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• Shakespeare and his commentators: from Lowndes' Bibliographer's manual, 1831.
  “Fifty-two copies printed.”
• The court of Oberon; or, The three witches; a drama in three acts.
  Printed for the bazaar, patronized by Her Majesty [Princess Victoria] in aid of the distressed Irish. Contains Colour image of Court of Oberon on front endpaper.
• Shakspeare's Seven ages: or, The progress of human life; illustrated by a series of extracts in prose and poetry, introduced by a brief memoir of Shakspeare and his writings. By John Evans, LL.D. Embellished with eight copperplate engravings.
  Binding: Bound in contemporary white cloth with faded title in gilt on red label on spine. Imperfect: frontispiece wanting. Autograph on front pastedown "For Misses Clark's school library 1115". Additional notes under Western bookplate."1115" shelfmark? repeated on titlepage. Small note written upsidedown on verso of final page: "Ann Arbour August 5th 1845"
• Illustrations of Shakspeare; comprised in two hundred and thirty vignette engravings, by Thompson, from designs by Thurston; adapted to all editions.
  Contains six "comic-like" engravings for each of Shakespeare's plays.
• The sonnets of Shakspeare [sic] and Milton.
  Printer Information from colophon (from Folger)
• A descriptive account of the second royal gala festival at Stratford-upon-Avon, in commemoration of the natal day of Shakespeare, the king's adopted birthday, and the festival of St. George, on the 23, 24, 26th, & 27 of April, 1830. by a member of the Roy
  Half bound in brown goat skin over marbled boards with gilt edges and title on spine. Bookplate for A. Hox with #1751 on front inner pastedown.
• Proceedings of the Sheffield Shakespeare Club from its commencement, in 1819, to January, 1829 / by a member of the club.
  Includes a printed notice on first endpaper, reading: "In consequence of this Volume occupying nearly double the number of pages originally intended, and only 250 copies being printed, the whole impression, with the exception of 50, being engaged by the Shakespeare club, a few remaining copies may be had of Messrs. Crookes, Printers...price 5 shillings"Illustration of Shakespeare before title page.
• Observations on the Laws of Mortality and Disease, and on the Principles of Life Insurance : with an Appendix Containing Illustrations of Mania, Melancholia, Craziness, and Demonomania, as Displayed in Shakespeare’s Characters of Lear, Hamlet, Ophelia, an
  First Edition. Contains charts
• Hamlet.
  Folger notes: text in English, German and French. Illustrated with 16 leaves of plates.
• Views in Stratford-upon-Avon and its vicinity : illustrative of the biography of Shakespeare, accompanied with descriptive remarks.
  Each etching accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress.
• An inquiry into the history, authenticity and characteristics of the Shakespeare portraits : in which the criticisms of Malone, Steevens, Boaden & others, are examined, confirmed, or refuted, embracing the Felton, the Chandos, the Duke of Somerset's pictu
  Published by the Author. Folger note reads: 500 copies printed; 50 with plates on India paper; 25, folio. Plates are mounted India proofs.
• A supplement to an Inquiry into the history, authenticity & characteristics of the Shakspeare portraits.
  Imperfect: portraits wanting. Bound in plain brown boards. Crosby copy. Purchased at the sale of Joseph Crosby's Shakespeareana Library Catalogue No. 217.
• Macbet; tragedia di Shakespeare, recata con alcune variazioni in versi Italiani da W.E. Frye.
  Transaltion in Italian.
• Memoirs of the life of Anne Boleyn : queen of Henry VIII / by Miss Benger.
  3d ed. / with a memoir of the author by Miss Aikin.
• An index to the remarkable passages and words made use of by Shakspeare; calculated to point out the different meanings to which the words are applied
  2d ed.rev. and enl.
• An essay on the genius of Shakespeare : with critical remarks on the characters of Romeo, Hamlet, Juliet, and Ophelia, together with some observations on the writings of Sir Walter Scott, to which is annexed, A letter toLord , containing a critique on tas
  Bound in later brown buckrum. "From the Library of John Davis Barnett" bookplate.
• Plays of Shakespeare in Nine Volumes.
  Vol. 9 only. Bound in black morocco? with reddened edges. Contains the booklabel of Thos. A. Letts.
• Plays of Shakespeare in Nine Volumes.
  Vol. 7 only. Bound in black morocco? with reddened edges
• Plays of Shakespeare in Nine Volumes.
  Folger notes: From the text of Johnson, Steevens, & Reed.Printer’s name from colophon, v. 9. Diamond classics--Keynes. This collected set in 9 volumes issued "1) in red cloth, paper labels, at 2 lbs. 17s, or 2) in morocco at, 4 lbs. 7s. Also issued without the engravings."--Keynes. For the issue with engravings: each play accompanied by an engraving; frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare in v. 1 engraved by Augustus Fox from a picture painted by T. Stothard. Also issued by the publisher in XXXVIII parts in original printed wrappers with continuous pagination, cataloged separately (not mentioned by Keynes). Copies bound in 9 volumes not in one of those two bindings may have been individual parts collected and bound by a former owner. In the absence of other information, copies bound as 9 volumes with the general and volume title pages are considered to have been issued as a set by the publisher. Keynes, G. William Pickering publisher (rev. ed.), p. 88
• The Old English Drama. A Selection of Plays from the Old English Dramatists. Volume 1 & 2.
  Folger notes: Vol.1: The second maiden’s tragedy. A pleasant conceited comedy. The ball. The rape of Lucrece -- v.2: Love’s mistress, or the queen’s masque. Albertus Welenstein. Dido, queen of Carthage. The lady’s privilege.
• The Life of Shakspeare; Enquiries into the Originality of His Dramatic Plots and Characters; and Essays on the Ancient Theatres and Theatrical Usages.
  “London: Printed by A&R Spottiswoode” on colophon of both volumes.
• Picturesque views of the Severn; with historical and topographical illustrations, by Thomas Harral; the embellishments from designs of the late Samuel Ireland.
  2 vols.
• Noontide leisure; or, Sketches in summer, outlines from nature and imagination, and including a tale of the days of: Shakespeare.
  2 vols.
• The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent.
  New ed. 2 vols.
• A lyrical illustration of the plot of Macbeth.
  A reissue of the Tragical history of Macbeth, 1815.