1880 - William Shakspere - order A Biography (Book 1 + Book 2) + Pictorial Edition of Works of Shakspere ...Doubtful Plays - by Charles Knight -
This book measures 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches and has 533 + 507 pages.
This book measures 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches and has 533 + 507 pages for 1037 pages total. It weighs over 4 pounds. It contains MANY ILLUSTRATIONS. It was published by Collier, 96 Liberty Street, New York. Undated but about 1880. The preface states that this book has been Revised and Augmented from the copies published in 1843.
It actually combines several original books into a large present book that is composed of 3 parts.
1. BOOK ! -
2. BOOK 2
The Table Of Contents for these first 2 parts takes up 4 pages and is the contents of 2 previous books and are his BIOGRAPHY. They have a total of 553 pages.
3. This part has a separate Title Page and Table Of Contents which is 3 pages long. This last section of this book has 507 pages. It includes "Doubtful Plays + many other sections.
This book is SCARCE to RARE
This book is rate VERY GOOD. The covers are embossed leather with gilt on the spine and front cover as well as the interior tucked order edges of the covers with their own trim pattern (these can be seen in the photos). The flaws are the covers show very slight wear, mostly to the covers hinges as well as a one inch crack at the topof the fromt cover. Also 2 paper hinges have been fortified. (see third photo).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Knight_(publisher)
Charles Knight (15 March 1791 – 9 March 1873) was an English publisher, editor and author. He published and contributed to works such as The Penny Magazine, The Penny Cyclopaedia, and The English Cyclopaedia, and established the Local Government Chronicle.
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