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First American Edition of Shakespeare's Plays and Poems
I will be querying several university libraries shortly to see if they
are interested in acquiring the following set: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare. Corrected from the latest and best London editions, with notes, by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D., to which are added, a glossary and the life of the author. Embellished with a striking likeness from the collection of His Grace the Duke of Chandos. 1st American ed.. Philadelphia. Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-96. I'm hoping that one of our RCB members has access to either Eureka, Worldcat, or RLIN, and can provide me with an updated list of current owners of this set. I have the infomation on the twenty-five libraries from the pre-1956 NUC and information extracted from the ESTC in December 2000. I have discovered signinficant differences between the NUC and the ESTC lists, and thus the request for updated information. I'm also hoping an RCB member has access to either the American Book Prices Current (ABPC) CD or the Bookman's Price Index, and can provide me with auction records of this set for the past twenty-five years. The last sale of this set at auction that I am aware of is the Parke-Bernet Galleries auction of the Frank J. Hogan Library in April, 1946. Surely, there have been more recent sales of this set at auction, but I haven't found them. Whomever has access to these references should take note of the spelling of Shakespeare's name, with the first "e" omitted in his name in the title. Some references will include the first "e." I found it worked best to search for "Plays and Poems of William" and work from there. If you want to send the info off-list, drop the "not" in my email address and you got me. Thanks in advance, Jerry Morris, Man of Other People's Books Moi's Books About Books: http://www.tinyurl.com/hib7 Moi's LIbrary http://www.moislibrary.com My Sentimental Library http://www.picturetrail.com/mylibrary Florida Bibliophile Society http://www.floridabibliophilesociety.org |
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First American Edition of Shakespeare's Plays and Poems
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare. Corrected from the latest and best London editions, with notes, by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D., to which are added, a glossary and the life of the author. Embellished with a striking likeness from the collection of His Grace the Duke of Chandos. 1st American ed.. Philadelphia. Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-96. ---Nothing the 3 Book Prices used and Rare that I have 1994, 1995, 1996. ---American Book Prices Current 1954 (index only) 1795-96, Phila. 1st American Ed. 8 Vols. $80.00 ---Bookman's Price Index Vol 47 for the year 1993. (Most recent I have) Philadelphia: printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-96. 1st American collected edition; 12mo; 8 volumes; contemporary sheep, spines gilt, contrasting red and blue morocco labels, In four cloth slipcases; fair amount of light foxing and toning throughout; bindings in splendid condition, couple of spines have been slightly chafed at top, but hinges are perfect, overall very pretty; from private collection of Michael Papantonio. Evans 29496 and 31180. Ximenes Rare Books 19 East 69th St. New York, NY 10021 94-245 1993 $15,000.00 I have several more volumes of Bookman's and it happened to be in the first one I looked in. If you want me to look in the rest, let me know. I should have some more time later in the week. Hope this helps and congratulations on the nice set. Rich |
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First American Edition of Shakespeare's Plays and Poems
Scrooge wrote:
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare. Corrected from the latest and best London editions, with notes, by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D., to which are added, a glossary and the life of the author. Embellished with a striking likeness from the collection of His Grace the Duke of Chandos. 1st American ed.. Philadelphia. Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-96. ---Nothing the 3 Book Prices used and Rare that I have 1994, 1995, 1996. And nothing in the three volumes I have - 1993, 1998, 1999. Francis A. Miniter |
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First American Edition of Shakespeare's Plays and Poems
on Mon, 3 Jul 2006 12:07:00 -0400, Jerry Morris stated:
I will be querying several university libraries shortly to see if they are interested in acquiring the following set: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare. Corrected from the latest and best London editions, with notes, by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D., to which are added, a glossary and the life of the author. Embellished with a striking likeness from the collection of His Grace the Duke of Chandos. 1st American ed.. Philadelphia. Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-96. I'm hoping that one of our RCB members has access to either Eureka, Worldcat, or RLIN, and can provide me with an updated list of current ^^^^^^^^ owners of this set. Found some: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Johnson, Samuel, Publication: Philadelphia, Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-1796 Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 31 IL NEWBERRY LIBR IBV AZ PHOENIX PUB LIBR PNX CA CLAREMONT COL, THE HDC CA UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES CLU CT TRINITY COL TYC CT YALE UNIV LIBR YUS DC GEORGETOWN UNIV DGU DC LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LNN DE UNIV OF DELAWARE DLM MA AMHERST COL AMH MA BOSTON ATHENAEUM BAT MA BRANDEIS UNIV LIBR MBB MA HARVARD UNIV, HOUGHTON LIBR HHG MA WILLIAMS COL WCM MD JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV JHE NC DUKE UNIV LIBR NDD NH DARTMOUTH COL DRB NY BROOKLYN PUB LIBR BKL NY COLGATE UNIV VVC NY NEW YORK HIST SOC ARCH NHL NY NEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBR NYP PA FREE LIBR OF PHILADELPHIA PLF PA LEHIGH UNIV LYU PA URSINUS COL URS TX UNIV OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, HARRY RANSOM HRH UT SOUTHERN UTAH UNIV UUA VA COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY VWM VT NORWICH UNIV NRU WI MILWAUKEE CNTY FEDERATED LIBR SYST GZD WV WEST LIBERTY STATE COL WVX WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIV LIBR WVU The plays and poems of William Shakespeare; collected from the latest and best London editions, with notes, Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Publication: Philadelphia, Bioren, 1795, ? Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 1 PA FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COL LFM The plays and poems of William Shakspeare : corrected from the latest and best London editions / Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Johnson, Samuel,; De Renne,, and others Publication: Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-1796 Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 1 MI UNIV OF MICHIGAN LIBR EYM The plays and poems of William Shakespeare : corrected from the latest and best London editions, with notes / Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Publication: Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-1796 Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 3 CA UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ CUZ DC LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DLC MO DRURY UNIV MOD The plays and poems of William Shakespeare / Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Johnson, Samuel, Publication: Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1796 Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 2 NY NEW YORK STATE LIBR NYG OH KENT STATE UNIV KSU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interesting how many different listings there are for one title. Doesn't anyone ever check these things? (Yes, I know, it must be a *huge* database. But still.) -Allison -- .. |
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First American Edition of Shakespeare's Plays and Poems
Thanks Allison!
