Shakespeare, William. The works of Shakespere : revised from the best authorities : with a memoir, and essay on his genius

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography: p. 523
Folger bibliographic ID: 263534
Folger call number: PR2752 1843a4 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 349259
Accession Number: cs1711

General notes

Title-pages printed in red and black Text in two columns Edited by J. Ogden (See Jaggard) Introductory remarks by R.H. Horne, T. Wade, E.W. Elton, C. Whitehead, and J. Ogden Engravings by Orrin Smith "Purchasers are respectfully informed that, on the completion of the work, a fresh arrangement will be made; when title-pages and indexes, and full directions for binding, will be given"--Contents page, v. 1 "temporary title." Issued in parts 1839-1843 (Jaggard). The order of issuance did not correspond with the final intended order of binding: the first volume with "temporary title" The illustrated Shakspere, dated 1840, contains six comedies and five tragedies, and does not include the Memoir and essay and other preliminaries of the v. 1 complete and bound as intended Also available as a digital reproduction Also issued in a deluxe edition printed on India paper, with one printed page per leaf

Contents

v.1. Memoir and essay. Comedies -- v. 2. Tragedies -- v. 3. Histories, poems, and sonnets

Item information about Folger PR2752 1843a4 Sh.Col

Manuscript annotations throughout. In manuscript, front flyleaf of v.1: With very numerous manuscript corrections, erasures, and alterations of the text; by the editor Barry Cornwall." manuscript note In another hand: "The annotations are *not* in the hand of G.W. Proctor (Barry Cornwall); the initials on contents p. of v.3 are not B.W.F.; many of the notes (if not most) supply Collier's Perkins readings, [EEW?]". Autograph, contents page, v.3: [W.R.P?]. Large paper issue, with spine measure 29 cm. Publisher's cloth binding. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger

Uniform title: Works. 1843. Tyas
Extended title: The works of Shakespere : revised from the best authorities : with a memoir, and essay on his genius / by Barry Cornwall ; also, annotations and introductory remarks on the plays, by many distinguished writers ; illustrated with engravings on wood, from designs by Kenny Meadows
Alternate titles: Illustrated Shakspeare, Works of Shakespeare

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874
illustrator: Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874
printmaker: Smith, Orrin, 1799-1843
associated with: Horne, R. H. (Richard H.), 1802-1884
associated with: Wade, Thomas, 1805-1875
associated with: Elton, E. W. (Edward William), 1794-1843
associated with: Whitehead, Charles, 1804-1862
associated with: Ogden, John, active 19th century
publisher: Tyas, Robert, 1811-1879
inscriber: Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874
associated name: Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874
former owner: Jameson, Mrs., active 19th century
former owner: Tichborne, Charles R. C. (Charles Robert Clarke), 1836-1905
former owner: Winter, William, 1836-1917
former owner: Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930
former owner: Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936