The works of Shakespear : in eight volumes : collated and corrected by the former editions / by Mr. Pope ; printed from his second edition.
1766
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Title
The works of Shakespear : in eight volumes : collated and corrected by the former editions / by Mr. Pope ; printed from his second edition.
Uniform title
Plays. 1766. Foulis
Created/published
Glasgow : Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, MDCCLXVI [1766]
Description
8 v. in 16 : 1 port. (engraving) ; 17 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Note
Contains the plays only.
The plays are printed from the same setting of type as the 1766 Foulis Works of Shakespear in 12mo, where the type is reimposed to produce an 8vo in fours. Alterations of titles and lists of contents prepare the sheets for issue in 8 volumes, 2 parts each (Folger card catalog).
Each volume with a general title page and a divisional-title stating volume and part. Each play with an individual title page (dated 1752-1765) and half-title, with separate pagination and collation.
Engraved frontispiece unattributed.
Vol. 1 with Pope's preface, and Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespear by Rowe. Vol. 8 with an index.
Vol. 8 with two final leaves of advertisements for R. and A. Foulis.
The plays are printed from the same setting of type as the 1766 Foulis Works of Shakespear in 12mo, where the type is reimposed to produce an 8vo in fours. Alterations of titles and lists of contents prepare the sheets for issue in 8 volumes, 2 parts each (Folger card catalog).
Each volume with a general title page and a divisional-title stating volume and part. Each play with an individual title page (dated 1752-1765) and half-title, with separate pagination and collation.
Engraved frontispiece unattributed.
Vol. 1 with Pope's preface, and Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespear by Rowe. Vol. 8 with an index.
Vol. 8 with two final leaves of advertisements for R. and A. Foulis.
Contents
v. 1 pt. 1. Tempest ; Midsummer night's dream
v.1 pt. 2. Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure
v. 2. pt. 1. Comedy of errors ; Much ado about nothing ; Merchant of Venice
v. 2. pt. 2. Love's labour's lost ; As you like it
v. 3. pt.1. Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well ; Twelfth-night
v.3. pt. 2. Winter's tale ; King Lear
v. 4. pt.1. King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1
v.4. pt.2. King Henry IV, part 2 ; Henry V
v. 5. pt.1. King Henry VI, parts 1-2
v.5 pt.2. King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III
v. 6. pt.1. King Henry VIII ; Timon of Athens
v.6. pt.2. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar
v. 7. pt.1. Antony and Cleopatra ; Titus Andronicus
v.7. pt.2. Macbeth ; Troilus and Cressida
v. 8. pt.1. Cymbeline ; Romeo and Juliet
v.8 pt.2. Hamlet ; Othello.
v.1 pt. 2. Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure
v. 2. pt. 1. Comedy of errors ; Much ado about nothing ; Merchant of Venice
v. 2. pt. 2. Love's labour's lost ; As you like it
v. 3. pt.1. Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well ; Twelfth-night
v.3. pt. 2. Winter's tale ; King Lear
v. 4. pt.1. King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1
v.4. pt.2. King Henry IV, part 2 ; Henry V
v. 5. pt.1. King Henry VI, parts 1-2
v.5 pt.2. King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III
v. 6. pt.1. King Henry VIII ; Timon of Athens
v.6. pt.2. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar
v. 7. pt.1. Antony and Cleopatra ; Titus Andronicus
v.7. pt.2. Macbeth ; Troilus and Cressida
v. 8. pt.1. Cymbeline ; Romeo and Juliet
v.8 pt.2. Hamlet ; Othello.
Condition
v.1:pt.1, v.2:pt.1
v.1:pt.2, v.2:pt.2, v.3:pt.1
v.1:pt.2, v.2:pt.2, v.3:pt.1
v.1:pt.2, v.2:pt.2, v.3:pt.1
v.1:pt.2, v.2:pt.2, v.3:pt.1
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T138301
Gaskell, P. Foulis Press bibliography, 460, the 8vo edition
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 501
Gaskell, P. Foulis Press bibliography, 460, the 8vo edition
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 501
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- Scotland -- Glasgow.
Call number
PR2822 1765 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: Love's labour's lost only. In paper covered boards.
Folger accession
7.16.43
Call number
PR2752 1766b2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v.1:pt.1 -v.3:pt.1 only; v.2:pt.2 lacking front cover, preliminaries, and part of LLL (p.1-36). Bound in red calf.
Folger accession
10.12.46