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SHAKESPEARE The Essential Guide to the Plays

SHAKESPEARE The Essential Guide to the Plays

by Cousins, A. D

Firefly Books. Near Fine. 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 256 pages .
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£11.33
The Ashbourne Portrait of Shakespeare; Long Galley Proofs, for Connoisseur Magazine, with 2 Page ALS from H. M. Hake

The Ashbourne Portrait of Shakespeare; Long Galley Proofs, for Connoisseur Magazine, with 2 Page ALS from H. M. Hake

by Spielmann, M. H

Unbound. Long Galley Proofs, 7 pages, with numerous holograph corrections by Spielmann, for an article in Connoisseur Magazine, c. 1940 [together with] Autograph letter signed, from H. M. Hake to Spielmann, dated Feb. 16, 1940, 2 pages, informing Spielmann of an article appearing in the January 1940 issue of The Scientific American stating that x-ray technology reveals that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, may have written Shakespeares plays. [Together with] Scientific American, January 1940 issue.... Read more about this item
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£606.98
Performing Shakespeare Age Empire

Performing Shakespeare Age Empire

by Foulkes, Richard

Cambridge University Press. Very Good. 2008. Paperback. 0521034426 . Card wraps, corners very slightly bumped, no ownership name, internally clean and unmarked, binding tight. ; 8.82 X 5.98 X 0.79 inches; 248 pages .
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£20.00
The Vocal Songs in the Plays of Shakespeare (inscribed By the author)

The Vocal Songs in the Plays of Shakespeare (inscribed By the author)

by Seng, Peter J

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1967. First Edition. Large Octavo. Inscribed by the author to a close friend.314 pages, index, bibliography, Index of First Lines. This is an indispensable reference work to all the available textual, critical, musical, and dramatical commentary on the seventy songs that by the author's count, appear in the canon of Shakespeare's Plays. The songs are taken in the generally accepted chronology of the plays. For the serious student Seng's work will be... Read more about this item
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£89.02
The Plays of William Shakspeare [Shakespeare]. [Volumes 2-6]

The Plays of William Shakspeare [Shakespeare]. [Volumes 2-6]

by William Shakespeare

Basil.: Printed and sold by J. J. Tourneisen., 1799. Hard. Good. 8vo.. Good. Two spines semi-attached and one missing. Marbled boards. Foxed. Ownership inscription penned to each half-title page.
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£40.00
SHAKESPEAREAN MEANINGS

SHAKESPEAREAN MEANINGS

by Sigurd Burchhardt

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. 6 x 9 in. Brown cloth boards. Condition is GOOD ; no wear, binding tight. Text has margin notes and markings, some in ink. DJ is VERY GOOD ; price-clipped, edges worn, quite riubbed, a touch foxed. Shake. Stax.
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£12.14
Tragedy of Coriolanus. The Temple Shakespeare. Limp leather binding

Tragedy of Coriolanus. The Temple Shakespeare. Limp leather binding

by Shakespeare, William; Gollancz, Israel [ed.]

London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Previous owner inscription to fep. 1920. Reprint. Red limp leather cover. Teg. 130mm x 100mm (5" x 4"). viii, 194pp. .
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£24.00
Shakespeare's Knowledge of Astronomy and the Birth of Modern Cosmology -- signed

Shakespeare's Knowledge of Astronomy and the Birth of Modern Cosmology -- signed

by Usher, Peter D

New York: Peter Lang, 2022. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo, decorated matte boards, fine copy, signed. 185 pp.
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£40.46
The Works of William Shakespeare (Stratford-on-Avon edition) 10 Volume Edition

The Works of William Shakespeare (Stratford-on-Avon edition) 10 Volume Edition

by Shakespeare, William and Alexander Dyce (editor)

London; Nd(ca.1880): Swan Sonnenschein & Company. `/`. Octavo. In ten volumes edited by Alexander Dyce, fourth edition reprinted from the third edition. The notes, which in the previous editions were place at the end of each play, are now, for the convenience of Shakespearean students, printed at the foot of the page. illustrated with 180 full page photogravures and photo-engravings from real paintings by eminent masters and reproductions of famous impersonations of Shakespearean characters.. Bound in... Read more about this item
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£323.72
Comedy of a Winter's Tale. The Temple Shakespeare. Limp leather binding

Comedy of a Winter's Tale. The Temple Shakespeare. Limp leather binding

by Shakespeare, William; Gollancz, Israel [ed.]

London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Previous owner inscription to fep. 1919. Reprint. Red limp leather cover. Teg. 130mm x 100mm (5" x 4"). xii, 162pp. .
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£18.60
The Mercury Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice, edited for Reading and Arranged for Staging by Orson Welles and Roger Hill

The Mercury Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice, edited for Reading and Arranged for Staging by Orson Welles and Roger Hill

by Shakespeare, William; Orson Welles, Roger Hill

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939. Paperback. Very Good. B-O" code on copyright page: February 1939 printing. 8vo, stiff wraps, light wear and tanning, very good. 64 pp. with cartoon vignettes throughout, pictorial endpapers featuring old playbills.
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£20.23
The Tragedie of Cymbeline (The Player's Shakespeare)

The Tragedie of Cymbeline (The Player's Shakespeare)

by Shakespeare, William; Rutherston, Albert (illus.)

