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, and a sketch of the Life of Shakspeare : in eight volumes

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography: p. 512
Folger bibliographic ID: 265736
Folger call number: PR2752 1811c copy 2 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 351513
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Bibliographic format

twelvemo

General notes

Not to be confused with either of the J. Nichols and Son, [etc.] 1811 Plays of William Shakspeare, in nine or in ten volumes Printer information from colophon Each vol. with half-title, vol. title page, and an added engraved vol. title page; each play with a divisional title. Added engraved title pages bear the imprint: "London: Printed for F., C., & J. Rivington, and partners." Each vol. with a frontispiece engraving bearing the same Rivington imprint, lettered: T. Uwins delt., S. Noble sc. Additional Bookseller's advertisements for the Plays of Shakspeare issued in nine and in ten volumes on the back covers of the original printed paper-covered boards; and for Walker's British classics on the final leaves of v. 8

Contents

v. 1. Sketch of the life of Shakspeare. 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 -- v. 3. All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth -- v. 4. King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV ; Henry V -- v. 5. King Henry VI ; King Richard III -- v. 6. King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus -- v. 7. Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles -- v. 8. King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello

Item information about Folger PR2752 1811c copy 2 Sh.Col

Half diced leather binding with marbled boards

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, and a sketch of the Life of Shakspeare : in eight volumes
Alternate titles: Plays of William Shakespeare

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Steevens, George, 1736-1800
illustrator: Uwins, Thomas, 1782-1857
printmaker: Noble, Samuel, 1779-1853
bookseller: Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
bookseller: Lowndes, W. (William)
bookseller: Egerton, Thomas
bookseller: Nunn, James, active 1785-1830
bookseller: Barker, James, active 1779-1818
bookseller: Cuthell, John
bookseller: Lea, Richard
bookseller: Deighton, J. (John), active 1786-1812
bookseller: White, John, active 1792-1816
bookseller: Law, Charles, 1763 or 1764-1827
bookseller: Robinson, George, 1736-1801
bookseller: Harding, J. (John)
bookseller: Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777-1857
bookseller: Booker, J.
bookseller: Earle, William, active 1799-1816
bookseller: Bagster, Samuel, 1772-1851
bookseller: Mawman, Joseph, 1759-1827
bookseller: Booth, John
bookseller: Pheney, Richard, active 1790-1840
bookseller: Scholey, Robert
bookseller: Asperne, James
bookseller: Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810
bookseller: Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809
bookseller: J. Nichols and Son
bookseller: F., C. and J. Rivington (Firm)
bookseller: Wilkie and Robinson
bookseller: W. Clarke and Son (Booksellers)
bookseller: Lackington and Co.
bookseller: B. Crosby and Co.
bookseller: Longman & Co.
bookseller: Cadell & Davies
bookseller: A. Newman and Co.
bookseller: Cradock and Joy
bookseller: Gale and Curtis
bookseller: Thomas Wilson and Son (York, England)
former owner: Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
former owner: Skene, James, 1775-1864
former owner: Brooks, Francis A. (Francis Augustus), 1824-1902
former owner: Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954