The marriage of Wit and Wisdom : an ancient interlude. / To which are added Illustrations of Shakespeare and the early English drama. Ed. by James Orchard Halliwel
1846, First Edition. London : Printed for the Shakespeare Society. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #379916
Physical description : xii pages, 3 leaves, [5]-147 pages 1 illustration 22 cm. Contents : The interlude of Wit and Wisdom. Notes.--Early illustrations of Shakespeare and the English drama: Shakespeare's Tempest. Curious dramatic manuscript. The marriage of the arts. Basse's epitaph on Shakespeare. Supposed poems by Shakespeare. Trinculo's strange fish. Prologue and epilogue to Richard III. Ballad on Troilus and Cressida. Lenton stuff, by Elderton. Adew, my pretty pussy. Forman on Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's birth-place. Epitaph on Combe. Epitaph on Shakespeare. Thomas and John Shakespeare. The young gallant's whirligig. The diggers of Warwickshire. Seal of Sir Thomas Lucy. The property of the Shakespeares. These knights will hack. Subjects : Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Criticism and interpretation. English drama History and criticism. English drama.
Price: €75.00