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 the original designs of Henry Fuseli, Esq. ... and a selection of explanatory and historical notes from the most eminent commentators ; A history of the stage, A life of Shakspeare, &c.

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography: p. 512
Folger bibliographic ID: 265734
Folger call number: PR2752 1811a copy 2 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 351507
Accession Number: cs365

Edition

A new edition

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

Not to be confused with either of the J. Nichols and Son, [etc.] 1811 Plays of William Shakspeare, in eight or in ten volumes Edition statement precedes "in nine volumes" on vol. title page. Printer information from colophon; "London" follows address Volumes with half-titles and vol. title pages; plays with divisional titles Frontispiece portrait lettered: Engraved by J. Collyer. Published by J. Nichols and Son, &c., Novr. 30, 1810. Additional plates engraved by Bromley, R.H. Cromek, Rhodes, Dadley, I. Neagle, Taylor, J.G. Walker, C. Warren, T. Milton, S. Noble, Lee, W. Blake, and Joseph Smith from works by H. Fuseli With the prefaces of Chalmers, Johnson, and Pope, Malone's Historical account of the English stage, and a sketch of the Life of Shakespeare in v. 1. Glossarial index in v. 9

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 1811a copy 2 Sh.Col

Lacking plates; in pencil manuscript "I think Mr. Wightwick must have cut out the engravings and put them into a scrap book which I no longer possess. J.W." In manuscript ink on half-titles: "Marked for private reading, [G.?]W." Ink manuscript notes, markings, passages crossed out; leaf of manuscript inserted into Tempest where p. 35-36 missing; paper pasted over passages or inserted with manuscript passages in Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline (with evidence of pins removed), and Titus. Armorial bookplate of Henry Irving. Autograph v. 8: J. Wightwick, 1872. Manuscript inscription v. 9 endpaper: M. Chas. Mullen, for Braddon. Half-calf binding over marbled boards; some vols. rebacked, v. 8 lacking 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 a series of engravings, from the original designs of Henry Fuseli, Esq. ... 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 ; in nine volumes
Alternate titles: Plays of William Shakespeare

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
associated with: Steevens, George, 1736-1800
associated with: Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812
illustrator: Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825
printmaker: Collyer, Joseph, 1748-1827
printmaker: Bromley, John Charles, 1795-1839
printmaker: Cromek, R. H. (Robert Hartley), 1770-1812
printmaker: Rhodes, Ben
printmaker: Dadley, J.
printmaker: Neagle, James, 1760?-1822
printmaker: Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756-1823
printmaker: Walker, J. G., 1760?-
printmaker: Warren, Charles Turner, 1767-1823
printmaker: Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827
printmaker: Noble, Samuel, 1779-1853
printmaker: Lee, active early 19th century
printmaker: Blake, William, 1757-1827
printmaker: Smith, Joseph Clarendon, 1778-1810
associated with: Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834
bookseller: Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
bookseller: Lowndes, W. (William)
bookseller: Egerton, Thomas
bookseller: Walker, John, active 1781-1817
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: Earle, William, active 1799-1816
bookseller: Harding, J. (John)
bookseller: Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777-1857
bookseller: Booker, J.
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: 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: Wilson and Co. (London, England)
former owner: Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
former owner: Kinsman, John K., d. not before 1811