Shakespeare, William. The dramatic works of William Shakespeare : from the correct edition of Isaac Reed, Esq., with copious annotations

Folger bibliographic ID: 266155
Folger call number: PR2752 1820d1 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 351989
Accession Number: 5.25.42

Edition

Stereotype edition

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

There exist two issues of the 1820 Dramatic works of William Shakespeare, bearing the same imprints and contents: a large and a regular paper issue. In this large paper issue, the pages measure approximately 22 cm, and the signatures are bound in 8vo format. The regular paper issue measures approximately 18 cm, and all signatures are bound in 12mo format except the Tempest, which is bound in 8vo Stereotyped from the same setting of type as the 1809 Plays of William Shakespeare, printed for Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, [etc.] Edition statement from volume 1 half-title

Contents

v. 1. Some account of the life, &c. of William Shakespeare / Nicholas Rowe. Dr. Johnson's preface. Farmer's essay on Shakespeare. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona -- v. 2. Midsummer-night's dream ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth-night ; Much ado about nothing -- v. 3. Measure for measure ; Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice -- v. 4. As you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew -- v. 5. Winter's tale ; Macbeth ; King John -- v. 6. King Richard II ; King Henry IV -- v. 7. Henry V ; King Henry VI, parts 1-2 -- v. 8 King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII -- v. 9. Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar -- v. 10. Antony and Cleopatra ; King Lear ; Hamlet -- v. 11. Cymbeline ; Timon of Athens ; Othello -- v. 12. Romeo and Juliet ; Comedy of errors ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles

Item information about Folger PR2752 1820d1 Sh.Col

Manuscript contents tipped into v. 1. Anonymous armorial stamp (motto: Prudens sicut serpens). Diced calf binding with filleting and marbled endpapers and edges

Uniform title: Plays. 1820. J. Walker
Extended title: The dramatic works of William Shakespeare : from the correct edition of Isaac Reed, Esq., with copious annotations

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718
associated with: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
associated with: Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797
associated with: Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807