Shakespeare, William. The works of Shakspeare : from the text of Johnson, Steevens, and Reed

Folger bibliographic ID: 302620
Folger call number: ART Vol. a98
Folger holdings ID: 421890
Accession Number: 234197

General notes

Address, p. [ii], dated June, 1825 Frontispiece is portrait of William Shakespeare from a print by Earlom, engraved from an original painting by Cornelius Jansen and has facsimile autograph of Shakespeare Wood engravings signed, variously: Seymour del., Mason Sculp, Jane Hughes, Mary Byfield Sc, G. Bonner Sc, I Byfield Sc

Contents

Biographical memoir of Shakspeare -- Shakspeare monuments -- Chronological order of Shakspeare's dramas / on the authority of Malone, Chalmers, and Drake -- On the plots of Shakspeare's dramas -- On the clowns and fools of Shakspeare / abridged from Douce's Illustrations of Shakspeare -- Shakspeare's dramatic contemporaries -- Theatres in Shakspeare's time -- Original actors in Shakspeare's dramas -- Eminent by-gone performers of Shakspeare's characters -- Stratford jubilee -- Shakspeare reliques -- Original dedication and preface to the players' edition -- Commendatory verses on Shakspeare / by contemporary poets -- Preface / Samuel Johnson -- Tempest -- Two gentlemen of Verona -- Merry wives of Windsor -- Twelfth night -- Measure for measure -- Much ado about nothing -- Midsummer night's dream -- Love's labour's lost -- Merchant of Venice -- As you like it -- All's well that ends well -- Taming of the shrew -- Winter's tale. -- Comedy of errors -- Macbeth -- King John -- King Richard II -- King Henry IV. Part 1 -- King Henry IV, part 2 -- Henry V -- King Henry VI. Part 1 -- King Henry VI. Part 2 -- King Henry VI. Part 3 -- King Richard III -- King Henry VIII -- Troilus and Cressida -- Timon of Athens -- Coriolanus. -- Julius Caesar -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Cymbeline -- Titus Andronicus -- Pericles. -- King Lear -- Romeo and Juliet -- Hamlet -- Othello -- Summary remarks on each play / by Johnson and Steevens -- Venus and Adonis -- Rape of Lucrece -- Sonnets -- Lover's complaint -- Passionate pilgrim -- Glossary -- Explanatory notes

Item information about Folger ART Vol. a98

Two fore-edge paintings: Portraits of William Shakespeare and Elizabeth I above scenes from Macbeth and King Lear (Macbeth and Banquo meet the weird sisters; Lear and the Fool in the storm) flanked by scenes of Shakespeare's birthplace on the left and of the Globe Theatre to the right. Green goatskin binding with gold tooling; gilt edges. Binder's ticket: Charles Thurnam, binder, Circulating Library, Carlisle. Autograph: A. Dixon, 1857

Uniform title: Works. 1825. Sherwood & Co
Extended title: The works of Shakspeare : from the text of Johnson, Steevens, and Reed / with a biographical memoir and a variety of interesting matter, illustrative of his life and writings, by W. Harvey
Alternate titles: Works of Shakespeare

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
associated with: Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807
associated with: Steevens, George, 1736-1800
associated with: Harvey, William, 1796-1866
illustrator: Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836
printmaker: Mason, Abraham John, 1794-1858
printmaker: Byfield, Mary, 1794 or 1795-1871
printmaker: Bonner, G. W. (George Wilmot), 1796-1836
printmaker: Byfield, John, 1788-1841
illustrator: Janssen van Ceulen, Cornelius, 1593-1661
printmaker: Earlom, Richard, 1743-1822
binder: Thurnam, Charles, -1852
former owner: Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
former owner: Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
former owner: Abbott, M. B., active 1833
associated name: Abbott, George, active 1833
former owner: Doherty, Thos. (Thomas), active 1834
former owner: Dixon, A., active 1857
former owner: Beard, E. C., d. not before 1825
publisher: Sherwood and Co. (London)