The plays of William Shakspeare : in fifteen volumes
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, Isaac Reed, William North (Former owner), Theodore H. Broadhead (Former owner), A. C. Bromhead (Former owner), Nicholas Rowe
Print Book, English, MDCCXCIII [1793]
The fourth edition
Printed [by H. Baldwin] for T. Longman, B. Law and Son, C. Dilly, J. Robson, J. Johnson, T. Vernor, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. Murray, R. Baldwin, H.L. Gardner, J. Sewell, J. Nicholls, F. and C. Rivington, W. Goldsmith, T. Payne, Jun. S. Hayes, R. Faulder, W. Lowndes, B. and J. White, G. and T. Wilkie, J. and J. Taylor, Scatcherd and Whitaker, T. and J. Egerton, E. Newbery, J. Barker, J. Edwards, Ogilvy and Speare, J. Cuthell, J. Lackington, J. Deighton, and W. Miller, London, MDCCXCIII [1793]
15 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles ; 22 cm (8vo)
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Vol. 1: Rowe's account of the life of William Shakspeare and other editorial matter, including the prefaces of Pope, Theobald, Johnson, Capell and Malone
v. 2: Prologomena
v. 3: Glossarial index. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor
v. 4: Twelfth night ; Measure for measure ; Much ado about nothing
v. 5: Midsummer night's dream ; Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice
v. 6: As you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew
v. 7: Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth
v. 8: King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV, Pt I
v. 9: King Henry IV, Pt II ; King Henry V ; King Henry VI, Pt I
v. 10: King Henry VI, Pt II-III. Dissertation on King Henry VI. King Richard III
v. 11: King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Timon of Athens
v. 12: Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra
v. 13: Cymbeline ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles
v. 14: King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet
v. 15: Hamlet ; Othello
The editor of Dodsley's Collection of old plays = Isaac Reed
Each vol. has a half-title
The 25 fine paper copies are extra-illustrated with engravings published by E. and S. Harding, and include an 8pp. list with directions to the binder; also included is an additional quarter-sheet with both a note by Steevens dated Nov. 10, 1794, and an instruction to the binder
The editor of Dodsley's Collection of old plays = Isaac Reed.