The works of Mr. William Shakespear : in nine volumes / with his life, by N. Rowe, Esq. ; adorn'd with cuts ...
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Hughes, John, 1677-1720, editor, attributed name.; Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, editor.; Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.; Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747, bookseller.; Pemberton, John, -1739, bookseller.; Sanger, K., active 17th-18th century, bookseller.; Knapton, James, -1738, bookseller.; Midwinter, Daniel, active 1698-1725, bookseller.; Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739, bookseller.; Taylor, William, -1723, bookseller.; Browne, Jonas, -1718, bookseller.; Darby, John, -1733, printer.; Cliff, Nathaniel, bookseller.; Jackson, Daniel, active 1709-1716, bookseller.; Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716, printmaker.; Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, printmaker.; Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker.; Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834, former owner.; Balmanno, Robert, 1780-1861, former owner.; Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1935, former owner.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Norris, Eliza, not before 1714, signer.; Davenport, Bas, not before 1714, signer.; T. Varnam and J. Osborn, bookseller.
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Title
The works of Mr. William Shakespear : in nine volumes / with his life, by N. Rowe, Esq. ; adorn'd with cuts ...
Uniform title
Works. 1714
Created/published
London : Printed for J. Tonson; E. Curll; J. Pemberton; and K. Sanger; and are to be sold by J. Knapton and D. Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-yard; A. Betsworth on London-Bridg; W. Taylor in Pater-noster-Row; T. Varnam and J. Osborn in Lombard-Street; and J. Browne near Temple-Bar, MDCCXIV [1714]
Description
9 v. : ill., port. (engravings) ; 16 cm (12mo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Hughes, John, 1677-1720, editor, attributed name.
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, editor.
Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.
Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.
Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747, bookseller.
Pemberton, John, -1739, bookseller.
Sanger, K., active 17th-18th century, bookseller.
Knapton, James, -1738, bookseller.
Midwinter, Daniel, active 1698-1725, bookseller.
Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739, bookseller.
Taylor, William, -1723, bookseller.
Browne, Jonas, -1718, bookseller.
Darby, John, -1733, printer.
Cliff, Nathaniel, bookseller.
Jackson, Daniel, active 1709-1716, bookseller.
Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716, printmaker.
Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, printmaker.
Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker.
Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834, former owner.
Balmanno, Robert, 1780-1861, former owner.
Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1935, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Norris, Eliza, not before 1714, signer.
Davenport, Bas, not before 1714, signer.
T. Varnam and J. Osborn, bookseller.
Hughes, John, 1677-1720, editor, attributed name.
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, editor.
Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.
Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.
Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747, bookseller.
Pemberton, John, -1739, bookseller.
Sanger, K., active 17th-18th century, bookseller.
Knapton, James, -1738, bookseller.
Midwinter, Daniel, active 1698-1725, bookseller.
Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739, bookseller.
Taylor, William, -1723, bookseller.
Browne, Jonas, -1718, bookseller.
Darby, John, -1733, printer.
Cliff, Nathaniel, bookseller.
Jackson, Daniel, active 1709-1716, bookseller.
Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716, printmaker.
Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, printmaker.
Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker.
Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834, former owner.
Balmanno, Robert, 1780-1861, former owner.
Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1935, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Norris, Eliza, not before 1714, signer.
Davenport, Bas, not before 1714, signer.
T. Varnam and J. Osborn, bookseller.
Note
This is a reissue in 9 volumes of the 1714 issues in 8 volumes, with cancel title pages.
Not the same editorial content as Rowe's 1709 edition, despite his name on the title page. Probably edited by John Hughes. See Bouchard, M.D.S. "A Revised Account of the 1714 Works of Mr. William Shakespear," in PBSA 115:4 (Dec 2021), 419-461.
The supplementary essays are by Charles Gildon.
"To the last volume is prefix'd: I. an essay on the art, rise, and progress of the stage, in Greece, Rome, and England. II. observations upon the most sublime passages in this author. III. a glossary, explaining the antiquated words made use of throughout his works."
Volume 9 title page imprint reads "London : Printed by J. Darby in Bartholomew-Close, for E. Curll, K. Sanger, and J. Pemberton; sold by J. Tonson in the Strand; J. Knapton and D. Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-yard; A. Betsworth on London-Bridg; W. Taylor in Pater-noster-Row; N. Cliff and D. Jackson near the Poultry; T. Varnam and J. Osborn in Lombard-Street; and J. Browne near Temple-Bar, / MDCCXIV [1714]"
General title pages in v. 1 and v. 9. Individual volume title pages bear the imprint "Printed for Jacob Tonson in the Strand, MDCCXIV"; individual play title pages bear imprint "Printed in the year MDCCXIV."
Engraved plates lettered: Lud du Guernier sculp.; many of the unlettered plates engraved by Kirkall. Plates in v. 9 lettered: M. V. d Gucht sc.
Vol. 1. Signatures: A¹² a¹² b⁶ B-S¹²; S11,12 blank. Pagination: [20], XL, 403, [5] p., [8] leaves of plates; frontispiece is leaf A1 -- v.2. Signatures: A-S¹² T⁶. Pagination: 442, [2] p., [6] leaves of plates -- v. 3. (collated from the digitized copy in the British Library). Signatures: A-Q¹² R⁶. Pagination: 395, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates -- v. 4. Signatures: A-S¹². Pagination: 431, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates -- v. 5. Signatures: A-T¹² U⁶. Pagination: 467, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates -- v. 6. Signatures: A-R¹²; leaf R12 is blank. Pagination: 406, [2] p., [5] leaves of plates -- v. 7. Signatures: A-Q¹². Pagination: 384 p., [4] leaves of plates -- v. 8. Signatures: A-R¹² S⁶. Pagination: 397, [23] p., [7] leaves of plates -- v. 9. Signatures: pi² a-b¹² c⁴ B¹² C¹² (C10+chi1) D-R¹² S¹² (-S12). Pagination: [4], lvi, iv, 5-41, [5], 45-406, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates.
