The works of Mr. William Shakespear : in six volumes ; adorn'd with cuts / revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author, by N. Rowe, Esq.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.; Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker.; Boitard, François, approximately 1670-approximately 1715, printmaker.; Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, illustrator.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Preston, Nathaniel, active 18th century, signer.; Preston, W., active 18th century, signer.; Oswald, Richard Alexander, signer.; Laing, S., d. not before 1709, former owner.; Kelly, Elizabeth, active 18th century, signer.; Webb, Ann, active 18th century, signer.
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Title
The works of Mr. William Shakespear : in six volumes ; adorn'd with cuts / revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author, by N. Rowe, Esq.
Uniform title
Plays. 1709
Created/published
London : Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate, next Grays-Inn Lane, MDCCIX [1709]
Description
6 v. : ill. (engravings) ; 20 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.
Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.
Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker.
Boitard, François, approximately 1670-approximately 1715, printmaker.
Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, illustrator.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Preston, Nathaniel, active 18th century, signer.
Preston, W., active 18th century, signer.
Oswald, Richard Alexander, signer.
Laing, S., d. not before 1709, former owner.
Kelly, Elizabeth, active 18th century, signer.
Webb, Ann, active 18th century, signer.
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.
Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.
Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker.
Boitard, François, approximately 1670-approximately 1715, printmaker.
Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, illustrator.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Preston, Nathaniel, active 18th century, signer.
Preston, W., active 18th century, signer.
Oswald, Richard Alexander, signer.
Laing, S., d. not before 1709, former owner.
Kelly, Elizabeth, active 18th century, signer.
Webb, Ann, active 18th century, signer.
Note
There were two issues of the 1709 works printed on ordinary paper in 6 volumes. This is the second, possibly surreptitious, issue, a line-for-line reprint of the first, where v. 1, leaf A1, the armorial headpiece is lacking and signature A is under the 'o' of "Goodness"; v. 6, sig. A4 is under "wher." See Ford p. 10-11 for a full description of differences between the two issues.
Contains the plays only.
Vol. 1. Signatures: pi² A⁴ a-b⁸ c⁴ B-2G⁸. Pagination: [12], XL, 463, [1] p., [9] leaves of plates -- v. 2. Signatures: [A]1 B-2K⁸. Pagination: [5], 468-975, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates -- v. 3. Signatures: [A]1 B-2N⁸. Pagination: [5], 980-1535, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates. -- v 4. Signatures: [A]1 B-2L⁸ M⁴. Pagination: [5], 1540-2072 p., [6] leaves of plates -- v. 5. Signatures: [A]1 B-2O⁸. Pagination: [5], 2076-2647, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates -- v. 6. Signatures: A⁸ (-A1) B-2N⁸. Pagination: [5], 2656-3324 p., [9] leaves of plates.
With a general title page in v. 1; each volume with a volume title page; each play with an individual play title page with the imprint: Printed in the year 1709.
Engraved portrait frontispiece plate lettered: M. Vdr. Gucht sculp. (v. 1). Engravings for plays lettered for pagination, attributed to artist Boitard and engraver Kirkall (see H.A. Hammelmann, Shakespeare's first illustrators, Apollo, supplement "notes on British art" p. 1-4, August 1968).
Paged continuously; numerous errors in paging.
Not in Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography.
Contains the plays only.
Vol. 1. Signatures: pi² A⁴ a-b⁸ c⁴ B-2G⁸. Pagination: [12], XL, 463, [1] p., [9] leaves of plates -- v. 2. Signatures: [A]1 B-2K⁸. Pagination: [5], 468-975, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates -- v. 3. Signatures: [A]1 B-2N⁸. Pagination: [5], 980-1535, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates. -- v 4. Signatures: [A]1 B-2L⁸ M⁴. Pagination: [5], 1540-2072 p., [6] leaves of plates -- v. 5. Signatures: [A]1 B-2O⁸. Pagination: [5], 2076-2647, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates -- v. 6. Signatures: A⁸ (-A1) B-2N⁸. Pagination: [5], 2656-3324 p., [9] leaves of plates.
With a general title page in v. 1; each volume with a volume title page; each play with an individual play title page with the imprint: Printed in the year 1709.
Engraved portrait frontispiece plate lettered: M. Vdr. Gucht sculp. (v. 1). Engravings for plays lettered for pagination, attributed to artist Boitard and engraver Kirkall (see H.A. Hammelmann, Shakespeare's first illustrators, Apollo, supplement "notes on British art" p. 1-4, August 1968).
Paged continuously; numerous errors in paging.
Not in Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography.
Contents
v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors ; Much ado about nothing ; Love's labour's lost
v. 2. Midsummer night's dream ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well ; Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale
v. 3. King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV. Part 1 ; King Henry IV. Part 2 ; Henry V ; King Henry VI. Part 1 ; King Henry VI. Part 2
v. 4. King Henry VI. Part 3 ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Titus Andronicus
v. 5. Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Julius Caesar ; Macbeth ; Hamlet ; King Lear ; Othello
v. 6. Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Pericles ; London prodigal ; Thomas, Lord Cromwell ; Sir John Oldcastle ; Puritan ; Yorkshire tragedy ; Locrine.
v. 2. Midsummer night's dream ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well ; Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale
v. 3. King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV. Part 1 ; King Henry IV. Part 2 ; Henry V ; King Henry VI. Part 1 ; King Henry VI. Part 2
v. 4. King Henry VI. Part 3 ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Titus Andronicus
v. 5. Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Julius Caesar ; Macbeth ; Hamlet ; King Lear ; Othello
v. 6. Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Pericles ; London prodigal ; Thomas, Lord Cromwell ; Sir John Oldcastle ; Puritan ; Yorkshire tragedy ; Locrine.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T138297
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p. 11-12
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p. 11-12
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2752 1709c copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Plate for Twelfth Night mis-bound with Taming of the Shrew at p. 719. Some manuscript marking in ink on volume title page v. 1; some pencil markings in v. 4; pencil sketch v.6. Cut into at head of leaves resulting in slight loss of text (v. 1); some worming (v. 2). This copy used as exemplar of 2nd issue description and collation in Ford. Autographs: Ex Libris Nath.l Preston (v. 3, 5); W. Preston, Swainstown, Duns[hawkton?] (v. 5). In Cambridge-style calf binding.
Folger accession
4151
Call number
PR2752 1709c copy 2 v. 4 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v. 4 only; this volume bound uniformly and shelved near the 1709 works in 9 volumes [PR2752 1709b c. 2 Sh.Col.] (cataloged separately). Lacking volume t.p. and illustrations. Autograph: Richd. Alexr. Oswald, 9 vols., Auchincruive. Full calf binding with gold tooled border and flower ornaments in corners. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs1918
Call number
PR2752 1709c copy 3 v. 6 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v. 6 only. Bookplate (motto: Mercy is my desire) of S. Laing. Autographs: Elizabeth Kelly; Ann Webb. Full mottled calf binding. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs334