Shakespeare, William. The poems and sonnets of Shakspere

Folger bibliographic ID: 74427
Folger call number: PR2841 1903a-2 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 76428
Accession Number: cs587

General notes

Frontispiece portrait of Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, "by G.P. Harding from the original picture." Publisher's note: "This edition of 'The Poems and Sonnets of Shakspere' is printed on Arnold and Foster's unbleached hand-made paper. The title-page, intial letters, and other decorations have been designed by Mr. W.B. Macdougall." Rubricated initials

Contents

Introduction by Professor Dowden -- Venus and Adonis -- The rape of Lucrece -- Sonnets -- A lover's complaint -- The passionate pilgrim -- The phoenix and the turtle

Item information about Folger PR2841 1903a-2 Sh.Col

Vellum case binding with gilt tops. "This edition is limited to four hundred copies printed for sale in England"--Preliminary page

Uniform title: Poems. 1903 Kegan Paul
Extended title: The poems and sonnets of Shakspere / with an introduction by Edward Dowden

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of, 1573-1624 Printing

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
depiction: Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of, 1573-1624
writer of introduction: Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913
illustrator: Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853
illustrator: Macdougall, W. B. (William Brown), 1868-1936
former owner: Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913
publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.
printer: T. and A. Constable