Tremendous illustrated 'Savoy' edition of Shakespeare's complete works. Including all his plays and his sonnets plus his longer poems, the Rape of Lucrece etc. Printed in double columns. With a brief biography. With 28 colour images, including the Chandos p [more...]
Neat set of Shakespeare's complete works in a small compact but not quite miniature format. Full leather bindings, all edges gilt. Each volume with several b/w illustrations. Complete with original silk lined, padded box with contents printed onto silk bene [more...]
Selection of 40 memorable quotes and lines from Shakespeare's work, each illustrated in colour by Walter Crane. With an illustrated title page. This work was dedicated to the countess of Warwick, whose Garden had inspired Crane and is signed by the Countess [more...]
Impressive illustrated edition of Green's pioneering history of England that eschews War and International politics and focuses on English people and society; which, according to Green, was more influential to the nation and its development than battles and ki [more...]
Beautifully produced retellings of Shakespeare's play in verse, by Valentine. Includes The Merchant of Venice, A Winter's Tale, The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew. Sepia toned chromolithographic illustrations throughout plus colour plates done by R. And [more...]
Charming special edition of Shakespeare's Works, bound in publisher's lambskin with decorative floral design to spines. With introductory essays and glossary. Full leather. Top edge gilt. Frontis-portraits. Small 8vo. (185x135mm) light marking and scratch [more...]
First edition of Bucknill's psychological study of Shakespeare's plays, and some of his most interesting characeters, including Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, Ophelia and others. Bucknill was a psychiatrist and an influential mental health reformer. 8vo. 264pp. [more...]
Neat quarter leather binding of the Everyman edition of Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, plus his poems. Reprinted editions from 1929, 1931 and 1932. Blue leather with gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. 12mo. Rubbing to leather at top [more...]
The rare deluxe Heron full leather edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works. Containing all his plays; his longer poems, The Rape of Lucrece and Venus and Adonis; and all of his sonnets. These compact volumes are in full leather and blocked with 23ct gold. W [more...]
No date but c. 1930. Pleasant full leather edition of Shakespeare's Complete dramatic Works, divided into Comedies, Tragedies and Histories. Each with an original, quite excellent engraved frontispiece. Publisher's soft leather binding with gilt decoration. [more...]
Scarce analysis of Shakespeare's plays with a view to the poet's loftier wisdom and morality, through a study of 14 of the plays, inlcuding King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth etc. Beveled edges, decorated end-papers. Rubbing and wear to edges, marking to covers, pre [more...]
Military themed quotes from Shakespeare with colour illustrations by Seccombe. Complete with 24 plates. Oblong 4to. No date but c. 1880. Rubbing to edges, bumping to spine. Previous owner's name to half-title. Mild tanning to page edges. Contents clea [more...]
Fascinating study of the many mysteries and conspiracies surrounding Francis Bacon's life and work, drawn from analysis of contemporary sources. Including an account of his life, his links with Elizabeth I, Edmund Spenser and Shakespeare as well as his Cipher [more...]
A Neat, worn but rakish, quarter leather binding of the Handy-Volume edition of the complete works of Shakespeare, including his poems. Complete in 13 volumes. Top edge gilt. Decorated initials. Compact 32mo. (130x90mm). Leather is rubbed to edges. Some f [more...]
Exploration of if and how Shakespeare evinced a moral system throughout his work. Top edge gilt. Bumping and rubbing to edges, previous owner's name blind-stamped to ffep. Mild foxing to fore-edge. Binding sound. Good. [more...]
Charming collection of songs from Shakespeare's plays, illustrated with colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. Complete with DJ. Mild rubbing to edges, toning to covers. Mild foxing to edges. Foxing to front matter and last few leaves. Otherwise [more...]
Beautifully presented anthology, ostensibly for children but pleasing to any reader, on a variety of themes. Including extracts from Shakespeare, Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Housman's Shropshire Lad and other poems including Thomas' Addlestrop, Speak of the [more...]
New edition of Butler's 1899 exploration of the 'thorny issues' raised by Shakespeare's sonnets, including publication history and dating. Also included is the full collection of sonnets with Butler's notes, plus a facsimile of the 1609 original edition. 8vo [more...]
Charming collection of quotes from Shakespeare that touch or lie somewhere between the extremes of Love and Hate. With illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Small 32mo. With pictorial covers. Crease to spine. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Nicely produced calendar, with colour illustrations and quotations from Shakespeare for each month. With gilt raised decorations and initials. Bradel style binding with beveled edges and parchment style paper to boards. 12mo. Toning to covers. Previous ow [more...]
