despite absence of d.j. the gilt lettering on the unfaded sepia boards is still bright, but there is some bumping of corners and rubbing at crown and foot of spine. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. An early 20th century edition of Shakespeare's famous comedy, which was likely first performed about 1604. Edited and with extensive end notes by William J. Rolfe who also likely provided the uncredited introduction. Illustrated with a handful of black and white drawings, and with appendix containing discussion of the work and index of words and phrases explained. --- In full olive/charcoal cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped titling and decorations on cover and spine. --- Interior with discreet penciled notations, prior owner's signature to front paste-down and dampstain to lower textblock edge; with lots of scratches to cover cloth, otherwise a sound and fully readable copy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 232 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 12 mo, vintage hardcover, penciled notes on back endpapers else VG in grey boards with gilt design and lettering. Very well preserved book. No dj. Frontis wood engraving of Pic Du Mide, Navarre. This play originally edited by Rolfe in 1882 has five acts. Includes introduction, history of the play, sources of plot, comments, notes and appendix. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. With engravings. Brown boards are scuffed with rubbed edges, light chipping at spinetips. Pages are beginning to tan in margins, text has no markings. Minimal amount of library markings. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex Library.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover is bumped, worn, torn, chipped and with edge wear. Pages clean browning with age and loose. Permanent writing on the fep. Water damage on the feb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Cover bumped on spine & corners, scuffed with worn edges and rubbed. First two blank pages torn. Damage to inside cover, possibly fire damage. Some marks in book. Pages pulling loose from inside gutter. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

Hard Cover. Condition: vg. Dust Jacket Condition: --. 174 pages + 4pp ads; b/w illustrated engravings; previous owner name & date (1895) on front ep & a few pp with pencil notations; 6.5" tall; light shelf wear to edges of brown cover with gilt on front & spine; no dj. Hardcover.

Hard Cover. Condition: vg-. Dust Jacket Condition: --. 196 pages + ads; b/w illustrations; scattered pencil notations, previous owner name & date (1894) on front ep; 6.5" tall; light shelf wear to edges of brown cover with gilt on front & spine; no dj. Hardcover.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. "English Classics" series; bound in ruddy red buckram, with gold gilt lettering on front panel and spine, sans DW; black & white engravings; 176pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Brown cloth matches others in the "English Classics" series from this decade. An original 1888 issue. Tight condition. Contemporary previous owners- name on inside edges at front not really offensive. Light wear as might be expected with no major faults.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Red-brown cloth matches others in the "English Classics" series from this decade. An original 1888 issue. Tight condition. Contemporary previous owners- name on inside edges at front not really offensive. Light wear as might be expected with no major faults.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. "English Classics" series; bound in ruddy red buckram, with gold gilt lettering on front panel and spine, sans DW; black & white engravings; 157pp. plus ads.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. "English Classics" series; bound in ruddy red buckram, with gold gilt lettering on front panel and spine, sans DW; black & white engravings; 196pp.