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Shakespeare collection
I am new to Newsgroups and book collecting so please bear with me. I have a
set of Sakespeare books. The only info on the title page is: (Handy Stratford Edition) - on left corner COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAMSHAKESPEARE Illusrated with Steel Engravings Volume 1 Life Tempest Two Gentlemen of Verona Comedy of Errors Philadelphia David McKay, Publisher I have the complete 13 volumes. I Saw it advertised for $1200.00 at a site but wanted to verify the publication date before selling. Did research on David McKay, Library of Congress says there is no date recorded for these books, but they are listed. Can anyone tell me how to go about putting a value on them so I can list them correctly? Where to list them so they will reach the right buyers? Should I simply go to all antiquarian book sellers/buyers and post the listing? I just started being a seller at Abe books so would there be a conflict in placing in other sites? I could be deluding myself in thinking there is value to these books, but have exhausted every resource I can find online and would just like to find an easier, profitable would be nice, way to list. Just because I found he same book for $1200 does not necessarily mean to me that if I listed it for $800 I would get a sale. How do I know how long it has been listed there? Any help sure would be appreciated. |
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satchin wrote:
(Handy Stratford Edition) - on left corner COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAMSHAKESPEARE Illusrated with Steel Engravings Volume 1 Life Tempest Two Gentlemen of Verona Comedy of Errors Philadelphia David McKay, Publisher I have the complete 13 volumes. I Saw it advertised for $1200.00 at a site but wanted to verify the publication date before selling. Did research on David McKay, Library of Congress says there is no date recorded for these books, but they are listed. I have to say $1200 sounds a rather improbable price, unless the set is in a fine leather binding and/or has some particularly special feature, such as a desirable set of engravings. A seller on ABE (http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookSearch) is offering 12 of the 13 volumes of what appears to be the same set for a far lower price: __________________________________________________ ______________ Shakespeare, William COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, HANDY STRATFORD EDITION, ILLUSTRATED WITH STEEL ENGRAVINGS, 12 OF 13 VOLUMES Philadelphia David McKay. NF/NONE. Lovely little set. Complete in 13 volumes- this set missing volume XI. Bound in brick red flexible boards with gilt spine lettering. Front cover stamped decoration. Top edge gilt. Illustrated. No date, but appears to be a circa 1900 publication. Each volume in fine or near fine condition. Clean, bright, strong. Set shows only the slightest hints of its age. Volumes measure approximately 3 1/2 inches across and 5 inches tall. Binding is Hardcover. Bookseller Inventory #27810 Price: US$ 60.00 Bookseller: Kavanagh Books, Palmyra, NY, U.S.A. __________________________________________________ ______________ A bit of foraging would probably turn up the missing volume for just a few dollars. Other ABE sellers are offering the Mckay "Gollancz" edition (a 10-volume set) for around $75-$150. That sounds much more like what I'd expect to pay for a set like this; after all, after the Bible, Shakespeare is the most widely-published work in English and sets like this are plentiful. -- John http://rarebooksinjapan.com |
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John Yamamoto-Wilson wrote and I snipped
....after the Bible, Shakespeare is the most widely-published work in English and sets like this are plentiful. I'm curious. How many RCBers have the Works of Shakespeare in their library? While collecting Books About Books, and books by and about Samuel Johnson are my primary concerns, I haven't ignored collecting Shakespeare. I have a set or two as well as odd volumes of early editions of his works. For the most part however, the Shakespeare sets I covet cost more than a dime a dozen; more than I'm willing to pay in most cases. To soothe my soul, I've recently discovered a rather inexpensive bypath to collecting Shakespeare; I've started collecting books by and about Shakespeare Societies. The Shakespeare Society's Papers, Vol. I London, 1844. Printed for the Shakespeare Society. This book contains articles on Shakespeare and other literature of the Elizabethan period by J. Payne Collier, J.O. Halliwell, and other Shakespeare scholars of the time. Patient Grissil: A Comedy by Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle and William Haughton. London,1841. Reprinted from the Black Letter Edition of 1603 for the Shakespeare Society. here's all the info on the orignal title page of this work by these three contemporaries of Shakespea THE PLEASANT COMODIE OF PATIENT GRISSILL .....As it hath been sundrie times lately plaid by the right honorable the Earle of Nottingham (Lord high Admirall) his servants .......LONDON. Imprinted for Henry Rocket, and are to be solde at the long Shop under S. Mildreds Church in the Poultry. 1603. I suspect this is not a true reprint of the title page of the Black- letter edition; the long ess, "=83" has been replaced by the median "s." Romeo and Juliet. Reprint of Q=B0 2 1599. London, . Trubner & Co.1874. Series II. Published for the New Shakspere Society. Softcover. Here's the info on the original title page: THE MOST EX =3D cellent and lamentable Tragedie, of Romeo and Juliet Newly corrected, augmented, and amended: As it hath bene =83undry times publiquely acted, by the right Honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. London. printed by Thomas Creede, for the Cuthbert Burby, and are to be=83old at his =83hop neare the Exchange. 1599. I want to acquire the Transactions of this society, particularly the issues which contain articles by Furnivall. Shakspere Society of Philadelphia. Philadelphia,1860, together with Shakspere Society of Philadelphia 1860-1879, Being a continuation of Col. Mallory's History, Philadelphia,1898. Asa L. Fish, Garrick Mallory, Furman Sheppard, and Samuel C Perkins, three lawyers and one soon-to-be lawyer, were the original members of this society. Their first meeting was conducted in October, 1852. They called themselves the Shakspere Apostles and, at first, met every Thursday to read and discuss Shakespeare. No other members were elected to the society the first year. In 1853, four more members were elected, followed by a gradual increase in membership. For a time, however, the Shakspere Apostles limited the number of members who attended the society's annual dinner to twelve. Eventually, they chose to refer to each other as "Shakespeare brothers." Special mention in the society's historical papers is made of J. Hubley Ashton, the only Baconian ever elected to the Shakspere Society of Philadlephia. Journal of the Bacon Society. Also Containing the first Annual Report. Volume I. London,1886. Quite an elaborate publication, documenting the inital proceedings of the Bacon Society, and "proof" that Bacon was the author of the Shakespeare plays and poems. I particularly like the explanatory note added above the index, which is in the front of the book: "The Bacon-Shakespeare Controversy is referred to as B.S.." New Shakespeareana. Vol.IV NO.3 July,1905. Published by the Shakespeare Press of Westfield, New Jersey for the Shakespeare Society of New York. Contains the papers read at the Twentieth Annual dinner of the Society honoring its President, Appleon Morgan. Heading my way are eight issues of Shakespeariana from 1890 and 1891, as well as incomplete copies of books of the Shakespeare Society of New York from as early as 1883. Research showed Shakespeariana to be the original name of the society's publication, which ceased publication in the 1890s. New Shakespeareana is the name of the society's publication, first published in 1902. ...that's all for now folks! Jerry Morris Welcome to Moi's Books About Books: http://www.tinyurl.com/hib7 My Sentimental Library http://www.picturetrail.com/mylibrary and moislibrary.com http://www.tinyurl.com/hisn |
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Scot Kamins wrote in message ...
In article , (Jerry Morris) wrote: I'm curious. How many RCBers have the Works of Shakespeare in their library? I have the latest Folio Society edition, in eight volumes, as well as some of the old single-play versions (the most beautiful Shakespeares ever, IMHO). I did have the Modern Library set for years, but got rid of them (too many books, too little space), though I did keep my old Black Reader's Service single-volume edition for sentiment as much as anything else. Jim |
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