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London: J. Nichols and Son et al., 1813 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. An exceptionally bright example of the scarce 1813 twenty-one volume set of the plays of Shakespeare, supplemented with a wealth of comments and critical notices. The very scarce complete 1813 twenty-one volume edition of the plays of Shakespeare. Referred to as the Reed Edition of 1813, this is also known as Johnson-Steevens-Reed 6, the "sixth edition" by Johnson-Steevens, or the "second variorum edition".With notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, this edition was revised and augmented by Isaac Reed.Consisting of:Volume I - Prefatory material and critical analysis by Reed, Richardson, and Malone. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and four plates.Volume II - Essays by Farmer, Colman, lists of Editions, lists of Criticism, Commendatory verses, Malones "Attempt to Ascertain the Order of Shakespeare's Plays," Malone's essay on Ford's pamphlet, Steevens's remarks on the… Read More

New York: J & J Harper. Good. 1828. First Edition. Hardcover. A rare and desirable book relating to the western frontier of the early nineteenth century--this book is seldom offered for sale. "Observations on people, manners and conditions in frontier Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky by an intelligent itenerant preacher. "--Howes. "Reed was a Presbyterian minister in Indiana, but his labors occasionally took him into eastern Illinois. "--Buck. Rear joint split, old stain to title page, scattered foxing. Original leather spine (rear joint starting) and paper covered boards. This book is contained in new green cloth tray case with leather spine label. Last leaf is unpaged and contains errata. Ref: Howes R126 (b) , Buck, not in Sabin; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 242 pages .

West Point, NY, 1781. No binding. Fine. Manuscript Document Signed (John Hicks Lt), West Point, N.Y, December 3, 1781, 1 p. ""A Return of Lt. Hicks Comp"" listing the names of 38 men; missing lower right corner professionally restored. Verso: notation ""Rye Brooks,"" possibly the day's password. The towns below have been supplied by us, from information in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors:Sgt. Isaac Tomkins, Dartmouth.Sgt. Daniel Harris, Bolton.Sgt. America Hamblin, Harvard.Cpl. Paul Brownell, Dartmouth.Cpl. Levi Preist, Sterling.Sew Cornell [?Jerathmeel Cornel, Dartmouth]Samuel Potter, Dartmouth.Joseph Bennet, Dartmouth.Seth Jenne, Dartmouth.Simsons/Simeon White, Freetown.Garner Reed/Gardner Read, Freetown.Joseph Howland, Freetown.Job Reed, Taunton.Benjamin Hathaway, Taunton.Nathaniel Hathaway, Berkley.Peter Hathaway, Berkley.Zebedee Briggs, Berkley.Henry Andrews, Taunton.Elijah Briggs, Berkley.Eli Perce, Taunton.Joel Briggs.Aaron Willard,… Read More

London: printed for J. Walker, G. Offor [et al.], 1822. Small 8vo, 12 volumes, engraved frontispiece portrait, bookplates of the Johnsonian, Lindsay Fleming, in each volume; original red straight-grain morocco-backed drab boards, printed paper labels on spines; spines and labels a bit soiled, joints and extremities rubbed, but in all, good and sound. Jaggard, p. 514.

[New Jersey and Pennsylvania], 1871. This lot of nineteen items is described below. Additional details available upon request. 1. Delaware and Raritan Canal Company: FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL COMPANY; MAY 10, 1831. Princeton, N.J.: Printed by D'Hart & Connolly., 1831. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed. Light fox, soil, and wear. Closed short tear [no loss] at title leaf. Good+. Felcone 546. Thomson 516. 2. Blue, Jersey: ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW-JERSEY, RELATIVE TO A BRIDGE OVER THE DELAWARE RIVER AT TRENTON AND A RAIL-ROAD FROM TRENTON TO NEW-BRUNSWICK. New Jersey: December, 1834. Disbound, 14pp, light to moderate foxing, Good+. Scarce, OCLC locating four copies [Yale + three New Jersey institutions]. FIRST EDITION. Felcone 317. AI 22847 [2]. OCLC 31747190 [4]. 3. [Stewart, Wm. D.]: REPORT. THE MINORITY OF THE COMMITTEE, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE TRENTON AND NEW-BRUNSWICK TURNPIKE COMPANY," ASK LEAVE TO OFFER A COUNTER… Read More

