Shakespeare, William. The works of William Shakespeare

Folger bibliographic ID: 302399
Folger call number: ART Vol. a40 v.1-43
Folger holdings ID: 421529
Accession Number: no case or acc. number present

Edition

Ed. de luxe

General notes

"Of this edition de luxe only 150 copies have been printed for sale"--Half-title verso Printed in two columns Also issued in small paper (25 cm), cataloged separately Portions of PR2752 1888-1890 copy 1 Sh.Col. also available as a digital reproduction

Contents

v. 1. Shakespeare as a playwright / Henry Irving. Love's labour's lost ; Comedy of errors ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Romeo and Juliet ; King Henry VI, part 1 -- v. 2. King Henry VI, part 2 ; King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Henry VI, condensed by Charles Kemble ; Taming of the shrew ; Midsummer night's dream ; King Richard II -- v. 3. King Richard III ; King John ; Merchant of Venice ; King Henry IV, part 1 ; King Henry IV, part 2 -- v. 4. Henry V ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Much ado about nothing ; As you like it ; Twelfth night -- v. 5. All's well that ends well ; Julius Caesar ; Measure for measure ; Troilus and Cressida ; Macbeth -- v. 6. Othello ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Coriolanus ; King Lear -- v. 7. Timon of Athens ; Cymbeline ; Tempest ; Titus Andronicus ; Winter's tale -- v. 8. General introduction and life of Shakespeare / Edward Dowden. Hamlet ; King Henry VIII ; Pericles ; Poems. Index

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Extending the Book (ART Vol. a40 v. 11, 35)

Item information about Folger ART Vol. a40 v.1-43

Numbered '147' in red ink on half-title verso. Extra-illustrated and expanded to 43 volumes with over 5,000 prints, photographs, playbills, music, and autograph letters collected by Augustin Daly and arranged by Henry Blackwell. Illustrations include scenes from Shakespeare, portraits of actual people mentioned in the plays and of actors, numerous prints of national costumes and furnishings, and prints and souvenir photographs of settings for Shakespeare's plays. Also includes other printed works: v. 39-40 is a copy of of William Shakspere : a biography / by Charles Knight (London : Charles Knight and Co, 1842) and v. 42-43 consist of the Appendix and Doubtful plays from an unidentified edition. Contents: v. 1. Shakespeare as a playwright / by Henry Irving ; Love's labour's lost -- v. 2. Comedy of errors -- v. 3. Two gentlemen of Verona -- v. 4. Romeo and Juliet -- v. 5. King Henry VI, Part 1 -- v. 6. King Henry VI, Part 2 -- v. 7. King Henry VI, Part 3 -- v. 8. Taming of the shrew -- v. 9. Midsummer night's dream -- v. 10. King Richard II -- v. 11. King Richard III -- v. 12. King John -- v. 13 Merchant of Venice -- v. 14. King Henry IV, Part 1 -- v. 15. King Henry IV, Part 2 -- v. 16. Henry V -- v. 17. Merry wives of Windsor -- v. 18. Much ado about nothing -- v. 19. As you like it -- v. 20. Twelfth night -- v. 21. All's well that ends well -- v. 22. Julius Caesar -- v. 23. Measure for measure -- v. 24. Troilus and Cressida -- v. 25. Macbeth -- v. 26. Othello -- v. 27. Anthony and Cleopatra -- v. 28. Coriolanus -- v. 29. King Lear -- v. 30. Timon of Athens -- v. 31. Cymbeline -- v. 32. Tempest -- v. 33. Titus Andronicus -- v. 34. Winter's tale -- v. 35. Hamlet -- v. 36. King Henry VIII -- v. 37. Pericles -- v. 38 Poems ; Index -- v. 39-40. Biography / Charles Knight -- v. 41. General introduction and life of Shakespeare / by Edward Dowden -- v. 42. Opinion of Shakespeare -- v. 43. Doubtful plays. Specially printed title pages in each volume mention extra-illustration and are dated New York, 1893. Half leather binding with marbled paper boards; stamp on front fly leaf 'Bound by Henry Blackwell.' Included in Augustin Daly Sale, American Art Galleries, March 19, 1900 (cat. no. 3007)

Uniform title: Works. 1888. Blackie & Son
Extended title: The works of William Shakespeare / edited by Henry Irving and Frank A. Marshall ; with notes and introductions to each play by F.A. Marshall and other Shakespearian scholars, and numerous illustrations by Gordon Browne

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
associated with: Marshall, Frank A. (Frank Albert), 1840-1889
associated with: Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913
illustrator: Browne, Gordon, 1858-1932
former owner: Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
former owner: Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899
binder: Blackwell, Henry, 1851-1928
publisher: Blackie & Son
printer: W.G. Blackie and Co.