Research Catalog

Title

The plays of William Shakespeare / edited and annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke ; illustrated by H.C. Selous.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Publication

London ; Paris ; New York : Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., [between 1878 and 1883]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.
• Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.
• Selous, Henry Courtney, 1803-1890.
• Watson, John Dawson, 1832-1892.
• Dicksee, Francis Bernard, Sir, 1853-1928.
• Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott), 1857-1936.
• Ralston, John McL.
• Hopkins, Arthur, 1848-1930.
• Wentworth, Frederick.
• Pearson, George, active approximately 1860.
• Marriott, R. S.
• Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897.
• Linton, Henry Duff, 1815-1899.
• Quartley, J.
• Robinson, Thomas, engraver.
• Goldberg, Georg, 1830-1894.
• Greatbach, G. (George)
• Mottram, Charles, 1817-1876.

Description

3 v. : ill., facsim., port.; 33 cm.

Uniform Title

Plays

Alternative Title

• Plays
• Plays of Shakespeare
• Cassell's illustrated Shakespeare
• Sonnets and poems of William Shakespeare.

Genre/Form

Expurgated editions.

Note

• Title pages to "The historical plays" (v. [2]) and "The tragedies" (v. [3]) in v. [6] of NYPL copy; without t.p. to "The comedies" (v. [1]).
• Added engraved general t.p. in v. [1], with name of publisher as: Cassell, Petter & Galpin.
• Vols. [2-3] have half title: The plays of Shakespeare.
• First work in v. [1] has illustrated t.p.: Cassell's illustrated Shakespeare : The tempest.
• Expurgated; cf. Preface.
• "We have also omitted Titus Andronicus ... not only on account of its grossness, but because of our strong conviction that it is not [Shakespeare's] writing"--Pref.
• Originally published: Cassell's illustrated Shakespeare : the plays of Shakespeare. London : Cassell, Petter and Galpin, [1864-1868]. Cf. Jaggard, p. 538; Oxford DNB (under Clarke, Charles Cowden); BL cat.
• Publisher used the style "Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co." from 1878 to 1883; cf. British literary publishing houses, 1820-1880 (Dict. of literary biog., v. 106). Cf. also Jaggard, W. Shakespeare, p. 542.
• Vol. [1]: 712 p., [23] leaves of plates; v. [2]: [7], 596 p., [21] leaves of plates; v. [3]: xliv, 775, 52 p., [26] leaves of plates.
• Illustrations: Ca. 600 full-page and smaller wood engravings by F. Wentworth, G. Pearson, R.S. Marriott, W.J. Linton, H. Linton and others, after Selous; 37 full-page engravings by G. Goldberg, G. Greatbach, C. Mottram and others, after J.D. Watson, Frank Dicksee and others; 33 full-page wood engravings by J. Quartley, T. Robinson and others, after H.M. Paget, J. McL. Ralston, A. Hopkins, Dicksee and others.
• "The first volume of this edition of Shakespeare consists of the comedies. The tragedies, with which will be given the editors' preface and the life of Shakespeare, will form the third and concluding volume of the work"--"Announcement," v. [2], prelim. p. [5].
• Vol. 3 contains the editors' preface (p. [vii]-xiii) and "The story of Shakespeare's life" and "Shakespeare's will" (p. [xv]-xliv).
• "Sonnets and poems of William Shakespeare" (52 p. at end of v. [3]) has special t.p. with name of publisher as: Cassell, Petter & Galpin.

Contents

[1] The comedies -- [2] The historical plays -- [3] The tragedies.

Call Number

*NCM+ (Cassell) (Shakespeare, W. Collected works. [1886-90] Plays of William Shakespeare)

OCLC

• 38501375
• 38501375

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Title

The plays of William Shakespeare / edited and annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke ; illustrated by H.C. Selous.

Imprint

London ; Paris ; New York : Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., [between 1878 and 1883]

Local Note

NYPL copy is bound in 6 v. Title page and other prelims. to v. [2] at beginning of v. 6; t.p. and other prelims to v. [3] at end of v. 6, preceding "Sonnets and poems of William Shakespeare."

Added Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Poems.

Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.

Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.

Selous, Henry Courtney, 1803-1890. Illustrator

Watson, John Dawson, 1832-1892. Illustrator

Dicksee, Francis Bernard, Sir, 1853-1928. Illustrator

Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott), 1857-1936. Illustrator

Ralston, John McL. Illustrator

Hopkins, Arthur, 1848-1930. Illustrator

Wentworth, Frederick. Wood engraver

Pearson, George, active approximately 1860. Wood engraver

Marriott, R. S. Wood engraver

Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897. Wood engraver

Linton, Henry Duff, 1815-1899. Wood engraver

Quartley, J. Wood engraver

Robinson, Thomas, engraver. Wood engraver

Goldberg, Georg, 1830-1894. Engraver

Greatbach, G. (George) Engraver

Mottram, Charles, 1817-1876. Engraver

Added Title

Sonnets and poems of William Shakespeare.

Research Call Number

*NCM+ (Cassell) (Shakespeare, W. Collected works. [1886-90] Plays of William Shakespeare)