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London, England
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Folger bibliographic ID: 263744
Folger call number: ART Vol. a41
Folger holdings ID: 352472
Accession Number: no case or acc. number present
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General notes
Title-pages printed in red and black Portions of PR2752 1844b copy 2 Sh.Col. also available as a digital reproduction
Contents
v. 1. Memoir and essay. Comedies -- v. 2. Tragedies -- v. 3. Historical plays, poems & sonnets
Item information about Folger ART Vol. a41
Extra-illustrated and expanded to 6 volumes with approximately 485 prints, including portraits of Shakespeare and historical figures featured in Shakespeare, views of locations referred to in Shakespeare's plays, and illustrations of characters and scenes from other editions of Shakespeare's works; 3 original drawings in v. 5 cataloged separately. v. 3 also includes excerpts from other printed works: calculations of Shakespeare's plays from Dramatic table talk (1825), part of Charles Knight's 'Shakspere and his writings' from Knight's store of knowledge (1841), and 'The confessions of William Shakspeare' from The new monthly magazine, v. 44 (1835). Bound in brown calf (v. 1-3) and brown goat (v. 4-6). Bookplate of Henry Bicknell. Purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Folger from Anderson Galleries in 1901 (cat. no. 72, item 290)
Also known as
Extended title: The works of Shakspere : 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: Works of Shakespeare
Related names
associated with: Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874
publisher: Orr & Compy
illustrator: Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874
former owner: Booth, Samuel, active 1844
former owner: Bicknell, Henry
associated name: Mechanics' Institute (Chester, England)