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SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD THE THIRD: WITH THE LANDING OF EARLE RICHMOND, AND THE BATTELL AT BOSWORTH FIELD. LONDON: PRINTED BY THO. COTES, 1632 Folio (12 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.; 308 x 216 mm). 173-204pp. Expertly bound to style in paneled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered. From Shakespeare's second folio Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the second folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. "Richard III," one of Shakespeare's longest works, follows the rise and fall of King Richard III before and during his short reign, centering on the king's ruthless and bloody transformation from Duke of Gloucester to King. This tale of manipulation and deceit explores the motives and conflicts behind Richard's pursuit of an all-encompassing power. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf). (See lots 124-127) REFERENCE: STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard 496; Pforzheimer 906; Wolf, Legacies of Genuis 36

shakespeare, william. the tragedy of richard the third... from shakespeare's second folio

Books and Manuscripts, Medieval to Modern

From the Library of Clayre and Jay Michael Haft

From the Library of Clayre and Jay Michael Haft William Shakespeare Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. Unto which is added, seven Plays, never before printed in folio. The Fourth Edition. London: printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685. THE FOURTH COLLECTED EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, folio (359 x 219mm.), collation: [π]2 [π]A4, A-Y6 Z4, 2B-2Z6, *3A-*3D6, *3E8, 3A-4B6 4C2, engraved portrait by Droeshout with verses by Ben Jonson beneath, woodcut initials, text in double column, roman and italic type, printer's device on title-page, headlines and catchwords, later reverse calf, red edges, shelfmark to front pastedown, leaf with engraved portrait by Droeshout with verses by Ben Jonson beneath remounted (perhaps taken from another copy) and with section supplied at lower margin (not affecting text or illustration), small supplied section to lower margin of T5 (just touching catchword), small marginal repairs to As, P5, LL2, *Ddd, and Eee3 (not affecting text), small closed tear to B4 (not affecting text), C6 weakening at upper margin, tiny rust holes to Ee, Nn4, and Vvv3, extremities slightly rubbed A FINE COPY OF THE FOURTH FOLIO, THE STATELIEST OF ALL THE FOUR EDITIONS, printed on a Royal paper stock, distinctly larger than the sheets of the First, second or third folios. Printing was shared between three shops. Robert Roberts is known to have printed the Comedies and the preliminary leaves (see F. Bowers, Shakespeare Quarterly, July 1951, iii. 241-6). The fourth folio edition of Shakespeare's plays, like the third folio of 1663-4, incudes at the end Pericles and the six spurious plays The London Prodigall, The History of Thomas Lord Cromwell, Sir John Oldcastle, The Puritan Widow, A Yorkshire Tragedy, and The Tragedy of Locrine. These had previously been published as late Elizabethan or early Jacobean quartos with attributions to Shakespeare or "W.S.". LITERATURE Bartlett 123a; Greg III, pp. 1119-1121; Pforzheimer 910; Wing S2915

View 1 of Lot 209: William Shakespeare | Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, 1685, THE FOURTH FOLIO

william shakespeare | comedies, histories, and tragedies, 1685, the fourth folio

English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM A collection of poems, in two volume; being all the Miscellanies of Mr. William Shakespeare, which were publish' by himself in the year 1609. And now correctly printed from those editions... For Bernard Lintott, [?1709-11] 8vo, 2 volumes in 1, edited by Charles Gildon, engraved frontispiece portrait by G. Van der Gucht, contemporary panelled calf, red edges, covers detached, spotted, a few small burn-holes, covers very worn and rubbed, corners bumped THE FIRST COMPLETE EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS TO APPEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL (AND NOW VIRTUALLY UNOBTAINABLE) 1609 EDITION. ESTC notes that volume 1 is a reissue of the [1709?] edition, with cancel title-page and cancel divisional title-pages; as also recorded by Jaggard (p.434). Volume 2 adds the sonnets. The engraved frontispiece by Van der Gucht normally appears in the 1709 Tonson edition of Shakespeare's Works (see below). The first edition of Shakespeare's sonnets appeared in 1609, followed by a very poorly edited and incomplete collection of the author's poetry by Benson in 1640, with corrupt text. Jacob Tonson and Nicholas Rowe published an edition of Shakespeare's plays in 1709, but this did not include the non-dramatic poetry since he didn't own the copyrights. This was followed by a piratical publication by Edmund Curll which included the poems, but using the very poor Benson text. Lintott's far superior edition, which preceded Curll's by a month, was based upon 1609 text, reinstating eight sonnets omitted by Benson and giving the poems "to the public in a form little altered from the first editions" (Giles E. Dawson, "Four Centuries of Shakespeare Publication", Lawrence, University of Kansas Libraries, 1964). It also collects, for the first time, the longer poems "The Rape of Lucrece" and "Venus and Adonis". Unfortunately Curll's vastly inferior text prevailed for most of the eighteenth-century, until Malone's 1780 edition restored the 1609 original. LITERATURE: Jaggard p.434 Please see shipping calculator link: click here.

