Shakespeare, William. Shakspeare's dramatic works : with explanatory notes

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography: p. 505
Alston, R.C. Bibliography of the English language: III.752
Folger bibliographic ID: 264281
ESTC number: T138291; N7341
Folger call number: PR2752 1790a copy 1 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 349889
Accession Number: cs564

Edition

A new edition to which is now added a copious index to the remarkable passages and words

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

Edition statement follows "explanatory notes" on title page Vol. 1-2 are continuously paginated and are printed in 2 columns Engraved frontispiece portrait lettered: Engraved by W. Sherwin from the original Folio edition; publish'd Septr. 1790 by Iohn Stockdale Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespear by Rowe in v.1 With a list of subscribers and booksellers; and notes to bookbinders, including spine labels for binding, in v. 1. With errata, and 4 final leaves of Stockdale's advertisements in v. 3

Item information about Folger PR2752 1790a copy 1 Sh.Col

In ink manuscript (v.1): "To George Clarke, Esq. from Augustus M. Swift, New York, April of 1873. Bought in London at the sale of the library of the Marquis of Hastings, 1868." Autograph on v.1 t.p.: H.H.W. Autographs v.2-3: George Clarke, "leading man", Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1872-3-, and at Madison Square Theatre, 1880-1. Bookseller's description of non-Shakeseare materials, in pencil manuscript "502/3", removed to Curatorial file. Half-bound in modern cloth and paper boards, edges gilt. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger

Uniform title: Plays. 1790. John Stockdale
Extended title: Shakspeare's dramatic works : with explanatory notes / by the Rev. Samuel Ayscough, F.S.A. and assistant librarian of the British Museum ; embellished with a striking likeness of Shakspeare, from the original folio edition
Alternate titles: Shakespeare's dramatic works

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718
associated with: Ayscough, Samuel, 1745-1804
bookseller: Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
printmaker: Sherwin, William, active 1670-1710
signer: Mangles, George, 1762 or 1763-
former owner: Southey, Robert, 1774-1843
former owner: Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834
signer: Boyers, J., d. not before 1790
former owner: Mangles, Mary Ann, d. not before 1790
former owner: Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858
former owner: White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885
former owner: Jackson, Francis, active 1805
former owner: Winter, William, 1836-1917
signer: Clarke, George, 1840-1906
inscriber: Parker, Louis Napoleon, 1852-1944
signer: Swift, Augustus M., active 1873
former owner: Andrew, Thomas, active 19th century