Shakespeare, William. The works of William Shakespeare : the text regulated by the folio of 1632 : with readings from former editions, a history of the stage, a life of the poet, and an introduction to each play : to which are added glossarial and other notes

Folger bibliographic ID: 302734
Folger call number: PR2755.C7 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 422064
Accession Number: No case or acc. number present

General notes

"Philadelphia" follows publisher's name on title page John Payne Collier's text "American preface" dated Boston 1859; Porter & Coates in business 1868-1895 Same setting of type as the 8-volume set issued in 1853 by Redfield, with title The works of Shakespeare

Contents

v. 1. History of the English drama and stage -- The life of William Shakespeare -- Shakespeare's will -- The tempest -- The two gentlemen of Verona -- The Merry wives of Windsor -- v. 2. Measure for measure -- The comedy of errors -- Much ado about nothing -- Love's labour's lost -- Midsummer-night's dram -- Merchant of Venice -- v. 3. As you like it -- Taming of the shrew -- All's well that ends well -- Twelfth-night : or, what you will -- The winter's tale -- v. 4. King John -- King Richard II -- First and second part of King Henry IV -- King Henry V -- v. 5. First, second and third part of King Henry VI -- King Richard III -- King Henry VIII -- v. 6. Troilus and Cressida -- Coriolanus -- Titus Andronicus -- Romeo and Juliet -- Timon of Athens -- v. 7. Julius Caesar -- Macbeth -- Hamlet -- King Lear -- Othello -- v. 8. Antony and Cleopatra -- Cymbeline -- Pericles, prince of Tyre -- Venus and Adonis -- The rape of Lucrece -- Sonnets -- A lover's complaint -- The passionate pilgrim

Item information about Folger PR2755.C7 Sh.Col

Bound in blue cloth binding with gold spine titling

Uniform title: Works. 1868. Porter & Coates
Extended title: The works of William Shakespeare : the text regulated by the folio of 1632 : with readings from former editions, a history of the stage, a life of the poet, and an introduction to each play : to which are added glossarial and other notes / by Knight, Dyce, Douce, Collier, Halliwell, Hunter and Richardson ; edited by George Long Duyckinck

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Duyckinck, George L. (George Long), 1823-1863
associated with: Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883
publisher: Porter & Coates