shakespeare, a collection of poems in two volumes, london 1710

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Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM Collection of plays by Shakespeare and others, in one volume: Shakespeare, William. Macbeth, a tragedy: with all the alterations, amendments, additions, and new songs. For Hen. Herringman, 1687, FOURTH QUARTO EDITION, adapted by William Davenant, [Wing S2932; Pforzheimer 914], some slight browning to text; [bound with 11 others:] [Pordage, Samuel.] Herod and Mariamne. A Tragedy. For William Cademan, 1674, [Wing P2970]--Lee, Nathaniel. Mithridates King of Pontus, a tragedy...R[obert]. E[veringham]. for Rich. Bentley, and S. Magnes, 1685, epilogue at the end by Dryden, [Wing L855; MacDonald 112b], headlines slightly cropped--Banks, John. The Unhappy Favourite: or the Earl of Essex. A Tragedy. For Richard Bentley and Mary Magnes, 1685,epilogue by Dryden,[Wing B664], headlines shaved--Otway, Thomas. The Orphan or, the Unhappy-Marriage: a Tragedy. For R. Bentley and S. Magnes, 1685, with the final advertisement leaf, [Wing O553], title page slightly torn, some browning and spotting to text--Banks, John. Vertue Betray'd: or, Anna Bullen. A Tragedy... For R. Bentley and M. Magnes, 1682, [Wing B667], some staining--Otway, Thomas. Venice Preserv'd, or, A Plot Discover'd. A Tragedy... for Jos. Hindmarsh, 1682, [Wing 567; Pforzheimer 779], spotting, headlines shaved--Dryden, John. The Duke of Guise. A tragedy...R[obert]. E[veringham]. for R. Bentley, 1687, [Wing D2265; Macdonald 87b]--Ravenscroft, Edward. King Edgar and Alfreda. A Tragi-Comedy. For M. Turner, 1677,[Wing R331], title page torn--Mountfort, William. The Successful Straingers, a Tragi-Comedy. For James Blackwell, 1690, [Wing M2977], spotting--Behn, Aphra. The False Count...M. Flesher, for Jacob Tonson, 1682. [Wing B1730], title page slightly torn, spotted--Shadwell, Thomas. Bury-Fair. A Comedy...For James Knapton, 1689, [Wing S2836; Macdonald 260], epilogue and advertisement leaf at the end, some leaves torn, some heavy foxing; 4to, 12 plays in one volume; contemporary mottled and panelled calf, covers decorated in blind, spine in six compartments, horizontally ruled in gilt, upper joint slightly cracked, some wear to extremities Davenant's version of Macbeth had first appeared in 1674 (printed twice in that year) Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

shakespeare, and others, collection of plays in one volume

Fine Books and Manuscripts

Shakespeare, William Troylus and Cresida [with:] The Tragedy of Coriolanus, with one page from Titus Andronicus, extracted from The Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes, 1632 Folio (300 x 210 mm). Together pages 1-60; a few leaves toned, with occasional spotting and damp staining, pages 54-59 trimmed close to upper margin. Later quarter morocco, spine gilt-lettered. From the Second Folio. Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the second folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. Troylus and Cresida and Coriolanus are the first two plays in the Tragedies section of the Folio. Coriolanus follows the titular protagonist as he betrays his native Romans by siding with the Volscian tribe. Troylus (Troilus) and Cressida is set during the Trojan War where the two eponymous lovers are separated when Cressida is forced to join the Greek camp. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf). Patterns in damp staining have identified these plays as coming from the same folio as lots 1094 and 1095. REFERENCES: STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard, 496; Pforzheimer 906

View 1 of Lot 1096: Shakespeare, William | Three tragedies from the 1632 Second Folio

shakespeare, william | three tragedies from the 1632 second folio

Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM The Plays...With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators. To which are added, notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The fourth edition revised and augmented (with a glossarial index) by the editor of Dodsley’s collection of old plays [Isaac Reed]. [by H. Baldwin] for T. Longman, B. Law and son, C. Dilly, J. Robson, J. Johnson, [et al], 1793 large 8vo, 15 volumes, plates and tables, half-titles, contemporary horizontally straight-grained blue morocco gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, several volumes with water-staining and damage from flood in 1995 and residual mildew damage after treatment, staining and damage particularly affecting endpapers, but also sometimes plates and text, some further foxing and spotting, bindings worn at edges, the last volume previously treated for woodworm PROVENANCE: Lord Sandys, armorial bookplates Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

shakespeare, the plays, 1793, 15 volumes

Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern

William Shakespeare. Poems: Written by Wil. Shake-speare. Gent. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, and are to be sold by John Benson, dwelling in St. Dunstans Churchyard, 1640 8vo (143 x 95mm), letterpress title with woodcut printer's device (McKerrow 283), contemporary calf with gilt frame and floral centrepiece, lacking engraved portrait by William Marshall and second letterpress title (A1), paper imperfection at margin of I3 (not affecting text), burn-hole to K6 with loss of one word, neatly rebacked Benson’s edition is the earliest obtainable edition of the Sonnets (only 13 copies of the first edition of 1609 are known to survive, and all are in institutional libraries) and the first collected edition of Shakespeare's shorter non-dramatic poetry. Benson's edition brings together all but eight of the sonnets, "A Lover's Complaint," "The Passionate Pilgrim" (mostly not by Shakespeare), "The Phoenix and the Turtle" (attributed to Shakespeare), elegies and other poems honouring Shakespeare by Jonson, Milton, Digges, Herrick, Strode, Carew, and others. The volume concludes with “An Addition of some Excellent Poems, to those precedent, of Renowned Shakespeare, by other Gentlemen” that take up the final 21 pages. Benson's edition corrected some obvious errors in the 1609 Sonnets but also made considerable changes to the text. He rearranged the order of the sonnets, grouped them together to form longer poems, and gave the resulting poems new titles. Notoriously, he made some attempt to disguise the sonnets' homoerotic content, both in his choice of titles and most strikingly in his changes to Sonnet 101 ("O truant Muse, what shall be thy amends"), which he runs together with Sonnet 100 under the title "An Invocation to his Muse" while also switching the gender of the pronouns to feminise the love-object. Benson’s main purpose was probably to make the poems more attractive to the Cavalier Poet generation, for whom the sonnet was an antiquated form, and the book is a fascinating early example of the continuing reshaping of Shakespeare’s texts. PROVENANCE: Janet Ann Ross (1842-1927), traveller and author, of Poggio Gherardo, near Florence (bookplate); purchased by Arthur Barwick Lloyd-Baker (1888-1979); thence by descent LITERATURE: STC 22344; ESTC S106377; Bartlett 27; Grolier/Langland to Wither 84; Hayward 30; Pforzheimer 880