Includes index (v. 8).
Not the same editorial content as Rowe's 1709 edition, despite his name on the title page. Probably edited by John Hughes. See Bouchard, M.D.S. "A Revised Account of the 1714 Works of Mr. William Shakespear," in PBSA 115:4 (Dec 2021), 419-461.
The supplementary essays are by Charles Gildon.
"To the last volume is prefix'd: I. an essay on the art, rise, and progress of the stage, in Greece, Rome, and England. II. observations upon the most sublime passages in this author. III. a glossary, explaining the antiquated words made use of throughout his works."
Volume 9 title page imprint reads "London : Printed by J. Darby in Bartholomew-Close, for E. Curll, K. Sanger, and J. Pemberton; sold by J. Tonson in the Strand; J. Knapton and D. Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-yard; A. Betsworth on London-Bridg; W. Taylor in Pater-noster-Row; N. Cliff and D. Jackson near the Poultry; T. Varnam and J. Osborn in Lombard-Street; and J. Browne near Temple-Bar, / MDCCXIV [1714]"
General title pages in v. 1 and v. 9. Individual volume title pages bear the imprint "Printed for Jacob Tonson in the Strand, MDCCXIV"; individual play title pages bear imprint "Printed in the year MDCCXIV."
Engraved plates lettered: Lud du Guernier sculp.; many of the unlettered plates engraved by Kirkall. Plates in v. 9 lettered: M. V. d Gucht sc.
Vol. 1. Signatures: A¹² a¹² b⁶ B-S¹²; S11,12 blank. Pagination: [20], XL, 403, [5] p., [8] leaves of plates; frontispiece is leaf A1 -- v.2. Signatures: A-S¹² T⁶. Pagination: 442, [2] p., [6] leaves of plates -- v. 3. (collated from the digitized copy in the British Library). Signatures: A-Q¹² R⁶. Pagination: 395, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates -- v. 4. Signatures: A-S¹². Pagination: 431, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates -- v. 5. Signatures: A-T¹² U⁶. Pagination: 467, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates -- v. 6. Signatures: A-R¹²; leaf R12 is blank. Pagination: 406, [2] p., [5] leaves of plates -- v. 7. Signatures: A-Q¹². Pagination: 384 p., [4] leaves of plates -- v. 8. Signatures: A-R¹² S⁶. Pagination: 397, [23] p., [7] leaves of plates -- v. 9. Signatures: pi² a-b¹² c⁴ B¹² C¹² (C10+chi1) D-R¹² S¹² (-S12). Pagination: [4], lvi, iv, 5-41, [5], 45-406, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates.
Includes index (v. 8).
Contents
v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors ; Much ado about nothing
v. 2. Love's labour's lost ; Midsummer night's dream ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well
v. 3. Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale ; King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV. Part 1
v. 4. King Henry IV. Part 2 ; Henry V ; King Henry VI
v. 5. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Titus Andronicus
v. 6. Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Julius Caesar ; Macbeth ; Hamlet
v. 7. King Lear ; Othello ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline
v. 8. Pericles ; London prodigal ; Thomas, Lord Cromwell ; Sir John Oldcastle ; Puritan ; Yorkshire tragedy ; Locrine
v. 9. Venus and Adonis ; Tarquin and Lucrece ; Poems.
v. 2. Love's labour's lost ; Midsummer night's dream ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well
v. 3. Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale ; King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV. Part 1
v. 4. King Henry IV. Part 2 ; Henry V ; King Henry VI
v. 5. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Titus Andronicus
v. 6. Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Julius Caesar ; Macbeth ; Hamlet
v. 7. King Lear ; Othello ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline
v. 8. Pericles ; London prodigal ; Thomas, Lord Cromwell ; Sir John Oldcastle ; Puritan ; Yorkshire tragedy ; Locrine
v. 9. Venus and Adonis ; Tarquin and Lucrece ; Poems.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T26042
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p. 14-18
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 498
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p. 14-18
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 498
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2752 1714c copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v. 3 wanting. Vol. 6, Julius Caesar plate inserted backwards between leaves (G8-9); flower petals between leaves (I12 and K1), removed to curatorial file. Autographs: Eliza [Hiley?] (all vol.); Eliza Norris (v. 6). Gift of Henry N. Paul. Bound in calf with gold filleting.
Folger accession
4594
Call number
PR2752 1714c copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v.9 only. Autographs: Thos. [Madstork?] 89; Bas Davenport. Bound in calf. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs276
Call number
PR2842 1714 v.9 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v.9 Poems only; lacking p. [1-4] (with a title page inserted, with the same imprint but with title "The poems of Mr. William Shakespeare"), i-lvi, and p. 236-406; p. 149-150 supplied in manuscript Engraving lacking, replaced by two other ill. The vol. number has been effaced on the t.p. The catalog of Charles Lamb's library bound in, with other newspaper clippings pasted in. Charles Lamb; Robert Balmanno copy with many manuscript notes; "From the collection of Marsden J. Perry, A.S.W. Rosenbach, July 1919. Finely leather binding with filleting, gaufered edges; housed in a red leather box.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present