The tragedies of Shakespeare / the text of the Oxford edition prepared by W.J. Craig; with introductory studies of the several plays by Edward Dowden and a full glossary.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1922
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3164597
Summary
Bibliographic description
[1], 1315, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 20 cm. Uniformly bound and shelved with the Histories and poems and the Comedies of Shakespeare. Ephemera: two loosely inserted press cuttings, (1) on the correct reading of a word in Julius Caesar; and (2) on possible inspiration for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Hamlet. Occasional text marking and annotations. Provenance: Harrow School prize bookplate on front pastedown: "R.W. Cremer", "June 27th 1923" [i.e. Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)]; annotated: "Geoffrey Ottley Shakespeare Prize (Fifth Form) Harrow 1923". Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper: "RWKC". Capital letter "R" written in pencil on front free endpaper. Binding: twentieth-century Harrow School Prize binding: half dark blue calf, blue cloth over boards; upper board gilt-stamped with Harrow School coat of arms; five false bands; spine lettered direct (gilt-tooled): 'Tragedies of Shakespeare'; gilt top edge; blue marbled endpapers; gilt-stamped at foot of front pastedown: 'Oxford binding'.
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) William James Craig (1843-1906) Edward Dowden (1843-1913)