J. Johnson, R. Baldwin, H.L. Gardner, et al., 1803. First Thus. Leather Binding. Very Good. 21 volumes complete as issued. The first variorum edition, also the largest edition of Shakespeare to date, Attractively bound in full brown period calf, speckled in black and light brown, spines with twin black morocco labels for author and title (at foot), and a small oval black leather label for the volume number as well, edges speckled black, marbled endpapers (some darkening and wear to spines, traces of old smoke damage to spines, covers of three volume discolored, two covers nearly detached; some foxing and occasional stains to text). Engraved frontis in Volume I, folding plates intact and crisp throughout.

London: Sptimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, 1825. Large Paper. A New Edition: with additional Notres and Corrections, by the Late Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist and the Editor. Thomas White, Printer. 12 vols. 8vo. Bound in full contemporary Polished brown calf,gilt spines and marbled edges. Large Paper. A New Edition: with additional Notres and Corrections, by the Late Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist and the Editor. Thomas White, Printer. 12 vols. 8vo.

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme 1825 [the Kemble], Henry Colburn, 1827 [ the Siddons]. First editions. 4 volumes 8vo (9 1/8 x 6 inches),pages: 477 & 595 and 382:2 (ads.) & 394:(6,ads.). Uniformly & finely bound later three-quarter polished tan calf over marbled boards, spines gilt ruled in 4 compartments and gilt lettered direct, top edges gilt. The bindings by Root & Son. A handsome binding in excellent condition. Both works extra illustrated as under:The Kemble is extra illustrated with portraits, including the very rare series of 8 portraits of Kemble in the roles of Coriolanus, Hamlet, Macbeth, King John, Cato, Hotspur, The Stranger, & Penruddock. These drawn on Stone by Richard J Lane from Pictures painted in his Lifetime by John Boaden. Published by J. Dickinson 114 New Bond Street, Oct.1st 1826; these on India Paper, with the original wrapper and "Advertisement" leaf bound-in [very rare, only 2 copies cited on Copac]. Also bound-in an autograph letter signed by John… Read More

1854 Shakespeare Macbeth Taming of Shrew Hamlet Romeo & Juliet 6v SET

"What light through yonder window breaks."
– Shakespeare

This beautiful collection of the works of William Shakespeare is a fantastic gathering of some of the most famous and important plays and poetry by the most prolific English playwright. This beautiful, six-volume set was published in New York, revised by Isaac Reed who used the famed editions of Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. Like many collected works, this set features the famed plays such as 'Tempest', 'Taming of the Shrew', 'Hamlet', and 'Macbeth'.
Item number: #15670
Price: $795
SHAKESPEARE, William
The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : with the corrections and illustrations of Dr. Johnson, G. Steevens, and others
New York : Harper & Bros., Publishers, 1854.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages – 6 volumes
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Vol. I – 524
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Vol. II – 544
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Vol. III – 518
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Vol. IV – 538
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Vol. V – 518
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Vol. VI – 617, [1]
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London: J. Nichols and Sons; etc., 1813. Cloth. Good Only. 9.5" by 6". W. Holl, et al. . A scarce uniformly bound collection of the theatrical works from prolific playwright, William Shakespeare, with comments from a variety of literary figures. Referred to as the Reed Edition of 1813, also known as Johnson-Steevens-Reed 6, the "sixth edition" of Johnson-Steevens, or the "second variorum edition". With notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, revised and augmented by Isaac Reed Twenty volumes of the original twenty-one. An important early Shakespeare edition, sadly missing one volume. Collection contains: Volume I - Prefatory material as with the previous editions with new material by Reed, Richardson, and Malone. Volume II - Essays by Farmer, Colman, lists of Editions, lists of Criticism, Commendatory verses, Malones "Attempt to Ascertain the Order of Shakespeare's Plays," Malone's essay on Ford's pamphlet, Steevens' remarks on the same. Volume… Read More

