Shakespeare, William. The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : from the text of Johnson, Stevens [sic], and Reed : with glossarial notes, his life, and a critique on his genius and writings

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Creator

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Date

1825

Location

New-York
New York, New York (State)
United States

Media format

Printed text

Extent

2 v.

Language

English

Size

23 cm

Reference IDs

Folger bibliographic ID: 302327
Folger call number: PR2752 1825g Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 421430
Accession Number: 5981

Notes

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

The same sheets as those of The dramatic works of William Shakspeare published by Wm. Borradaile, 1825, save for the imprint (Folger card catalog) Printed in two columns Engraved frontispieces lettered: Heath del., Maria A. Maverick sculp. (v. 1); H. Heath del., Emily Maverick sculp. (v. 2) Not in Shaw & Shoemaker

v. 1. Life of William Shakspeare / by Mr. Nicholas Rowe. Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth-night ; Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Measure for measure ; Much ado about nothing ; Midsummer night's dream ; Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV ; Henry V -- v. 2. King Henry VI ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Timon of Athens ; Cymbeline ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles ; King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello

Item information about Folger PR2752 1825g Sh.Col

Autograph: William H. Davis, Oct. 10, 1827. Bound in colored marbled leather with filleting and marbled endpapers; with tiny manuscript pencil smiley face on back endpaper of v. 2. Gift of Henry N. Paul

Also known as

Uniform title: Plays. 1825. S. King
Extended title: The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : from the text of Johnson, Stevens [sic], and Reed : with glossarial notes, his life, and a critique on his genius and writings / by Nicholas Rowe, Esq
Alternate titles: Dramatic works of William Shakespeare

Related names

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718
associated with: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
associated with: Steevens, George, 1736-1800
associated with: Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807
publisher: King, Solomon, 1791-1832
printmaker: Maverick, Emily, 1803-1850
printmaker: Maverick, Maria Ann, 1805-1832
illustrator: Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850
former owner: Davis, William H., active 1827
former owner: Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954