Heath, Charles. The Heroines of Shakespeare : comprising the principal female characters in the plays of the great poet

Heath, John, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, 1993: 1848-49.2
Folger bibliographic ID: 354358
Folger call number: ART Vol. e97 copy 3
Folger holdings ID: 502596
Accession Number: No case or accession number present

Contains engraved plates and excerpts from the texts of Shakespeare's plays

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folio

General notes

Many plates dated 1846 and 1847, and lettered below engraving: Published by David Bogue A re-issue of Heath's Shakespeare Gallery, 1836-7 (ART Vol. e97 copy 1) (ART Vol. e97 copy 2) (ART Vol. e97 copy 3)

Item information about Folger ART Vol. e97 copy 3

Imperfect: all text and 21 plates lacking. Includes two duplicates. Marbled boards, quarter leather, unbound. Labeled in ink on front cover: Balances 1867 & 1868 (in ink). Crossed out and re-labeled in pencil: Heath, Heroines Shakespeare, Bought from Jarvis

Extended title: The Heroines of Shakespeare : comprising the principal female characters in the plays of the great poet / engraved under the direction of Mr. Charles Heath, from drawings by eminent artists

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

compiler: Heath, Charles, 1785-1848
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
publisher: Bogue, David, 1807 or 1808-1856
printer: Savill, Thomas Choate