Research Catalog

Title

The plays of William Shakespeare / edited and annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke ; illustrated by H.C. Selous ; with thirty-five full-page wood engravings, after Frank Dicksee, H.M. Paget, A. Hopkins and others, and thirty-five photogravure plates.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Publication

London ; Paris ; Melbourne : Cassell & Co., Ltd., [1892?-1894?]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.
• Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.
• Selous, Henry Courtney, 1803-1890.
• Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott), 1857-1936.
• Ralston, John McL.
• Hopkins, Arthur, 1848-1930.
• Dicksee, Francis Bernard, Sir, 1853-1928.
• Quartley, J.
• Robinson, Thomas, engraver.
• Swain, Joseph Blomeley, 1844-
• Wentworth, Frederick.
• Pearson, George, active approximately 1860.
• Marriott, R. S.
• Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897.
• Linton, Henry Duff, 1815-1899.
• W. & D. Downey. pht
• Window & Grove. pht

Description

3 v. : ill., ports.; 32 cm.

Alternative Title

• Cassell's illustrated Shakespeare
• Plays of Shakespeare

Subjects

• Expurgated editions
• Actors > Great Britain > Portraits

Genre/Form

Expurgated editions.

Note

• Half title: The plays of Shakespeare.
• 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.
• Originally issued in 35 pts. General t.p. in pt. 1. Special title pages in pt. 35; other prelims. in pts. 34-35.
• Probable dates of publication from dates on publisher's advertisements on covers of parts. Jaggard gives dates as [1886-90].
• "With thirty-five full-page photogravure plates, representing the chief Shakespearean characters as played by leading actors and actresses of the day"--Covers
• Vol. [1]: xlviii, 712 p., [24] leaves of plates; v. [2] : [7], 596 p., [19] leaves of plates; v. [3]: [7], 775 p., [27] leaves of plates.
• Illustrations: 35 prints : wood engraving ; full-page. Engraved by J. Quartley, T. Robinson and others, after H.M. Paget, J. McL. Ralston, A. Hopkins, Frank Dicksee and others. -- 35 photomechanical prints : photogravure ; full-page. 32 are after photos. by W. & D. Downey, Window & Grove and others; 3 after paintings. Include ports. of Arthur Bourchier, Mary Kingsley, Lillie Langtree, William Terriss, Ellen Terry, Herbert Beerbohm Tree and Maud Tree. -- 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..
• Editors' preface, "The story of Shakespeare's life" and "Shakespeare's will": p. [ix]-xlvii at beginning of v. 1.

Indexed In (note)

• Jaggard, W. Shakespeare

Binding (note)

• Parts issue: Each pt. in light bluish gray paper covers. Publisher's advertisements on p. [4] of covers (except pt. 1: Prospectus).

Contents

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

Call Number

Arents BIP+ (Shakespeare, W. Plays 1892) 07-07

OCLC

42017636

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 ; with thirty-five full-page wood engravings, after Frank Dicksee, H.M. Paget, A. Hopkins and others, and thirty-five photogravure plates.

Imprint

London ; Paris ; Melbourne : Cassell & Co., Ltd., [1892?-1894?]

Edition

Special ed.

Indexed In:

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare, p. 550

Binding

Parts issue: Each pt. in light bluish gray paper covers. Publisher's advertisements on p. [4] of covers (except pt. 1: Prospectus).

Local Note

Arents copy: Parts issue.

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Added Author

Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.

Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.

Selous, Henry Courtney, 1803-1890. Illustrator

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

Ralston, John McL. Illustrator

Hopkins, Arthur, 1848-1930. Illustrator

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

Quartley, J. Wood engraver

Robinson, Thomas, engraver. Wood engraver

Swain, Joseph Blomeley, 1844- Wood engraver

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

W. & D. Downey. Photographer

Window & Grove. Photographer

Research Call Number

Arents BIP+ (Shakespeare, W. Plays 1892) 07-07