View 1 of Lot 114: William Shakespeare | Poems, 1640, contemporary calf, the earliest obtainable edition of the Sonnets

william shakespeare | poems, 1640, contemporary calf, the earliest obtainable edition of the sonnets

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Selections from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman

Shakespeare, William — Alberto Sangorski [illuminator and calligrapher]

Shakespeare, William — Alberto Sangorski [illuminator and calligrapher] Selected Songs from the Plays of William Shakespeare. Colophon in MS: "Was designed, written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski," [1920] Illuminated manuscript on vellum (248 x 199 mm). Four vellum leaves at front, illuminated title with Chandos portrait, 25 numbered pages, 2 unnumbered pages, the majority illuminated in gold and color, featuring 8 large miniatures within extraordinarily elaborate illuminated borders, 5 fine roundels, 4 large historiated initials (a portrait of a young woman, a leaping stag, a scull, and a landscape with a castle tower ), 25 illuminated initials all with burnished gold, 3 flyleaves at back, watered silk guards; some deterioration to guards. Contemporary green morocco bound by Charles J. Sawyer, cover elaborately stamped in gilt, green, and red, with central lyre device, spine with raised bands in six compartments, second gilt-lettered, others with repeat overall decoration in gilt and green, edges gilt, turn-ins elaborately ruled in gilt, with decorative cornerpieces stamped in green, red, and gilt, cream watered silk endleaves; some fading, one small scuff to edge. Signed by Sagnorski in the colophon, following the statement: "This manuscript will not be duplicated" This richly illuminated work was accomplished by Alberto Sangorski, who was relatively late to the world of calligraphy. At the 43, he began to work for his younger brother Francis, half of the famous Sangorski and Sutcliffe bookbinding firm. The present volume richly illustrates songs from some of Shakespeare's most famous plays, including: "Sea Dirge" from The Tempest; "The Hunter's Song" from As You Like It; "Lullaby" from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and many others. A remarkable work, celebrating the Bard's best-loved verses

shakespeare, william — alberto sangorski [illuminator and calligrapher] | a sumptuously illuminated work, celebrating some of shakespeare's best-loved verses

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFT...[BOUND WITH:] THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXT... [AND WITH:] THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXT...[AND WITH] THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXT...LONDON: PRINTED BY THO. COTES, 1632 Folio (12 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.; 308 x 216 mm). 69-95; 96-119; 120-146; 147-172pp. Expertly bound to style in panelled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered. From Shakespeare's second folio Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the Second Folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. In "Henry V," an insult from a French Dauphin pushes the King of England to invade France in order to claim what he believes to be his rightful throne. This play encompasses the events prior to and after the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. (See lots 123-127) REFERENCE: STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116. Jaggard 496; Pforzheimer 906

shakespeare, william. the life of king henry the fift...[bound with:]...king henry the sixt... from shakespeare's second folio

Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM, SHAKESPEARE, W. Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven plays, Never Before Printed in Folio...The Fourth Edition. Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster and R. Bentley, 1685 folio (367 x 227mm.), π2, π A4, A-Y6 Z4, [2]B-2Z6 *3A-*3D6 *3E8 3A-4B6 4C2, L1 set in smaller type as usual, contemporary calf with modern rebacking and cornering, spine gilt title, a few manuscript corrections to signatures, lacking three leaves (2R2, 3*D1, 3*D6),* spotting and browning throughout, small stain to Epitaph, F1, 3F2, 4B5 each with small holes, H6, 2N, 2T, 3Q5, 3Q6 each with some tears or loss to corners, strengthened with tape at inner joints, minor loss to spine label, rubbed SHAKESPEARE'S FOURTH FOLIO, and the largest of the first four folio editions. The seven extra plays added for this edition are now generally considered not to be by Shakespeare, with the exception of Pericles. The fourth folio may be regarded as the stateliest of all the four editions, being printed on a Royal Paper stock, distinctly larger than the sheets of the First, second or third folios. LITERATURE: Wing S2917; Greg III, p.1121; Bartlett 123b; Pforzheimer 911 PROVENANCE: Lord Sandys, his bookplate *Please note this text was amended on 06/12/2018 Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

shakespeare, comedies, histories and tragedies, 1685, fourth folio

Shakespeare, William Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685 Folio (336 x 222 mm). First six leaves wanting, text begins with The Tempest and lacks the six plays now not attributed to Shakespeare and also Pericles, this copy ending with Cymbeline, marked and annotated by an 18th century owner (likely one Joseph Bell, who has added his signature in various places), loss to lower corner of pages 63 and 65 of Measure for Measure but no loss to text, some loss of text to following two pages of some dozen words, other chips and tears, most significant being a long tear of the last page of Macbeth that has been amateurly repaired, last leaf with loss to upper corner, general staining and foxing. Contemporary brown calf; rubbed, worn, upper board detached. A well-read copy. The largest of the first four folio editions, and the last 17th century edition of Shakespeare's collected plays. Three issues have been identified, differing only in the title-page (not present in this copy). The extra plays added for this edition are now generally considered not to be by Shakespeare, with the exception of Pericles. The Fourth Folio may be regarded as the stateliest of all the four editions, being printed on a Royal Paper stock, distinctly larger than the sheets of the First, Second or Third folios. The present edition was the basis for most 18th century editions and grander presentation than the folio editions that preceded—larger, of better stock and the lines more generously spaced. REFERENCES: Wing S2915; Jaggard 497; Pforzheimer 910 PROVENANCE: Joseph Bell (early annotations and ownership signatures throughout)

View 1 of Lot 1066: Shakespeare, William | The Fourth Folio edition of Shakespeare's Plays

shakespeare, william | the fourth folio edition of shakespeare's plays

Shakespeare, William The Tragedie of Julius Caesar. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1632 Folio (308 x 216 mm). 129-150pp. Expertly bound to style in paneled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered. From Shakespeare's second folio Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The Second Folio of 1632, like the First Folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1000 copies of the Second Folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. Julius Caesar tells the story of the events surrounding the Roman leader's assassination. A conspiracy is born among Roman statesmen to prevent Caesar from becoming the leader of Rome, which Caesar's friend Brutus tentatively joins in on. The play centers on Brutus's moral dilemma in killing Caesar, and the aftermath of Caesar's death, as Rome descends into a civil war. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf). REFERENCE STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard 496; Pforzheimer 906; Wolf, Legacies of Genuis 36

