The works of William Shakespeare / the text revised by the Rev. Alexander Dyce ; in six volumes.

The works of William Shakespeare / the text revised by the Rev. Alexander Dyce ; in six volumes.

Works. 1857. E. Moxon

London : Edward Moxon, 1857 (London : Printed by Robson, Levey, and Franklyn)

6 v. : port. ; 23 cm

Frontispiece portrait (v.1) lettered: Engraved by Francis Holl.

The first edition under the editorship of Dyce (Jaggard).

v. 1. Some account of the life of Shakespeare. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors
v. 2. Much ado about nothing ; 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 ; Henry V
v. 4. King Henry VI ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus
v. 5. Titus Andronicus ; Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Julius Caesar ; Macbeth ; Hamlet ; King Lear
v. 6. Othello ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Pericles ; Poems.

copy 1:v.1-3,5-6
copy 2:v.1-6
copy 2:v.1-6
copy 3:v.1,4-6
copy 4:v.1,4,6,8-10,12-13,16,19,26,30-32,Sonnets

ART Vol. a34, v.2, 4, 10, 15 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Extending the Book.

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 533

Great Britain -- England -- London.

PR2752 1857f copy 1 Sh.Col.

Autograph: Robert Allaley, 1862. Stamp: Edward Dowden Library. Publisher's cloth binding, with blind decoration; printed waste.

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PR2752 1857f copy 2 Sh.Col.

Inscription: Dear sir, I'm forwarding to you this book, I can only hope that it will afford more satisfaction to you than it does to, Yours truly, Alexr. Dyce. Autograph: Charles Robson Esqr. With publisher's advertisements. Publisher's cloth binding, with blind decoration. Shipping label from Maggs Bros., 109 Strand, London, to H.C. Folger laid in v.4, removed to curatorial file.

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PR2752 1857f copy 3 Sh.Col.

Partially unopened. Publisher's cloth binding, with blind decoration.

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PR2752 1857f copy 4 Sh.Col.

Each item bound individually and interleaved. Extensive manuscript annotations by W.A. Harrison, including up to 10 p. at the beginning of each volume, notes on the margins and interleaving, and notes on loose sheets laid in. Armorial bookplate (with motto: Conabor optime): I.V. Best. Half-bound in leather with cloth boards. Letters dated 26-29 November, 1892 from W.A. Wright to I.V. Best tipped in Life and cataloged separately. Manuscript note describing set and clipping from an auction catalog laid in Life, removed to curatorial file.

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ART Vol. a34

Extra-illustrated and extended to 21 volumes with 1247 prints and 125 drawings, including portraits of Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and his editors as well as illustrations from other editions of Shakespeare. Original drawings by Edward Edwards, John Thurston, Silvester Harding, Richard Cook, and others cataloged separately. With specially printed title page added to each volume. Red goatskin binding with gilt tooling signed F. Bedford. Blue leather bookplate: Ex libris Robert Hoe.

Contents: v. 1. Some account of the life of Shakespeare -- v. 2. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona -- v. 3. Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors -- v. 4. Much ado about nothing ; Love's labour's lost ; Midsummer night's dream -- v. 5. Merchant of Venice ; As you like it -- v. 6. Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well -- v. 7. Twelfth night ; Winter's tale -- v. 8. King John ; King Richard II -- v. 9. King Henry IV -- v. 10. Henry V -- v. 11. King Henry VI. Part 1-2 -- v. 12. King Henry VI. Part 3 ; King Richard III -- v. 13. King Henry VIII -- v. 14. Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus -- v. 15. Titus Andronicus ; Romeo and Juliet -- v. 16. Timon of Athens ; Julius Caesar -- v. 17. Macbeth ; Hamlet -- v. 18. King Lear -- v. 19. Othello ; Antony and Cleopatra -- v. 20. Cymbeline ; Pericles -- v. 21. Poems.

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