THE FIRST 31 GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS being SINISTER BARRIER, LEGION OF SPACE, PRELUDE TO SPACE, THE AMPHIBIANS, THE WORLD BELOW, THE ALIEN, EMPIRE, ODD JOHN, THE FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE, RAT RACE, THE CITY IN THE SEA, HOUSE OF MANY WORLDS, SEEDS OF LIFE, PEBBLE IN THE SKY, THREE GO BACK, THE WARRIORS BY DAY, WELL OF THE WORLDS, CITY AT WORLD'S END, JACK OF EAGLES, THE BLACK GALAXY, THE HUMANOIDS, KILLER TO COME, MURDER IN SPACE, LEST DARKNESS FALL, THE LAST SPACESHIP, CHESSBOARD PLANET, TARNISH UTOPIA, DESTINY TIMES THREE, FEAR, SHAMBLEAU & DOUBLE JEOPARDY, World Editions & Galaxy Publishers, 1950 thru 1954, near fine to fine in full color wraps. For the lot of 31 -----

London : William Pickering, Chancery Lane, 1825-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Wreath edition. 11 Volumes set. Bound in contemporary 3/4 green leather. Green cloth boards. Gilt spine. 5 raised bands. TEG. Tipped in slip to Vol. I. Bound by Riviere & Son. Good bindings. Front boards detached to Vol. I, II and VIII. Moderate shelfwear, with chipping to leather. Bookplate to each front pastedown. Clean, unmarked pages. Jaggard p. 516; Lowndes 3, 2266

London: Septimus Prowett, 1825. ~TITLE CONTINUES: by the late Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, and the editor ~PAGINATION: clxxvi, 308 + 405 + 425 + 451 + 461 + 487 + 456 + 434 + 412 + 448 + 585 + 423pp ~Original full tan calf, gilt fillets to boards, blind decor to turn-ins. Sensitive early rebacking in near-matching calf, raised bands, ornate blind decor, one brown gilt and one dark green gilt label per spine. Small circular shelfmark stickers to front boards. Mild edgewear, corners slightly pushed in. All edges marbled, top edges darkened. Endpapers marbled, matching page edges. Endpapers professionally reinforced with cloth tape over gutters. Some cracking starting to gutters after endpapers. Armorial bookplate of A. F. Basil Williams (the historian?) to inside all front boards, with striking city scene. Campion Hall inscriptions to bookplates, and stamps to blank front endpages and prelims. Front board detached from vol. VI only. Robert Dodsley (1704-1764), bookseller and writer. Dodsley spend… Read More

London: Various printers, 1775. First editions by Francklin, Hoole, Cumberland, Sheridan and Reed. The Bickerstaff is a second edition and the Gay a late edition as it was first published in 1728. Pp. Francklin: [viii], 79, p. [80] advertisement; Hoole: pp.[vi of viii, lacking half-title], 71, p. [72, Epilogue] ; Cumberland: pp. xii, [3], 92; Sheridan: pp. [iii]-x (lacking half-title), [vi],98 (of 100 pages, lacking last leaf of text); Reed: pp. [viii], 62, [2 blank]; Gay: Pp. 94 (including engraved frontispiece by Grignion after Hayman), [2 blank]; Bickerstaff: pp.[viii including half-title], 92. 1 vols. 8vo. The seven works bound in one volume. Contemporary calf, maroon morocco label reading "Plays" and spine numbered "8.." Joints cracked, extremities and spine worn, some offsetting of text, some light browning, Cumberland and Sheridan margins cropped affecting first letters in outermargins and some catchwords, p. [iv] headline in Cumberland cropped, pp. 35-6 of Sheridan with final line of text… Read More

No Binding. Very Good. Archive of 316 letters, comprising 1,311 pp., with 28 pieces of ephemera, (including calling cards, used envelopes, and postcards), all dated between 1925 and 1951, with the bulk of material being 1925 to 1938. Of the 316 letters, 112 of them (545 pp.) were written by Margaret M. "Peg" French to her fiancé, and later husband Charles H. "Peter" Jones, Jr., and are dated 1925-1927. Charles writes 146 (598 pp.) of these 316 letters to his fiancée, later wife, Margaret. The remaining 58 letters (168 pp.) are by various correspondents and include Charles H. "Pete" Jones, Jr. writing letters to his mother-in-law Mrs. Henry C. French (6) and to his son Charles H. "Willie" Jones, III (2). Also in these remaining letters are 14 letters written by Margaret to her son Charles, and 17 letters written by Charles H. Jones, Sr. to his daughter-in-law Margaret and 3 letters to his grandson Charles H. "Willie" Jones, III. There are… Read More