View 1 of Lot 159: Shakespeare, William | The Tragedie of Julius Caesar. From Shakespeare's Second Folio

shakespeare, william | the tragedie of julius caesar. from shakespeare's second folio

[Doves Press] — William Shakespeare The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke. Hammersmith: Doves Press, 1909 4to (235 x 170 mm). Printed in red and black, the first signature of the text, including the Edward Johnston initial, inscribed on the flyleaf by Cobden-Sanderson, “Doves Press Hamlet Specimen Sheets. C.S.” Inscribed by Cobden-Sanderson—"specimen sheets" from The Doves Press. Proof sheets from an exceedingly scarce title from The Doves Press, for this edition of Hamlet the text of the second Quarto edition was used with some corrections by Cobden-Sanderson, who also “tried to improve the punctuation” (Tidcombe). REFERENCE: Franklin 211; Ransom 17; Tidcombe DP17

View 1 of Lot 1151: Shakespeare, William — [Doves Press] | Hamlet, inscribed by Cobden-Sanderson

shakespeare, william — [doves press] | hamlet, inscribed by cobden-sanderson

Shakespeare, William The Comedy of Errors. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1632 Folio (308 x 216 mm). 85-100pp. Expertly bound to style in paneled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered. From Shakespeare's second folio ﻿Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the second folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. "A Comedy of Errors" begins with the Syracusan merchant, Egeon, who fathers twin sons with identical names. To act as their servants, Egeon purchases a pair of twins, also bearing the same names. After one son and one servant are lost in a shipwreck, the remaining twins travel to the city of Ephesus only to discover that the local residents recognize them. Thus ensues a series of hilarious misunderstandings and mistaken identities. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf). REFERENCE STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard, 496; Pforzheimer 906; Wolf, Legacies of Genuis 36

shakespeare, william | the comedy of errors. from shakespeare's second folio

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM The Tragedie of Macbeth [with:] the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke [Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, 1632] folio, 26 leaves (comprising 2n4 to 2r5 or pp. [251]-302 (pp. 252-268 misnumbered as 152-168)), woodcut headpieces and initials, woodcut tail-piece on 2r5, text in double column, modern calf-backed boards, spine lettered in gilt, some minor worm holes to top margin, occasional small tears or fraying to edges, some light soiling, repair to tear on 2q1, paper repairs to 2o2-2o4, 2p1, 2p3, 2q1, 2r2 and 2r4 TWO TRAGEDIES FROM THE SECOND COLLECTED EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S COLLECTED WORKS. The second folio of 1632 was, essentially, a page-for-page reprint of the 1623 first folio. However, as noted by M.W. Black and M.A. Shaaber in Shakespeare's Seventeenth-Century Editors (1937) and quoted by W.W. Greg: "though many errors were introduced in the course of reprinting, the text of the present edition shows signs of careful, if unauthoritative, revision" Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

shakespeare, macbeth [and] hamlet, [1632], extracted from a second folio

Shakespeare, William — Alberto Sangorski [illuminator and calligrapher] The Potency of Love and Love Sonnets. Colophon in MS: "Was designed, written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski," [1927] Illuminated manuscript on vellum (245 x 195 mm). One vellum leaf at front, illuminated title with Chandos portrait, 20 numbered pages, 2 unnumbered pages, the majority illuminated in gold and color, featuring 4 large miniatures within extravagantly illuminated borders, 1 historiated initial (Tudor home with couple in the foreground), 8 large illuminated initials (featuring intricate flowers and vines), 3 illuminated initials all with burnished gold, 1 leaf at back, silk guards; some minor creasing and spotting to guards. Contemporary red morocco bound by Riviere & Son, upper cover with green, white, and black morocco inlays, profusely stamped in gilt with central laurel device surrounding Shakespeare's initials, jeweled flower cornerpieces, lower cover with blue and black morocco inlays, profusely stamped in gilt with with double gilt rules surrounding gilt crest, spine with raised bands in six compartments, second and third gilt-lettered, others with repeat overall decoration in gilt and green, edges gilt, turn-ins elaborately gilt, cream watered silk endleaves; some deterioration to front free endleaf. House in dark green morocco case lined with velvet and watered silk. Signed by Sangorski in the colophon, following the statement: "This manuscript will not be duplicated" This richly illuminated work was accomplished by Alberto Sangorski, who was relatively late to the world of calligraphy. At the 43, he began to work for his younger brother Francis, half of the famous Sangorski and Sutcliffe bookbinding firm. The present volume richly illustrates songs from some of Shakespeare's most famous plays, including: "Sea Dirge" from The Tempest; "The Hunter's Song" from As You Like It; "Lullaby" from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and many others. A remarkable work, celebrating the Bard's best-loved verses

View 1 of Lot 1152: Shakespeare, William — Alberto Sangorksi [illuminator] | "A rose by any other name..."

shakespeare, william — alberto sangorksi [illuminator] | "a rose by any other name..."