As you will soon see, it is even harder today to obtain an accurate census of this set than it was seventy years ago. In his book, "Early American Books and Printing," Cambridge, 1935, John T. Winterich only knew the whereabouts of about twelve copies of this set, a third of which were imperfect (Print-collectors removed the engraving of Shakespeare). As of 1956, the American Library Association could account for only 25 copies, the libraries of which were listed in the pre-1956 National Union Catalog (NUC) In December 2000, I queried the Folger Library concerning the number of sets accounted for. Georgianna Ziegler, Head of Reference, emailed an updated list from the online English Short-title Catalog (ESTC). This list showed 29 libraries possessing this set; however, nine of the libraries weren't identified in the NUC. Moreover, some of the libraries identified in the NUC weren't identified in the ESTC. The current WorldCat listing identifies 25 libraries which were not identified in the pre-1956 NUC list. Are there 25 more copies accounted for? I don't think so. Compounding the problem today is the fact that many libraries have this set in microform. Some libraries have this set in an electronic resource edition produced, I believe, by Gale Groups. Some of the libraries listed on the WorldCat list only have the electronic resource or microform editions, and not the books themselves. Some libraries don't have complete sets, but not all databases contain that information. For example, Franklin and Marshall College is listed on the WorldCat list, but it wasn't listed on the NUC or ESTC lists. A check of the Franklin and Marshall College online library catalogue reveals that it has the microform edition. It also has Volume 2 in book form only. I have my doubts if Ursinus College even has a microform or electronic resource version, as a check of their library catalogue reveals nothing. I was surprised that the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin, was on the WorldCat list because I was going to include it on my short list of prospective buyers. It wasn't listed on either the NUC or ESTC lists. I'm confused now as well as surprised, because a check of the online catalogue at the Harry Ransom Center shows an electronic resource edition, but no book form. I will have to query them. In short, if one is only concerned with sets in book form, current lists of libraries holding copies of this set are unreliable: they don't always differentiate between book form, electronic resource form, or microform. From an academic point of view, however, all the scholar might be concerned with is the availability of the text, whether it be in electronic resource form, microform, or book form. Perhaps, the academic establishment needs to conduct a census of this edition of the "Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare," and require holding libraries to include shelfmarks of their holdings. I would think the shelfmarks would differentiate between what is an electronic version or microform, versus what is a book form. I'll have to propose this to the exlilbris list, either before or after I sell my set. Jerry Morris, Man of Other People's Books (Allison*Turner-) on Mon, 3 Jul 2006 12:07:00 -0400, Jerry Morris stated: I will be querying several university libraries shortly to see if they are interested in acquiring the following set: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare. Corrected from the latest and best London editions, with notes, by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D., to which are added, a glossary and the life of the author. Embellished with a striking likeness from the collection of His Grace the Duke of Chandos. 1st American ed.. Philadelphia. Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-96. I'm hoping that one of our RCB members has access to either Eureka, Worldcat, or RLIN, and can provide me with an updated list of current ^^^^^^^^ owners of this set. Found some: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Johnson, Samuel, Publication: Philadelphia, Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-1796 Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 31 IL * * NEWBERRY LIBR * IBV AZ * * PHOENIX PUB LIBR * * * PNX CA * * CLAREMONT COL, THE * * HDC CA * * UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES CLU CT * * TRINITY COL * * TYC CT * * YALE UNIV LIBR YUS DC * * GEORGETOWN UNIV DGU DC * * LIBRARY OF CONGRESS * * LNN DE * * UNIV OF DELAWARE * * * DLM MA * * AMHERST COL * * AMH MA * * BOSTON ATHENAEUM * * * BAT MA * * BRANDEIS UNIV LIBR * * MBB MA * * HARVARD UNIV, HOUGHTON LIBR * * HHG MA * * WILLIAMS COL * WCM MD * * JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV * * JHE NC * * DUKE UNIV LIBR NDD NH * * DARTMOUTH COL * DRB NY * * BROOKLYN PUB LIBR * * * BKL NY * * COLGATE UNIV * VVC NY * * NEW YORK HIST SOC ARCH NHL NY * * NEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBR * * NYP PA * * FREE LIBR OF PHILADELPHIA * * * PLF PA * * LEHIGH UNIV * * LYU PA * * URSINUS COL * * URS TX * * UNIV OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, HARRY RANSOM * * HRH UT * * SOUTHERN UTAH UNIV * * UUA VA * * COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY * * * VWM VT * * NORWICH UNIV * NRU WI * * MILWAUKEE CNTY FEDERATED LIBR SYST * * GZD WV * * WEST LIBERTY STATE COL WVX WV * * WEST VIRGINIA UNIV LIBR WVU The plays and poems of William Shakespeare; collected from the latest and best London editions, with notes, Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Publication: Philadelphia, Bioren, 1795, ? Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 1 PA * * FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COL LFM The plays and poems of William Shakspeare : corrected from the latest and best London editions / Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Johnson, Samuel,; De Renne,, and others Publication: Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-1796 Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 1 MI * * UNIV OF MICHIGAN LIBR * EYM The plays and poems of William Shakespeare : corrected from the latest and best London editions, with notes / Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Publication: Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1795-1796 Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 3 CA * * UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ CUZ DC * * LIBRARY OF CONGRESS * * DLC MO * * DRURY UNIV * * MOD The plays and poems of William Shakespeare / Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Johnson, Samuel, Publication: Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, 1796 Document: English : Book Libraries Worldwide: 2 NY * * NEW YORK STATE LIBR * * NYG OH * * KENT STATE UNIV KSU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interesting how many different listings there are for one title. Doesn't anyone ever check these things? (Yes, I know, it must be a *huge* database. But still.) -Allison -- *.. Moi's Books About Books: http://www.tinyurl.com/hib7 Moi's LIbrary http://www.moislibrary.com My Sentimental Library http://www.picturetrail.com/mylibrary Florida Bibliophile Society http://www.floridabibliophilesociety.org |
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First American Edition of Shakespeare's Plays and Poems
on Tue, 4 Jul 2006 09:58:30 -0400, Jerry Morris stated:
[...] The current WorldCat listing identifies 25 libraries which were not identified in the pre-1956 NUC list. Are there 25 more copies accounted for? I don't think so. Compounding the problem today is the fact that many libraries have this set in microform. Some libraries have this set in an electronic resource edition produced, I believe, by Gale Groups. There were several microform listings or "electronic" or "online" listings in Worldcat - I didn't include those in the list I posted. However, it appears to me that the libraries themselves enter their titles into Worldcat? So it wouldn't be the least bit surprising if several of them clicked on the first matching title they saw, and listed their microform in one of the regular book entries. I was going to suggest a hope that Worldcat would someday be available to all and sundry, rather than just through large university access (or whatever). But it does seem as though it could use some work, first. -Allison -- .. |
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First American Edition of Shakespeare's Plays and Poems
In Allison Turner- writes:
on Tue, 4 Jul 2006 09:58:30 -0400, Jerry Morris stated: Compounding the problem today is the fact that many libraries have this set in microform. Some libraries have this set in an electronic resource edition produced, I believe, by Gale Groups. There were several microform listings or "electronic" or "online" listings in Worldcat - I didn't include those in the list I posted. However, it appears to me that the I would think any library with the "Early American Imprints" microprint set (like microfilm, but printed on paper) would have this. Just checked. Even if it's not in the NUC, Princeton has a copy, albeit missing frontispiece & part of the t.p. in vol. 2. That would be in addition to the Early American Imprints. -- Jonathan Baker | Mishenichnas av mim'atin besmicha. | Puns suspended for the duration. Blog: http://thanbook.blogspot.com Web page http://www.panix.com/~jjbaker/ |
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Jonathan Baker wrote and I snipped:
Just checked. Even if it's not in the NUC, Princeton has a copy, albeit missing frontispiece & part of the t.p. in vol. 2. That would be in addition to the Early American Imprints. -- Jonathan,******* Thanks. I'll query Princeton to see if they're interested in acquiring a set with the frontispiece. I've contacted a few university libraries already, had a few nibbles, but so far, no bites. Funds are short. If I don't sell it to a university library of my choosing, it will go on the auction block sometime next year. Best, Jerry Morris http://www.tinyurl.com/otmmg Moi's Books About Books: http://www.tinyurl.com/hib7 Moi's LIbrary http://www.moislibrary.com My Sentimental Library http://www.picturetrail.com/mylibrary Florida Bibliophile Society http://www.floridabibliophilesociety.org |
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