Shakespeare, William. The works of Shakespeare : with illustrations

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography: p. 502
Folger bibliographic ID: 263542
ESTC number: T196261
Folger call number: PR2752 1769b Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 349043
Accession Number: cs1116

Bibliographic format

twelvemo

General notes

Description based on ESTC and Jaggard Proposals for this edition were published on 22 May 1769. Boden disappears from the Birmingham directories in 1771. Plays were to be issued separately, one every fortnight. No more than five volumes of what would have been a nine-volume edition were ever published (Folger card catalog) Title from volume 1 volume title page Jaggard gives publication date as [1768?]; the ESTC as [1770?] Each volume with volume title pages; each play with divisional half-titles and engraving Vol. 3 contents from Jaggard

Incomplete Contents

v. 1. Tempest ; Midsummer-night's dream ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Measure for measure -- v. 3. Twelfth-night ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Taming of the shrew ; Comedy of errors

Item information about Folger PR2752 1769b Sh.Col

Imperfect: Tempest, with volume 1 volume t.p., only. In plain paper wrapper

Uniform title: Plays. 1768. Boden
Extended title: The works of Shakespeare : with illustrations

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
printer: Boden, Nicholas, active 18th century
bookseller: Williams, William, active 18th century
bookseller: Morgan, M. (Major)
bookseller: Shelton, Benjamin, active 18th century
bookseller: Smart, George, active 18th century
bookseller: Sharp, John, active 1769-1791
bookseller: Keating, James, -1793
bookseller: Luckman, Thomas
bookseller: Berrow, Harvey, -1777
bookseller: Sibbald, John, -1796
bookseller: Broster, P. (Peter)
bookseller: Houldgate, William, active 18th century