Shakespeare, William Julius Caesar: A Tragedy. As It Is Now Acted at the Theatre Royal. London: H(enry) H(ills), Jun(ior) for Hen(ry) Herringman, and R(ichard) Bentley and sold by Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders, [1684-1695?] 4to (210 x 146 mm). H1 supplied in facsimile, A1-2 repaired at top margin affecting a few letters at the head of A2 verso, hole in inner margin of F2 not affecting text, another in F3 affecting lines 27-8 of page 46 but with missing letters supplied, generally toned, some stains and few inner margin repairs. Handsome modern paneled calf to style, spine gilt with label. Bartlett's fourth quarto edition, with a colon after "Caesar" on the title-page; "wander forth to day" in the penultimate line of F2r; and page 15 misnumbered. The drama of Julius Caesar was first printed in the First Folio of 1623, but not in a separate quarto edition until 1684. Four undated editions were then issued until another dated edition of 1691. This flurry of printings reflected the huge popularity it enjoyed at time, especially so when acted by Thomas Betterton. REFERENCES: Wing S2925; Bartlett 115

View 1 of Lot 1065: Shakespeare, William | A great tragedy of the 17th century stage as it was widely read

shakespeare, william | a great tragedy of the 17th century stage as it was widely read

Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust ﻿ DRYDEN, JOHN AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Collection of 10 plays by Dryden and others, including the first edition of his and D'Avenant's adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest: Marriage A-la-Mode. A Comedy. TT[homas]. N[ewcomb]. for Henry Herringman, 1684, second edition, [Wing D2307; Macdonald 77b]--Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of. The rehearsal...the third edition... For Thomas Dring, 1675--Behn, Aphra. The Emperor of the Moon: a Farce...the second edition. R. Holt for Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders, 1688, [Wing B1728], one leaf torn--[Dryden, John and D'Avenant, William]. Secret-Love, or the Maiden-Queen. J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman,[Wing D2356; MacDonald 70c]; The Tempest, or the Enchanted Island. A Comedy. [Wing S2944; Bartlett 161; Macdonald 73a], FIRST EDITION OF DRYDEN AND D'AVENANT'S ADAPTATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAY--Behn, Aphra. The Young King: or, The Mistake. For D. Brown and H. Rhodes, 1683, possibly lacking initial blank?, [Wing B1776]--Dryden, John. The Spanish Fryar...For Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, 1686, second edition, [Wing D2369; MacDonald 86b], slightly cropped; and three other plays, by John Crowne, Thomas Durfey, Aphra Behn (The Rover, 1677); 4to, ten plays in one volume, contemporary mottled calf gilt, upper joint partially split, spine chipped, edges and corners worn, spotting and browning throughout THE FIRST EDITION OF THE IMPORTANT DRYDEN-D'AVENANT ADAPTATION OF "THE TEMPEST" IS RARE. The text is considerably altered from Shakespeare's original, but preserves some scenes and lines verbatim; several new characters are introduced (for instance Miranda, the girl who has never seen a young man, is provided with a male counterpart, Hippolito), and there are more stage directions. In 1674 an edition with additions by Thomas Shadwell appeared. He kept the Dryden-D'Avenant text but added more music, dance and spectacle. This Dryden-D'Avenant-Shadwell version of the The Tempest,with its expanded romantic and Caliban sub-plots, substantially displaced Shakespeare's original from the stage for the next 150 years or so. Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

dryden, shakespeare and others, collection of plays, including the 1670 "tempest"

Fine Books & Manuscripts Online

Property from a Florida Collector SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The Second Impression. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot (, John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, and Richard Meighen), and are to be fold [sic] at his shop at the signe of the Blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard, 1632 Folio (13¼ x 9 in.; 338 x 228 mm). Letterpress title with engraved portrait by Martin Droeshout, facing initial leaf of Jonson's verses ("To the Reader"), text in double columns, 66 lines, within typographical rules, woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials; Verses leaf offset from portrait, lightly foxed, and with a marginal stain and pen trial at deep inner margin, title-page lightly stained at deep inner margin, evidently from facing pen trial, a tiny wormhole running through the lower margin of A1–2Aa4, not affecting text and with early mend to first 8 leaves, very short marginal tear to lower corner of zz4, about 20 scattered rustholes costing a letter or two, some scattered soiling and staining, but withal a clean, fresh copy. Late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century straightgrain blue morocco, the three outer edges of the covers with central beveled panels, gilt cornerpieces, elaborately blind-tooled frame, and a central gilt curvilineal panel, spine gilt- and blind-tooled in seven compartments, gray slate endpapers, edges gilt and gauffered; extremities a bit rubbed, evidence of removal or loss of a bookplate and morocco label from front pastedown. Brown morocco solander box. The fine Bishop-Stockhausen copy of the first issue of the second folio edition of Shakespeare's works, also containing John Milton's first appearance in print: "An Epitaph on the admirable Dramaticke Poet, W. Shakespeare" (A5r). The second folio was essentially a page-for-page reprint of the first folio of 1623. This edition was printed by Thomas Cotes—who had taken over Isaac Jaggard's shop in 1627—for the five publishers listed in the colophon, each of whom had rights in one or more of the plays. Of the nine imprint variants of this edition noted by ESTC, this is the first (Todd 1a). Among the other variants are title-page imprints for the four other publishers (Smethwick, Aspley, Hawkins and Meighen) and two reissues of the edition ca. 1641 or later. The very handsome binding is much in the style of—and attributed by the Bishop and Stockhausen catalogues to—Christian Samuel Kalthoeber (fl. 1775–1817). References ESTC S111233; STC 22274; Greg III: 1113–1115; Pforzheimer 906; Todd, "The Issues and States of the Second Folio," in Studies in Bibliography V: 81-108 PROVENANCE: Cortland Field Bishop (morocco label; AAA/Anderson, 14 November 1938, lot 2077) — Henry Walker & Nancy Reynolds Bagley (bookplate featuring their Greenwich residence) — William E. Stockhausen (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 19 November 1974, lot 399)

shakespeare, william | mr. william shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies. published according to the true originall copies. the second impression. london: printed by tho. cotes, for robert allot (, john smethwick, william aspley, richard hawkins, and richard meighen), and are to be fold [sic] at his shop at the signe of the blacke beare in pauls church-yard, 1632

