Shelfmark
Go.4.14(02)
Author
Title
Oberon's vision in the Midsummer-night's dream, illustrated by a comparison with Lylie's Endymion. By the Rev. N. J. Halpin..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for the Shakespeare Society., 1843..
Physical description
viii, 108, 12 p. ; 22 cm.
Series statement
(Publications / Shakespeare Society ; no. 16)
Note
Title page verso and last page: "Frederick Shoberl, Junior, Printer to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, 51, Rupert Street, Haymarket, London.".
Note
Includes a report of the Council of the Shakespeare Society dated April 26, 1843.
With note
Issued with Illustrations of the fairy mythology, shelfmark: Go.4.14(01).
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton School Library with label of Macmillan Fund and date "May 1899" on front pastedown.
Binding
19th-century red morocco over millboards. Covers decorated with gilt fillets and roll to form a border; gilt panel with gilt tools at the corners; gilt fillets on board-edges and gilt roll on turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets, tools, titling ("Shakespeare Society 14"; "Fairy mythology. Oberon's vision."; "Lond. 1845.") and modern shelf label ("SHA 822"). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated paper; three flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 Midsummer night's dream.
Subject
Lyly, John, 1554? - 1606 Endymion.
Added entry--name
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775 - 1853 printer.
Added entry--name
Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51049