The standard edition of the pictorial Shakspere.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1839 - 1846
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 3129368
Summary
Bibliographic description
7v., frontis. plates, plates . ill.., plates, figrs . 8vo.. Imperfect; wanting Tragedies, vol. 1. Provenance: Garter bookplates with monogram 'PHCL[?]' and motto: 'Finis Coronat Opus'. inscribed in ink 'Ellen Terry'. - Note also by her: 'From Edward to me in 1866'. Binding: Diced brown cloth, gold-decorated spines. - Vols 1, boards detached, spines damaged. - Inserted in vol. 1: Printed announcement in red and black of the Programme for June, 1893 at the Lyceum Theatre.
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Charles Knight (1791-1873)