Shakespeare, William The Merchant of Venice. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1632 Folio (308 x 216 mm). 163-184pp. Expertly bound to style in paneled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered. From Shakespeare's second folio. Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the second folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. The Merchant of Venice follows a merchant named Antonio who, in helping his friend Bassanio court a love interest named Portia, takes out a loan from a Jewish moneylender named Shylock, who asks that Antonio give him a "pound of flesh" as collateral against the loan. Portia and Bassanio successfully marry, but drama ensues when Antonio realizes he cannot repay the loan. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf). The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf). (See lots 1147-1150.) REFERENCE: STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard 496; Pforzheimer 906; Wolf, Legacies of Genius 36

View 1 of Lot 1145: Shakespeare, William | The Merchant of Venice. From Shakespeare's Second Folio

shakespeare, william | the merchant of venice. from shakespeare's second folio

Shakespeare, William The Life and Death of King Richard the Second [Bound with:] The First Part of Henry the Fourth [and with:] The Second Part of Henry the Fourth. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1632 Folio (308 x 216 mm). 23-45; 46-73pp.; 74-100, [2]pp. Expertly bound to style in paneled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered. From Shakespeare's second folio ﻿Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the second folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. "Richard II" tells of the last two years of King Richard II's life, during which he becomes an irresponsible and corrupt ruler who banishes his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, after he accuses him and his associates of wasting money and killing his uncle. Henry returns with a vengeful plan to overthrow him, and the tale of power and treachery continues. This play is bound with "Henry IV, Part I," and "Henry IV, Part 2." Following the reign of King Henry the IV, these center on the conflict between Hotspur, his father, and his uncle, which culminates in the battle at Shrewsbury. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf). REFERENCE STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard, 496; Pforzheimer 906; Wolf, Legacies of Genuis 36

shakespeare, william | the life and death of king richard the second, the first part of henry the fourth, and the second part of henry the fourth. from shakespeare's second folio

Shakespeare, William Much Ado About Nothing [with:] Love's Labour Lost, extracted from The Second Folio. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1632 Folio (300 x 210 mm). Together pages 101-144; marginal tears expertly repaired, a few leaves toned, with occasional ink blots and damp staining. Quarter morocco, spine gilt-lettered. From the Second Folio. Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the second folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. Much Ado About Nothing and Love's Labour Lost are consecutive plays in Shakespeare's comedies section. The former centres on the lovers Count Claudio and Hero during the frantic preparations for their wedding. The latter on four young men that vow to abstain from contact with women, that is, until the Princess of France and her ladies visit the King of Navarre's court. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf). Patterns in damp staining have identified these plays as coming from the same folio as lots 1095 and 1096. REFERENCES: STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard, 496; Pforzheimer 906

View 1 of Lot 1094: Shakespeare, William | Two comedies from the 1632 Second Folio

shakespeare, william | two comedies from the 1632 second folio

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman (Clemens, Samuel Langhorne) Sidney Lanier. Shakspere and his Forerunners: Studies in Elizabethan Poetry and its Development from Early English. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1902 2 volumes, in 8s (248 x 168 mm). Title-pages printed in red and black, frontispieces and numerous plates. Publisher's red cloth gilt, red-coated endpapers, top edges gilt, others uncut; spines faded and a bit frayed at heads and feet, spine of first volume a little flecked with white. Red buckram folding case, black morocco labels. Association copy, each volume twice inscribed and signed by Clemens to his sister-in-law, Susan Langdon Crane. The front pastedown of the first volume is inscribed "To Susan L. Crane from S. L. Clemens, 1903," while the front flyleaf is signed "To SL.C from SL.C., 1903." In the second volume, the position of the inscriptions is reversed: the front pastedown is signed "To S.L.C. from S.L.C., 1903," and the front flyleaf bears the longer inscription, "To Susan L. Crane from SL. Clemens, Quarry Farm, Sept. 1903." To each of the fuller dedications Crane has added her own later inscription, "To Olivia Langdon Loomis, September 6, 1922." Quarry Farm was the Elmira, New York, home of Livy Clemens's sister Susan and her husband, Theodore W. Crane. The three Clemens daughters were all born at Quarry Farm, and the family spent virtually every summer there from 1870 until Theodore Crane's death in 1889. Sam and Livy returned twice after that, and the inscriptions in this set of books date from their last summer at Quarry Farm. The Cranes built a special octagonal study at Elmira for Clemens in 1874, which became his most productive workplace: large portions of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were written there. Lanier's Shakspere and his Forerunners was not recorded in Alan Gribben's Mark Twain's Library: A Reconstruction, but it will be included in Prof. Gribben's forthcoming expanded second edition. Clemens had an abiding appreciation for the works of Shakespeare (or the works attributed to Shakespeare, as he would have thought of them), and he presumably consulted Lanier while researching his own Is Shakespeare Dead? (1909). Gribben notes that his "expanded catalog will show that Clemens and his family owned (or at least borrowed and annotated) six separate sets of Shakespeare's works. Moreover, Twain's familiarity with and quotation from the individual plays occupy so many pages that this author constitutes the lengthiest and most complex section of my forthcoming catalog. Twain simply (and ironically) could not believe that such a gifted writer could possibly emerge with relatively little education from a tiny village like Stratford." PROVENANCE Nick Karanovich (Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 2003, lot 219)

(clemens, samuel langhorne) | a reference work on william shakespeare from the library of mark twain

Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM Collection of plays by Shakespeare, Settle, Tate and others, in one volume: Shakespeare, William. Othello, the Moor of Venice. For W. Weak, 1681, [Jaggard, p. 422; Wing S2940], paper flaws to D3 slightly affecting text; The History of King Richard the Second Acted at the Theatre Royal, under the Name of the Sicilian Usurper. With a Prefatory Epistle in Vindication of the Author… by N. Tate… for Richard Tonson, and Jacob Tonson, 1681, [Jaggard p. 363; Wing S2921]; The History of King Lear… Reviv’d with Alterations by N. Tate. For E. Flesher, 1681, first edition of Tate’s infamous adaptation, [Jaggard p. 356; Wing S2918] [bound with:] [Pordage, Samuel.] Herod and Mariamne… for William Cademan, 1674, later edition, [Wing P2970]--Settle, Elkanah. Cambyses King of Persia... the third impression. For William Cademan, 1675, final blank present, [Wing S2666], title-page cropped; Ibrahim The Illustrious Bassa. T.M. for W. Cademan, 1677, first edition (variant without 4 leaf preface inserted after A4), [Wing S2694],loss to some corners not affecting text; Pastor Fido… for William Cademan, 1677, first edition, [Wing S2706]; Fatal Love… for William Cademan, 1680, first edition, [Wing S2683]; The Heir of Morocco… for William Bademan, 1682, first edition, preliminary blank present, [Wing S2689]--Tate, Nahum. Brutus of Alba… E.F. for Jacob Tonson, 1678, first edition, [Wing T177]; The Loyal General… for Henry Bonwicke, 1680, first edition, [Wing T193]; The Ingratitude of a Common-Wealth… T.M. for Joseph Hindmarsh, 1682, first edition, [Wing T190]all 4to, 12 plays in one volume, contemporary mottled calf, spine in six compartments with morocco lettering piece (“XII PLAYS”), a few marginal tears, some worming, binding worn with upper joint split and lower joint splitting, loss to head of spine Tate’s adaptations of Shakespeare for the Restoration stage are legendary. Two are included in the present collection: Sicilian Usurper(based on Richard II) and The History of King Lear. As Jaggard notes for Richard II, ‘the character of Richard is changed, and additions are made to the text in order to render the play more acceptable to the English throne’. Nevertheless, performances at Drury Lane Theatre were stopped by the Lord Chamberlain. (For King Lear, see lot 91). Elsewhere in the volume, there are a number of Tate’s other plays including Brutus of Alba(later adapted as the libretto for Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas). The Loyal Generalincludes a prologue written by Mr Dryden (“If yet there be a few that take delight”). Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

shakespeare, tate and others, collection of 12 plays in one volume, including richard ii and king lear

Small Wonders: Early Gems and Jewels

English, 19th century Intaglio with William Shakespeare chalcedony, within a later ring mount the ring marked: 9ct intaglio: 19mm., 5/8 in. UK ring size: R

View 1 of Lot 70: English, 19th century | Intaglio with William Shakespeare

english, 19th century | intaglio with william shakespeare

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

[Doves Press] — William Shakespeare The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke. Hammersmith: Doves Press, 1909 4to (235 x 170 mm). Printed in red and black, the first signature of the text, including the Edward Johnston initial, inscribed on the flyleaf by Cobden-Sanderson, “Doves Press Hamlet Specimen Sheets. C.S.” Inscribed by Cobden-Sanderson — "specimen sheets" from The Doves Press. Proof sheets from an exceedingly scarce title from the Doves Press, for this edition of Hamlet the text of the second Quarto edition was used with some corrections by Cobden-Sanderson, who also “tried to improve the punctuation” (Tidcombe). REFERENCES: Franklin 211; Ransom 17; Tidcombe DP17

View 1 of Lot 1035: [Doves Press] — William Shakespeare | Hamlet, inscribed by Cobden-Sanderson

[doves press] — william shakespeare | hamlet, inscribed by cobden-sanderson

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM MEASURE FOR MEASURE. LONDON: PRINTED BY THO. COTES, 1632 Folio (12 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.; 308 x 216 mm). 61-84pp. Expertly bound to style in paneled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered. From Shakespeare's second folio Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the second folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. In "Measure for Measure," the Duke of Vienna takes leave of his post in order to avoid cleaning up the increasingly morally bankrupt city of Vienna, and puts his deputy, Angelo, in charge. Angelo begins his rule by installing a law criminalizing sex outside of marriage, and sentences to death a man named Claudio, who has impregnated his fiancée, Juliet. As Claudio's sister, Isabella, tries to save Claudio from his imminent death, the Duke of Vienna, Angelo, and Angelo's fiancée, Mariana, become caught in a web of love, lies, and desperation. (See lots 123-127) REFERENCE: STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard, 496; Pforzheimer 906

