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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Title The complete works of Shakespeare, from the original text : carefully collated and compared with the editions of Halliwell, Knight, and Collier : with historical and critical introductions, and notes to each play, and a life of the great dramatist / by Charles Knight ; illustrated with new and finely executed steel engravings, chiefly portraits in character of celebrated American actors, drawn from life, expressly for this edition.

Publication Info. New York (27 Beekman Street) : Martin, Johnson, and Company, [1854-1856]
([New York] : Printed by Billin and Brother)

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  REF 822.33 SHAKESPEARE  V.1    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  REF 822.33 SHAKESPEARE  V.3    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  REF 822.33 SHAKESPEARE  V.2    Check Shelf
Description 3 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm
Note Plates dated 1854-1856, with added engraved t.p. of volume [3] dated 1856.
Frontispiece portrait in volume1 engraved by J.C. Buttre from a work by W. Momberger. Vol. 2 frontispiece engraved by Philibrowne. Added title pages engraved by J.C. Buttre, R. Thew.
Originally issued in 56 parts, with wrapper series title: The quarto Shakespeare illustrated.
Based upon Tallis's edition, containing the unauthorized material of Halliwell-Phillipps (See Sherzer, J.B. Amer. editions of Shakespeare, numbers 4, pages 681-683).
Multiple issues printed, with slight typographical differences and varying plates.
Paged continuously.
Contents [volume 1] Life of Shakespeare. Shakespeare's will. Comedies -- [volume 2] Historical plays -- [volume 3] Tragedies ; Poems.
Processing Action 3a1a copy 2:v.1-2 housed 20130309 EGB pda DFo
3a1a copy 3:v.1-3 housed 20130309 EGB pda DFo
3a1a copy 6:v.2-3 housed 20130309 EGB pda DFo
3a1b copy 1:v.1 housed 20130312 EGB pda DFo
3a1b copy 3:v.1-3 housed 20130312 EGB pda DFo
Added Author Knight, Charles, 1791-1873.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889.
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883.
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, printmaker.
Phillibrown, Thomas, printmaker.
Thew, Robert, printmaker.
Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner. DFo
Petit, C. W., d. not before 1856, former owner. DFo
Bartholow, Frances A., b. 1872, former owner. DFo
Bartholow, Sallie C., b. 1864, former owner. DFo
Prather, Josephine E., active 1932, former owner. DFo
Added Title Works. 1854. Martin, Johnson & Co
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