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London, England
Great Britain
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Folger call number: W.a.228-229
Folger holdings ID: 486937
Accession Number: cs776
Notes
Bibliographic format
octavo
General notes
There exist two issues of The plays of William Shakspeare printed by T. Davison in 1806 differing in size and slightly in format and settings of type. In this large-paper issue, the books measure approximately 22 cm, all gatherings are in 8vo format, and the colophon of the Tempest divisional title reads "Thomas Davison, Printer, White-Friars." The regular paper issue measures approximately 17 cm, some gatherings, such as the Tempest, are 12mo in 6's, while the majority of gatherings are in 8vo format, and the colophon of the Tempest divisional title reads "Thomas Davison, White Friars." Printer information from colophon Some account of the life of William Shakspeare by Rowe, Johnson's preface, and a glossary in v. 1 A list of plates with directions to the binder preceding Rowe's Life in v. 1 Frontispiece engraved by C. Warren. Additional plates engraved by Parker, W. Bromley, Anker Smith, Skelton, J. Neagle, C. Armstrong, Angus, A. Warren, A. Raimbach, Milton, Delatre, Newton, and Morean from works by T. Stothard, Sherwin, H. Tresham, J. Thurston, Loutherbourg, Hamilton, Burney, DeWilde, Rhemberg, and T. Uwins
Contents
v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona -- v. 2. Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth-night ; Measure for measure -- v. 3. Midsummer-night's dream ; Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice -- v. 4. Much ado about nothing ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well -- v. 5. Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors -- v. 6. Macbeth ; King John ; King Richard II -- v. 7. King Henry IV ; Henry V -- v. 8. King Henry VI -- v. 9. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida -- v. 10. Timon of Athens ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles -- v. 11. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar -- v. 12. Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline -- v. 13. King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet -- v. 14. Hamlet ; Othello
Item information about Folger W.a.228-229
Imperfect: King Henry VI, part 1 and King Henry VI, part 3 only. In 2 volumes, each with specially printed title page: 'The dramatic works of Shakspeare with an introductory essay and concurrent notes on each play' signed and dated 'Th. Cobbe 1844.' Interleaved, with manuscript introductions, appendices, and autograph notes by Thomas Cobbe. Half-calf binding with marbled paper boards; gold stamping on spine: 'Shakspeare [Play title] T.C.' 36 additional volumes of Cobbe's annotated set (the remainder except for The tempest) now at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
Also known as
Extended title: The plays of William Shakspeare : with notes of various commentators / edited by Manley Wood, A.M
Alternate titles: Plays of William Shakespeare
Related names
associated with: Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703
associated with: Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718
bookseller: Kearsley, George, active 1791-1813
printer: Davison, Thomas, -1831
printmaker: Parker, James, 1750-1805
printmaker: Bromley, William, 1769-1842
printmaker: Smith, Anker, 1759-1819
printmaker: Skelton, William, 1763-1848
printmaker: Neagle, James, 1760?-1822
printmaker: Armstrong, Cosmo
printmaker: Warren, Ambrose William, 1781?-1856
printmaker: Raimbach, Abraham, 1776-1843
printmaker: Angus, William, 1752-1821
printmaker: Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827
printmaker: Delâtre, Auguste, 1822-1907
printmaker: Newton, Gilbert Stuart, 1794-1835
printmaker: Morean, active 19th century
illustrator: Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834
illustrator: Sherwin, Charles, 1764-1794
illustrator: Tresham, Henry, 1749?-1814
illustrator: Thurston, John, 1774-1822
illustrator: Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812
illustrator: Hamilton, Gavin, 1723-1798
illustrator: Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848
illustrator: De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832
illustrator: Rhemberg, active 19th century
illustrator: Uwins, Thomas, 1782-1857
associated with: Wood, Manley
former owner: Wood, Manley
former owner: Haldimand, Geoge, d. not before 1806
former owner: Rule, William Noble, active 19th century
former owner: Gregory, Maundy, 1877-1941
former owner: Willson, Thomas Gordon, d. not before 1806
former owner: Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library
former owner: Cobbe, Thomas, 1813-1882