shakespeare william campbell thomas (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Poor. a new edition. Half calf over green cloth, P. lxxx+960pp, engraved frontis, engraved title, neat marginalia, binding has split at the index & has been repaired with sellotape, leather very worn & rebacked, edges rubbed & worn, a good solid reading copy in need of a little TLC. The complete plays of the Bard which includes a glossary of the more difficult words. Campbell's life preceedes the plays. 2025 grams.

Leather. Zustand: Good. J. Gilbert (illustrator). A collection of Shakespeare's dramatic works, beautifully illustrated by J. Gilbert and in a full morocco prize binding. A new edition. Bound in a full morocco prize binding from the 'rugby School' with their crest to the front board.Illustrated a monochrome frontispiece and engraved title page, with fifteen monochrome plate by J. Gilbert. Collated complete.This volume features a collection of dramatic works by the celebrated William Shakespeare, with a biography on the life of the noted author and commentary on his writings by Thomas Campbell. Bound in a full morocco prize binding from the 'rugby School' with their crest to the front board. Externally generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and joints, fading to the spine and the odd slight mark to the board. 'Rugby School' bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with minimal age toning and spotting to the front and rear with the odd tidemark to the plates and a prize ink inscription to the front blank. Good. book.

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. None (illustrator). A unique copy of William Shakespeare's plays. Bound in boards made from old 'Herne's Oak' in 1864. Signed by many noted RSC actors and directors including Laurence Olivier and Trevor Nunn. Very scarce.With signatures from noted individuals from the RSC: 'Frank Inscribed on Herne's Oak 19.12.80 Trevor Nunn'. Nunn is a British theatre director and the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Second inscription reads 'To Frank, very best wishes Mary Rutherford'. Mary Rutherford is an actress best known for Antony and Cleopatra (1974), The Knock (1994) and The Walls of Jericho (1981). Inscriptions from Gillian Rhind and Frances De La Tour to page 149. Laurence Olivier's signature to recto of Hamlet plate 'L Olivier'Inscription 'For Frank with best wishes ever Terry Hands' in addition to an inscription to the top page of 'Midsummer Night's Dream' which is unintelligible. Contemporary inscription to the recto of front endpaper indicates 'This book is bound in boards made from old 'Herne's Oak' 1864'. Herne's Oak is a tree believed to be the dwelling of Herne the Hunter. Herne the Hunter was believed to live in the time of Richard II, and it is cited in the Merry Wives of Windsor. In this play the wives play a trick on Falstaff. The popularity of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' led to several depictions of Herne's Oak. There has been some confusion as to the identity of the tree, which attracted many eighteenth century visitors to Fairies' Dell, Windsor. In 1863 this tree blew down, and it was believed this tree was planted later to replace the original tree which was felled in 1796 by accident in a general cull of old and unsightly oak trees. Some Ordnance Survey maps show Herne's Oak a little to the north of Frogmore House in Home Park. An 1867 work 'A Treatise on the Identity of Herne's Oak.' by William Perry compares an account appearing in Samuel Ireland's 1791 'Picturesque Views of the Thames' and documents on the Park before concluding the tree blown down in 1863 was the original tree. His view was biased as he was given parts of the tree to make souvenirs. The Royal Collection hold a copy of Perry's treatise bound in Herne's Oak and carved by him.Prior owner's inscriptions to this work include 'Miranda Hall Aug 2nd 189-' and 'Michael from M Hall Jan 1943'.Loosely inserted are many pamphlets from RSC productions. In addition to this are two newspaper articles on the sources behind Shakespeare's plays and their historical characters. One regards Richard III and the other Cleopatra.A fantastic copy of this work. With fascinating association and inscriptions. In a quarter calf binding, with wooden boards. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. A few chips to the extremities of plate to King Henry IV Part I and to the title page and frontispiece. Repair to the front endpaper. Pages are bright. Occasional presentation inscriptions throughout. Otherwise, just the odd spot. Near Fine. signed by author. book.