London: J. Dodsley, 1782. Leather. Good. 7" by 5". Various. A six volume set of collected poems, illustrated throughout. Complete in six volumes and illustrated with engraved vignettes to title pages, head and tail pieces and some sheet music to the rear of volume IV. A charming anthology of poems. An important set in very good condition. Robert Dodsley (1703 - September 23, 1764) was an English bookseller and miscellaneous writer. He was born near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where his father was master of the free school. He is said to have been apprenticed to a stocking-weaver in Mansfield, from whom he ran away, going into service as a footman. In 1729 Dodsley published his first work, Servitude: a Poem written by a Footman, with a preface and postscript ascribed to Daniel Defoe; and a collection of short poems, A Muse in Livery, or the Footman's Miscellany, was published by subscription in 1732, Dodsley's patrons comprising many persons of high rank. This was followed by a satirical… Read More

Leipsic: Ernest Fleischer, 1833. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 7". None. A large extensive collected works of William Shakespeare. Bound in quarter leather and marbled paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration. This volume has amateur repairs to the binding. There are now additional cloth tips to the corners of the boards, new leather has been laid down over the hinges and the top and tail of the spine, and an additional tracing-paper front free-endpaper. With notes, critical, historical, and explanatory, selected from the most eminent commentators; Mr. Malone's various readings; Dr. Johnson's preface; a life of the poet, by Alex. Chalmers; Shakspeare's will, with his autograph, from the original; a chronology of his plays; a list of the remarkable editions of his works; an inquiry into the plays ascribed to him; some account of his various portraits, and a copious glossary. A New Edition, in One Volume. With an engraved frontispiece. Bound in quarter leather and marbled… Read More

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., 1912. ix, frontispiece, 11 further illustrations from photographs, 202, 24 page catalogue at the back, publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine anf front cover, top edge gilt. Good, clean copy without inscriptions or stamps.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾".

Philadelphia, 1862. 60pp, with errata slip. 8vo. All bound up in half almost contemporary brown pebbled morocco and marbled boards. Each original wrapper bound in with the name of owner Edward Olmsted written at top of each wrapper. Bookplate of Joseph Y. Jeanes and Isaac W. Jeanes II. 60pp, with errata slip. 8vo. AND: [Reed, William B.] The Diplomatic Year: being a Review of Mr. Seward's Foreign Correspondence of 1862 by a Northern Man. Philadelphia, 1863. 68 pp. Also attributed to Charles Ingersoll and Joseph Ingersoll. Vehemently anti-Seward AND: Wharton, Francis. The Missouri Valley and Lay Preaching. NY: John A. Gray, 1859. 44 pp. On preaching to the riverboat itinerants and the transitory towns of the Missouri Valley. AND: Hamilton, James A. Martin Van Buren's Calumnies Repudiated. Hamilton's Conduct as Secretary of Treasusry Vindicated. NY. Scribner, 1870. 54 pp. Van Buren's sons posthumously edited and published in 1867 his "Inquiry into the Origins and Course of Political Parties in the… Read More

Brown leather binding with gilt banding, red title plate and gilt lettering on the spine. Part of a set.
Three volumes of Theobald's great work Theobald's fame and contribution to English letters rests with his 1726 Shakespeare Restored, or a Specimen of the many Errors as well Committed as Unamended by Mr Pope in his late edition of this poet; designed not only to correct the said Edition, but to restore the true Reading of Shakespeare in all the Editions ever published. Theobald's 1733 Shakespeare edition was far the best produced before 1750, and it has been the cornerstone of all subsequent editions. Theobald not only corrected variants but chose among best texts and undid many of the changes to the text that had been made by earlier 18th century editors. Edmond Malone's later edition (the standard from which modern editor's act) was built on Theobald's.
Lewis Theobald (baptised 2 April 1688 – 18 September 1744), British textual editor and author, was a landmark figure both in the history of… Read More