Shakespeare, William. The dramatic works of William Shakespeare

Folger bibliographic ID: 265905
Folger call number: PR2752 1812-1815a1 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 351719
Accession Number: 6791

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

Stereotyper and printer information from v. 4 colophon Printed from the some of the same type as The plays of William Shakespeare : from the correct edition of Isaac Reed. London : Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, [etc.], 1809, in octavo (Folger card catalog). An edition of the same title was also reprinted in 12mo format Engraved vol. title pages dated: 1812 (v. 1-3), 1813 (v. 4-7), 1814 (v. 8-10), and 1815 (v. 11-12 ). Plays with divisional titles Engraved titles and play vignettes lettered: Thurston delt., Rhodes sculp.; dated between 1812-1816 Portions of PR2752 1812-1815a1 Sh.Col. also available as a digital reproduction

Contents

v. 1. Some account of the life, &c. of William Shakespeare. Dr. Johnson's preface. An essay on the learning of 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 1812-1815a1 Sh.Col

Half leather binding with marbled boards and edges. Gift of Henry N. Paul

Uniform title: Plays. 1812. Thomas Tegg

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
illustrator: Thurston, John, 1774-1822
printmaker: Rhodes, Richard, 1765-1838
printer: Wilson, Andrew, active 1793-1842
former owner: Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954