Shakespeare, William. The plays of William Shakspeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. : with a series of engravings, from original designs of Henry Fuseli ... and a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators, a history of the stage, a life of Shakspeare, &c.

Folger bibliographic ID: 265533
Folger call number: PR2752 1805b copy 2 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 351233
Accession Number: 6817

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

This edition was originally issued in 1805 in two variants: in a nine-volume regular paper issue without the Fuseli engravings; and in a ten-volume large paper issue with the Fuseli engravings. In this issue, volumes 1-6 are newly printed, and v. 7-9 are identical to the 1805 regular paper issue except titles and press figures (Folger card catalog). All volume title pages are dated 1805, and the paper spine labels are dated 1812 Printer information from v. 1 colophon, "London" follows address. Half-titles read "C. and R. Baldwin, printers." Each volume with volume half-title and title pages; plays with divisional titles The prefaces of Chalmers, Johnson, and Pope, and Malone's Historical account of the English stage in v. 1. Glossarial index in v. 10

Contents

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

Item information about Folger PR2752 1805b copy 2 Sh.Col

Imperfect: four plays in paper wrappers: All's well that ends well (v. 3 fragment); King Henry IV, part 1 (v. 4 fragment); and King Henry VI, parts 1-2 (v. 5 fragments 1 and 2); illustrations wanting. Gift of Henry N. Paul

Uniform title: Plays. 1812. Rivington
Extended title: The plays of William Shakspeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. : with a series of engravings, from original designs of Henry Fuseli ... and a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators, a history of the stage, a life of Shakspeare, &c. / by Alexander Chalmers, A. M. ; in nine volumes
Alternate titles: Plays of William Shakespeare

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
associated with: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
associated with: Steevens, George, 1736-1800
associated with: Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812
associated with: Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834
illustrator: Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825
printmaker: Blake, William, 1757-1827
bookseller: Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809
bookseller: Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810
bookseller: Gardner, Henry Lasher, -1808
bookseller: Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831
bookseller: Faulder, Robert, 1747 or 1748-1815
bookseller: Lowndes, W. (William)
bookseller: Wilkie, George, active 1780-1823
bookseller: Egerton, Thomas
bookseller: Walker, John, active 1781-1817
bookseller: Barker, James, active 1779-1818
bookseller: Lea, Richard
bookseller: Kay, Thomas, 1742-1818
bookseller: Deighton, J. (John), active 1786-1812
bookseller: White, John, active 1792-1816
bookseller: Miller, William, 1769-1844
bookseller: Walker, David, active 1787-1805
bookseller: Law, Charles, 1763 or 1764-1827
bookseller: Pheney, Richard, active 1790-1840
bookseller: Harding, J. (John)
bookseller: Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777-1857
bookseller: Bagster, Samuel, 1772-1851
bookseller: Mawman, Joseph, 1759-1827
bookseller: Badcock, J. (John), active 1801-1820
bookseller: Asperne, James
bookseller: Ostell, Thomas
bookseller: F., C. and J. Rivington (Firm)
bookseller: J. Nichols and Son
bookseller: G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England)
bookseller: Scatcherd and Letterman
bookseller: W. Clarke and Son (Booksellers)
bookseller: David Ogilvy & Son (London, England)
bookseller: Cuthell and Martin
bookseller: Lackington, Allen and Co.
bookseller: Vernor and Hood
bookseller: B. Crosby and Co.
bookseller: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
bookseller: Cadell & Davies
printer: Baldwin, Charles, 1774-1865
former owner: Peebles, William, d. not before 1812
former owner: Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913
former owner: Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954