Shakespeare, William. The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : with a life of the poet : the preface

Folger bibliographic ID: 266016
Folger call number: PR2752 1815 copy 1 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 351867
Accession Number: 5939

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

Similar to Whittingham's 1814 Dramatic works of William Shakspeare, lacking vignette wood engravings Each play with an individual title page reading "from the Chiswick Press" dated 1813. Plays with separate pagination and signatures "Remarks on the life and writings of William Shakspeare by John Britton", and Johnson's preface in v.1. Glossarial index in v. 7 With four final leaves of Whittingham's advertisements in v. 7

Contents

v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth-night ; Measure for measure -- v. 2. 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 -- v. 3. Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King John ; King Richard II -- v. 4. King Henry IV ; Henry V ; King Henry VI, parts 1-2 -- v. 5. King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Timon of Athens -- v. 6. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Titus Andronicus -- v. 7. Pericles ; King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello

Item information about Folger PR2752 1815 copy 1 Sh.Col

Some pencil manuscript notes. Autograph v. 3: [Sl?]ander Florence, 1835. Publisher's paper-covered board bindings with red spines and paper spine labels dated 1815; housed in boxes. Gift of Henry N. Paul

Uniform title: Plays. 1815. Whittingham and Arliss
Extended title: The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : with a life of the poet : the preface / by Dr. Johnson ; and a glossarial index ; in seven volumes
Alternate titles: Dramatic works of William Shakespeare

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Britton, John, 1771-1857
former owner: Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954
former owner: Seton, Helena, d. not before 1815
former owner: Schmidt, J. W., d. not before 1815
former owner: Evers, B. M., d. not before 1815