London: Ernest Benn (Shakespeare Head Press), 1923. Limited ed. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1923. One of 550 copies printed at the Shakespeare Head Press in Stratford-upon-Avon from the Folio of 1623. Hardcover, large 4to., linen-backed boards. Illustrated in color by Rutherston. Very Good, no dust jacket. Light finger soiling to the covers; faint foxing throughout the text.
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£45.32
Shakespeare's Dramatische Werke (8 Volume set) Known as the Amerikanische Stereotyp-Ausgabe in Acht Banden

Shakespeare's Dramatische Werke (8 Volume set) Known as the Amerikanische Stereotyp-Ausgabe in Acht Banden

by Shakespeare, William; August Wilhelm Von Schlegel; Wolf Baudissin; Dorothea Tieck; Frederick W. Thomas

Philadelphia; 1869-1871: F.W. Thomas & Sohne. Small Octavos. German text. August Wilhelm von Schlegal's translation was completed by Wolf Graf von Baudissin and Orothea Tieck with the notes by Tieck. The key reference is Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Volume 38, p. 271. So many Americans had come from Germany that F.W. Thomas began publishing classics in German in the 1840's. This was his biggest task and took the better part of three years to complete. This edition is at the Folger and Harvard. Bound... Read more about this item
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£303.49
The Truth About Shylock

The Truth About Shylock

by Grebanier, Bernard

New York: Random House, 1962. Book club edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 1962. Book club edition (no price on DJ; no date on title page). Hardcover, 369 pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Edgewear to DJ. Light soiling to panels of DJ.
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£12.46
The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life-Story

The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life-Story

by Harris, Frank

Mitchell Kennerley. Hardcover. Very Good. 1923 printing. Previous owner name. Moderate wear around the extremities of the cover. Shakespeare
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£20.21£15.16
THE BEAUTIES OF SHAKESPEARE

THE BEAUTIES OF SHAKESPEARE

by William Dodd

Lansingburgh, NY: William Disturnell, 1821. Hardcover. Fair. 3 x 5 in. Full calf boards. Condition is FAIR ; front cover gone, as is part of spine. Binding solid and text unmarked, paper toned and foxed. Shake. Stax.
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£16.19
Shakespeare's Life and World

Shakespeare's Life and World

by Duncan-Jones, Katherine [Compiled and Introduced by]

London: The Folio Society. 2004. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine condition in Very Good slipcase. Illustrated with colour and Black & white plates. Decorated boards in light fawn slipcase. Excellent condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 208 pages. Mingles passages from Shakespeare's own works with a wide variety of other materials to suggest the richness and diversity of all his worlds interwoven with the main outlines of his... Read more about this item
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£11.63
HISTORY OF KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

HISTORY OF KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

by William Shakespeare, edited by William J. Rolfe

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. 214 pages + ads. With engravings. Condition is Very Good; very light wear to spine ends, light stains on front cover, previous owner's name on front endpaper, underlining on 2 pages in the introduction, front hinge is starting to crack but holding well. STK
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£12.14
Shakespeare Staging the World

Shakespeare Staging the World

by Bate, Jonathan & Dora Thornton

Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2012. Square Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. 302 pages. Published to accompany the exhibition at te British Museum from 19 July to 25 November 2012. An extraordinary collection of objects that evoke London in 1612 bringing to life not only Shakespeare the man, but the characters, places,... Read more about this item
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£26.43
THE HANDY-VOLUME SHAKESPEARE VOL VI, KING RICHARD THE SECOND, KING HENRY THE FOURTH - PART I, KING HENRY THE FOURTH - PART II

THE HANDY-VOLUME SHAKESPEARE VOL VI, KING RICHARD THE SECOND, KING HENRY THE FOURTH - PART I, KING HENRY THE FOURTH - PART II

by William Shakespeare

London: Bradbury, Agnew and Co., c. 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 x 4 3/4 in. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering and designs on spine. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minor wear to corners, covers extremely clean and gilt bright. Binding tight and text very clean, unmarked. Shakespeare. RGR.
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£12.14
The Edinburgh Folio Complete in 40 Volumes

The Edinburgh Folio Complete in 40 Volumes

by Shakesepare

Grant Richards, 1901. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Limited to 1000 copies. This set is unnumbered. Edited by W. E. Henley. Each volume is complete, several with uncut edges. Grey boards, each with some wear, mostly on the spines. Beautiful deckle edged papers. Clean throughout.
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£809.30
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A BIOGRAPHY

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A BIOGRAPHY

by A. L. Rowse

London: Macmillan and Co., 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minimal shelf wear, covers very clean. Binding tight and text unmarked. Shake. RGR.
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£16.19
Shakespeare's Flowers

Shakespeare's Flowers

by Kerr, Jessica

Middlesex, UK: Kestrel Books. 1977. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Lovely colour and two-toned illustrations by Anne Ophelia Dowden. 86 pages. Fascinating lore and glorious botanical art to re-create the gardens and meadows of Elizabethan England and the place of these flowers in Shakespeare's plays. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint.... Read more about this item
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£11.63
Tolstoy on Shakespeare

Tolstoy on Shakespeare

by Leo Tolstoy, Ernest H. Crosby

London: The Free Age Press, Everett & Co., 1908. Hardcover . Used - very good. 16 mo. Book has been custom bound from original wrappers (bound in) in dark green pebbled leather with title stamped in gilt on spine, turns with stamped gilt design. Aqua watercolored endpapers, with unrelated notes inked on FFE. Owner’s name in ink ‘Philip Burton’ on first blank and rear of half-title (with date of ‘February 3,... Read more about this item
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£52.60
Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History.

Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History.

by Ball, Robert Hamilton

London. : George Allen and Unwin LTD. , 1968. . 1st Edition.. hardcover maroon cloth, gilt spine title on black labels. . Bookseller’s blindstamp on ffep, otherwise a very good copy in a very good price-clipped dustajcket with light edgewear. . 8vo..
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£30.35