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[The dramatic works of William Shakespeare

Print Book, English, [between 1825 and 1845]
[publisher not identified], [Place of publication not identified], [between 1825 and 1845]
1 volume ([242] pages, 52 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations ; 44 cm
940257610
Preface
Table of contents
Essay on the life and writings of Shakespeare
Coriolanus
Julius Caesar
Antony and Cleopatra
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
Timon of Athens
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Othello, the Moor of Venice
Romeo and Juliet
Cymbeline
King Lear
Macbeth
King John
Life and death of King Richard II
First part of King Henry IV
Second part of King Henry IV
King Henry V
First part of King Henry VI
Second part of King Henry VI
Third part of King Henry VI
Life and death of King Richard III
King Henry VIII
A midsummer night's dream
The tempest
The twelfth night, or, What you will
All's well that ends well
The two gentlemen of Verona
Love's labour's lost
Comedy of errors
As you like it
Much ado about nothing
The merchant of Venice
Measure for measure
Winter's tale
Taming of the shrew
The merry wives of Windsor
Cataloged from imperfect copy: title leaf wanting. Title and statement of responsibilty devised by cataloger from information contained in other editions of this work. Place of printing and printer's name from colophon at end of volume. Imprint date range conjectured from dates of activity of Fisher, Son & Co. Cf. British Book Trade Index
Except for the 2 pages containing the preface and table of contents, each page contains 4 pages reproduced from an earlier edition (including pagination, signature marks and illustrations). Each of the 52 plates contains a full-page engraved illustration, most depicting a scene from one of the plays, published by John and Josiah Boydell of London between 1791 and 1803
Plates: Shakespeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy -- Shakespeare's monument in the church at Stratford upon Avon -- Coriolanus. Act 1. Scene 3. -- Coriolanus. Act 4. Scene 5. -- Antony & Cleopatra. Act 4. Scene 4. -- Antony & Cleopatra. Act 5. Scene 2. -- Troilus & Cressida. Act 1. Scene 2. -- Troilus & Cressida. Act 5. Scene 3. -- Hamlet. Act 3. Scene 4. -- Hamlet. Act 4. Scene 7. -- Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Act I. Scene V. -- Romeo and Juliet. Act 2. Scene 5. -- Romeo & Juliet. Act 3. Scene 5. -- Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Act IV. Scene V. -- Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Act IV. Scene V. -- Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Act V. Scene III. -- Macbeth. Act 1. Scene 3. -- Macbeth. Act 3. Scene 4. -- Macbeth. Act 5. Scene 1. -- King Richard II. Act 3. Scene 2. -- King Richard II. Act 5. Scene 2. -- King Henry V. Act 3. Scene 3. -- Shakespeare. First part of King Henry the Sixth. Act II. Scene IV. -- First part of King Henry VI. Act 2. Scene 5. -- First part of King Henry VI. Act 2. Scene 5. -- First part of King Henry VI. Act 5. Scene 4. -- Second part of King Henry VI. Act 2. Scene 2. -- Second part of King Henry VI. Act 3. Scene 2. -- King Henry VI. Second part. Act 2. Scene 3. -- Third part of King Henry VI. Act 3. Scene 2. -- Third part of King Henry VI. Act 5. Scene 5. -- Midsummer-night's dream. Act 2. Scene 1. -- Midsummer-night's dream. Act 2. Scene 2. -- Twelfth night. Act I. Scene V. -- Twelfth night. Act II. Scene III. -- Twelfth night. Act 4. Scene 3. -- Two gentlemen of Verona. Act V. Scene III. -- Comedy of errors. Act 1. Scene 1. -- Comedy of errors. Act 4. Scene 4. -- Shakespeare. Much ado about nothing. Act III. Scene I. -- Much ado about nothing. Act 3. Scene 3. -- Shakespeare. Much ado about nothing. Act IV. Scene I. -- Shakespeare. Much ado about nothing. Act IV. Scene II. -- Much ado about nothing. Act 5. Scene 4. -- Winter's tale. Act II. Scene I. -- Winter's tale. Act 2d. Scene 3d. -- Winter's tale. Act IV. Scene III. -- Merry wives of Windsor. Act 1. Scene 1. -- Merry wives of Windsor. Act I. Scene IV. -- Merry wives of Windsor. Act 2. Scene 1. -- Merry wives of Windsor. Act IV. Scene I. -- Merry wives of Windsor. Act V. Scene V