shakespeare, william. measure for measure. from shakespeare's second folio

William Shakespeare Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The Second Impression. London: Tho[mas]. Cotes for Allot, 1632 SECOND COLLECTED EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, folio (322 x 212mm.), COLLATION (of complete copy): πA6 *4 , A-2B6 2C2, a-y6, 2a-3c6 3d4, woodcut head-pieces and initials, text in double column, 66 lines, roman and italic type, headlines and catchword, Todd's state Ib of "Effigies" page (A5), seventeenth century blind-panelled calf, expertly rebacked, spine with raised bands in seven elaborately gilt compartments, red morocco label to second compartment, housed in modern red half-morocco box, first 2 leaves ("To the Reader" and title) and the last leaf lacking and supplied in facsimile, D1 and quires I and II probably supplied from another copy, D2, f6 and OO6 each with a small hole affecting 2 or 3 letters, rust-hole to s2 (with loss to a word), 100mm. closed tear to lower margin of ss5, ddd2 and ddd2 with repairs at margins (affecting several words), marginal repairs to six leaves, small stains to 6 leaves partially obscuring a few letters, scattered staining throughout THE SECOND FOLIO EDITION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, ALSO CONTAINING THE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT OF JOHN MILTON (an epitaph in 16 verses printed on recto of πA5). The second folio edition of Shakespeare's plays, which in principle was a page-for-page reprint of the First Folio of 1623, was printed in 1632 by Thomas Cotes, who had taken over the Jaggard shop following Isaac’s death in 1627. Like the First Folio it was printed for a syndicate of publishers, which again included John Smethwick and William Aspley. Although many obvious corrections were made, the printing introduced hundreds of minor changes to the text. This copy includes some fascinating annotations by an early reader (probably 1650s), most notably a lyric poem in three quatrains penned on the verso of the final leaf of The Winters Tale (Cc2): "The tyme it was when heay was off grase And gone meadowes greene, [...] But hee that writeth fast and faire The belle away shall bearre." This lyric includes references to writing and education ("I wish I had more learning got"), suggesting a young reader, probably an (older) schoolboy. Elsewhere, the verso of the final leaf of The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth (I1) is annotated in the same hand with "honorificabilitudinatibus", the longest word in Shakespeare's works, used to comic effect by Costard in Love's Labour's Lost. Perhaps this early reader found a humorous parallel between the pedantic schoolmaster Holofernes and his friend Sir Nathaniel—who have "lived long on the alms basket of words"—and their own educational experience. A later owner was the Oxford literary scholar Colonel Cyril Hackett Wilkinson, who mentions his acquisition of this copy with pride in a 1956 article for The Book Collector: "There are books—I have a few of them—for which any collection is the better...The Second Folio of Shakespeare, even with a facsimile title, and the 1647 Beaumont & Fletcher are not amiss" ("A Small Collection at Oxford", p. 133). LITERATURE Bartlett 120; Greg III, pp. 1113-1116; Pforzheimer 906; STC 22274; Todd, "The Issues and States of the Second Folio", Studies in Bibliography, 5 (1952-1953), pp. 81-108; Wilkinson, "Contemporary Collectors IX: A Small Collection at Oxford", The Book Collector, Summer 1956, pp. 127-136 PROVENANCE Colonel Cyril Hackett Wilkinson (1888-1960), Vice Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, literary scholar, editor of the Clarendon Press edition of The Poems of Richard Lovelace, and dedicatee of J.R.R. Tolkien's Farmer Giles of Ham: armorial bookplate; Sotheby's London, 29 March 1961, lot 1177; Christie's, 5 December 1991, lot 325

View 1 of Lot 208: William Shakespeare | Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, London, 1632, THE SECOND FOLIO

william shakespeare | comedies, histories, and tragedies, london, 1632, the second folio

Fine Books and Manuscripts Online

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM Julius Caesar. A Tragedy as t is now acted at the Theatre Royal. London: by H.H. Jun fro Hen. Heringman and R. Bentley, 1684 4to (222 x 175 mm). Small work track to gutter of a few leaves, occasionally intruding into text, lower right corner of title torn away, but a nicely margined copy. 8th c. marbled wraps, a bit worn and faded. Full calf case. First Quarto and First Separate Edition REFERENCES Wing S2922

shakespeare, william | julius caesar. a tragedy as t is now acted at the theatre royal. london: by h.h. jun fro hen. heringman and r. bentley, 1684

RACKHAM, ARTHUR — [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE]

RACKHAM, ARTHUR — [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE] "The Moon Like to a Silver Bow New-Bent in Heaven," original illustration executed in 1907 for A Midsummer Night's Dream. London: Heinemann, 1908 Pen, ink, and watercolor on board (sight: 260 x 190 mm), signed "Arthur Rackham 07" lower right. Matted, framed, and glazed; exhibition labels to verso (not examined out of frame). This drawing is one of seventy illustrations Rackham produced for William Heinemann's 1911 edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream,which the artist exhibited at the Leicester Gallery, London, in 1908. The image at hand accompanies Hippolyta's opening lines in the palace of Theeseus in Act I Scene I: "Four days will quickly sleep themselves in night; Four nights will quickly dream away the time; And then the moon, like to a silver bow New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night Of our solemnities." Original illustrations from A Midsummer Night's Dream are quite desirable — another work from this series sold for $39,650 in 2010. PROVENANCE: Exhibited: The Leicester Galleries, London (October 1908), to Mrs. J. H. Ionides — Private Collection — by descent to current owner

rackham, arthur — [william shakespeare] | "the moon like to a silver bow new-bent in heaven," original illustration executed in 1907 for a midsummer night's dream. london: heinemann, 1908

Shakespeare, William Twelfth Night, or What You Will. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1632 Folio (308 x 216 mm). 255-275, [1]pp. Expertly bound to style in paneled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered. From Shakespeare's second folio. Twelfth Night is a delightfully confusing tale of love, originally believed to have been written for the Twelfth Night festival on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, around 1601. The play focuses on twins Viola and Sebastian, who, caught in a shipwreck, are separated but survive. Viola, disguised as a man named Cesario, goes on to work for Count Orsino. She falls in love with the count, though he is in love with Countess Olivia and sends Viola/Cesario to court her on his behalf. However, things take a turn when Olivia falls in love with Viola/Cesario instead. When Sebastian returns, the plot thickens as mistaken identities lead to further complications. (See lots 1146-1148 and 1150.) REFERENCE: STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard 496; Pforzheimer 906; Wolf, Legacies of Genuis 36

View 1 of Lot 1148: Shakespeare, William | Twelfth Night. From Shakespeare's Second Folio

shakespeare, william | twelfth night. from shakespeare's second folio

Shakespeare, William All's Well that Ends Well. [Extracted from:] Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The Second Impression. London: Tho[mas]. Cotes for Allot, 1632 Folio (345 x 2225mm). Pages 229-254; small wormhole at extreme of bottom margin, light stain to portion of upper margin not affecting text, very intermittent spot, but generally a very presentable extract with good margins. Modern calf gilt, with slipcase. From the Second Folio Edition of the most important work in English Literature. The second folio edition of Shakespeare's plays, which in principle was a page-for-page reprint of the First Folio of 1623, was printed in 1632 by Thomas Cotes, who had taken over the Jaggard shop following Isaac’s death in 1627. Like the First Folio it was printed for a syndicate of publishers, which again included John Smethwick and William Aspley. Although many obvious corrections were made, the printing introduced hundreds of minor changes to the text. REFERENCES: Bartlett 120; Greg III: 1113-1116; Pforzheimer 906; STC 22274

View 1 of Lot 1063: Shakespeare, William | "All's Well that Ends Well," from the Second Folio

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