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The merry wives of Windsor : a comedy / by Mr. William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773, illustrator.; Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, printmaker.; Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735, bookseller.; Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.
1721
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Title
The merry wives of Windsor : a comedy / by Mr. William Shakespeare.
Uniform title
Merry wives of Windsor
Created/published
London : Printed for Jacob Tonson, in the Strand, MDCCXXI [1721]
Description
72 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 ill. (engraving) ; 17 cm (12mo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773, illustrator.
Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, printmaker.
Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735, bookseller.
Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.
Note
"A reprint of the 1714 Rowe text"--Folger card catalog.

Signatures: A-C¹².

Engraved frontispiece lettered: H. Gravelot in., G.V. der Gucht scul.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T62191
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, 192
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
PR2826 1721 copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
In marbled paper wrappers.
Folger accession
cs1198
Call number
PR2826 1721 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
In modern polished calf; marbled endpapers. Gift of Henry N. Paul.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present