[Rarebooks] FS: Bacon - Shakespeare Debate

[John & Karen Howell]

Offered today a group of 21 items related to the Bacon - Shakespeare Debate.  During the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, a debate raged as to whether or not William Shakespeare was the author of the plays and poems attributed to him.  Some of those who participated in the debate were men of leisure who would today be considered "amateurs;" and not a few of them had less than friendly things to say about the authorities in academic institutions.  The following list shows the author's last names, short titles of the books, the publisher and date of publication as well as a modestly-priced retail value.  A fuller listing of the books with complete descriptions is available upon request.  The list priced out comes to just over $ 400.  Will sell to the list as a group at $ 300.  Postage extra.  Thank you for your consideration.    

ARENSBERG.  The Burial of Francis Bacon and His Mother ….  .  (Walter Conrad Arensberg), 1924.  Fine.   $ 25
The Bacon Society.  Journal of the Bacon Society.  [Vols I and II].  Robert Banks & Son, 1886-1891.  Two Volumes.  Good.  $ 25
Baconiana: A Quarterly Magazine.  Vol. VII.  Third Series.  London: Gay & Co., 1909.  Very Good.   $ 20
The Bacon Society of America.  American Baconiana.  Bacon Society of America, 1923-1928.  Three Issues.  Very Good.  $ 30
BOOTH).  The Droeshout Portrait of William ShakespeareW. A. Butterfield, (1911).  Good.    $ 30
BEGLEY.  Is it Shakespeare?  John Murray, 1903.  Good.   $ 20
BULLEN.  Arden of Feversham.  J. W. Jarvis & Son, 1887.  Sold AS IS.    $ 15
BUNTEN.  Life of Alice Barnham. Page and Thomas, 1919.  Good.  $ 20
CUNNINGHAM.  The Tragedy of Francis Bacon, Prince of England.  Philosopher’s Press, 1940.  Very Good.  $ 20
DIXON.  Francis Bacon and his Shakespeare.  Sargent , 1895.  Very Good.$ 15
DIXON.  Personal History of Lord Bacon.  Ticknor and Fields, 1861.  Sold AS IS, needs repairs.    $ 10
DONNELLY.  The Great CryptogramR. S. Peale & Company, 1888.  Large thick 8vo. Sold AS IS.    $ 30
DONNELLY.  The Great Cryptogram.  R. S. Peale & Company, 1888.  Large thick 8vo.  Sold AS IS.  $ 30
DOUGLAS.  The Earl of Oxford as “Shakespeare”.   Cecil Palmer, (1931).  Good.    $ 30
DURNING-LAWRENCE.  Bacon is Shake-Speare....  Gay & Hancock, Ltd, 1910.  Good.   $ 12
STOTSENBURG.  An Impartial Study of the Shakespeare Title.  John P. Morton & Company, 1904.  Thick 8vo.  Very Good.   $ 25
TETZLAFF.  Die Shakespeare-Bacon-Frage.  studentischen Shakespeare-Verein, (1896).  Very Good.  $ 25
THEOBALD.  Shakespeare Studies in Baconian Light.  John Howell, n.d.  8vo.  Very Good.    $ 25

THE FINE PRINT: Offered as a group and subject to prior sale.  Call or e-mail to reserve.  Check and PayPal payments preferred; credit cards accepted.  Shipping at $ 15.00 USPS Media Mail.  Priority or other methods at cost.  Trade discount allowed.  Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt for any reason with prior notice to me.  
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