Shakespeare, William. The school-Shakspeare, or, Plays and scenes from Shakspeare : illustrated for the use of schools : with glossarial notes selected from the best annotations

Folger bibliographic ID: 266328
Folger call number: PR2752 1822b1 copy 2 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 352205
Accession Number: cs926

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

Bowdlerized and cut versions of 26 plays, with extracts of nine others, including Sonnets, and omitting Pericles and Titus Printed in two columns Folger library copy 1822b2 with the same setting of type, and an additional imprint statement following Berkeley Square: "and sold by F., C., and J. Rivington, St. Paul's Churchyard." With the Life of Shakspeare extracted from Rowe and Johnson's preface With a final leaf of advertisements for works by Rev. Johannes Rogers Pitman

Item information about Folger PR2752 1822b1 copy 2 Sh.Col

Autographs: Ann M. Brown, January 31st, 1823; H.B. Mason. Bound in calf with filleting

Uniform title: Works. 1822 Selections
Extended title: The school-Shakspeare, or, Plays and scenes from Shakspeare : illustrated for the use of schools : with glossarial notes selected from the best annotations / by the Rev. J.R. Pitman, A.M., alternate evening preacher at the Foundling and Magdalen Hospitals
Alternate titles: School-Shakespeare

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718
associated with: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
associated with: Pitman, John Rogers, 1782-1861
former owner: Brown, Ann B., active 1823