Shakespeare, William. The complete works of Shakespeare : from the original text, carefully collated and compared with the editions of Halliwell, Knight, and Collier : with historical and critical introductions, and notes to each play : and a life of the great dramatist

Folger bibliographic ID: 302778
Folger call number: PR2754 3a2e copy 3 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 422141
Accession Number: No case or acc. number present

General notes

Added title-pages, engraved with vignettes dated 1861 Vol. 1 frontispiece from the painting by Chappel. Vol. 2 engraved title-page lettered: Engd. by R. Thew Based upon Tallis's edition containing the unauthorized material of Halliwell-Phillipps (See J.B. Sherzer's American editions of Shakespeare, p. 681-683) Same setting of type as another undated edition published by Johnson, Fry & Co., with slight differences in text in title-page Originally issued to subscribers in 45 parts Text in two columns

Contents

[v. 1] Life of Shakespeare. Shakespeare's will. Comedies -- [v. 2] Historical plays -- [v. 3] Tragedies ; Poems

Item information about Folger PR2754 3a2e copy 3 Sh.Col

Bound in 2 v. Binder's ticket: Charles Moritz, bookbinder and blank book manufacturer, 302 N. Main St., St. Louis. Half bound in leather, with cloth boards, marbled endpapers

Uniform title: Works. 1861. Johnson, Fry & Co
Extended title: The complete works of Shakespeare : from the original text, carefully collated and compared with the editions of Halliwell, Knight, and Collier : with historical and critical introductions, and notes to each play : and a life of the great dramatist / by Charles Knight ; edited by an eminent American Shakespearian scholar ; illustrated with new and finely executed steel engravings, chiefly portraits in character of celebrated American actors, drawn from life, expressly for this edition

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Knight, Charles, 1791-1873
associated with: Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889
associated with: Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883
illustrator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
printmaker: Thew, Robert, 1758-1802
binder: Moritz, Charles, active 19th century
former owner: Davidson, L. M., d. not before 1861
former owner: Morris, Maud Burr
publisher: Johnson, Fry & Co.
printer: Billin & Brothers