Shakespeare, William. The plays of William Shakspeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. : with glossarial notes : in ten volumes

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography: p. 512
Folger bibliographic ID: 265735
Folger call number: PR2752 1811b copy 3 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 352354
Accession Number: cs549

Edition

A new edition

Bibliographic format

twelvemo

General notes

Not to be confused with either of the J. Nichols and Son, [etc.] 1811 Plays of William Shakspeare, in eight or in nine volumes Edition statement precedes "in ten volumes" on vol. title page. Printer information from colophon; "London" follows address Volumes with half-titles and vol. title pages; plays with divisional titles Advertisement in v. 1 signed "W.H." With Some account of the life, &c. by Rowe and Johnson's preface in v. 1

Contents

v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth-night -- v. 2. 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 -- v. 4. Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King John -- v. 5. King Richard II ; King Henry IV ; Henry V -- v. 6. King Henry VI -- v. 7. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida -- v. 8. Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra -- v. 9. Cymbeline ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles ; King Lear -- v. 10. Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello

Item information about Folger PR2752 1811b copy 3 Sh.Col

Imperfect: v. 4, 6, 10 wanting; v. 1, 5, 7 lacking preliminary vol.-t.p. and half-titles; v. 9 lacking final leaf of text (King Lear). Bookplate: Mrs. Kent. Bound in original paper boards; leaves untrimmed

Uniform title: Plays. 1811. J. Nichols and Son
Extended title: The plays of William Shakspeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. : with glossarial notes : in ten volumes
Alternate titles: Plays of William Shakespeare

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: Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834
bookseller: Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831
bookseller: Faulder, Robert, 1747 or 1748-1815
bookseller: Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
bookseller: Lowndes, W. (William)
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