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The complete works of William Shakspeare : consisting of his plays and poems : with a critical preface / by Dr. Johnson ; life of the author ; commendatory verses on Shakspeare by contemporary poets ; and a glossary.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.; Cochran, John, active 1821-1865, printmaker.; Fairney, Sarah Ann, active 1878, former owner.; Black, Henry, d. not before 1863, former owner.; Dalrymple, D., d. not before 1863, former owner.; Milner and Sowerby, publisher.
1863
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Title
The complete works of William Shakspeare : consisting of his plays and poems : with a critical preface / by Dr. Johnson ; life of the author ; commendatory verses on Shakspeare by contemporary poets ; and a glossary.
Uniform title
Works. 1863. Milner & Sowerby
Edition
New ed.
Created/published
Halifax [England] : Milner and Sowerby, 1863.
Description
xxiv, 742 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 23 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Cochran, John, active 1821-1865, printmaker.
Fairney, Sarah Ann, active 1878, former owner.
Black, Henry, d. not before 1863, former owner.
Dalrymple, D., d. not before 1863, former owner.
Milner and Sowerby, publisher.
Note
Frontispiece portrait lettered: Engraved by J. Cochran.

Text in two columns, glossary in three.

With 2 p. of publisher's advertisements.
Genre/form
Publishers' advertisements.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- Halifax.

Call number
PR2752 1863c copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Autograph: Sarah Ann Fairney, 1878. Half bound in calf, with marbled boards, endpapers, and edges.
Folger accession
9/21/38
Call number
PR2752 1863c copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Autograph: Henry Black. Stamp, partially obscured: D. Dalrymple. Publisher's cloth binding, with blind and gold decoration.
Folger accession
1.13.48