The works of William Shakespeare / the text revised by the Rev. Alexander Dyce ; in nine volumes.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869.; Dalton, W. H. (William Henry), bookseller.; Browning, Robert, 1812-1889, former owner.; Robertson, J. L., active 1863, former owner.; Neil, Samuel, 1825-1901, associated name.; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901, associated name.; Louis Napoléon, Prince Impérial of the French, 1856-1879, former owner.; Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913, former owner.; Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; Holl, Francis, 1815-1884, printmaker.; Chapman and Hall, publisher.
1864

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Title
The works of William Shakespeare / the text revised by the Rev. Alexander Dyce ; in nine volumes.
Uniform title
Works. 1864. Chapman & Hall
Edition
2nd ed.
Created/published
London : Chapman and Hall, 1864-67 (London : Robson and Levey, printers)
Description
9 v. : ports., facsim. ; 23 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869.
Dalton, W. H. (William Henry), bookseller.
Browning, Robert, 1812-1889, former owner.
Robertson, J. L., active 1863, former owner.
Neil, Samuel, 1825-1901, associated name.
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901, associated name.
Louis Napoléon, Prince Impérial of the French, 1856-1879, former owner.
Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Holl, Francis, 1815-1884, printmaker.
Chapman and Hall, publisher.
Note
Vol. 1 frontispiece lettered: Engraved by Francis Holl.
Vol. 4-9 printed by Robson and Son.
Part of this edition was issued with fresh titles dated 1866-1867 (Jaggard).
Title-pages for issues printed 1864-1865 state "in eight volumes."
Contents
v. 1. Some account of the life of Shakespeare. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure
v. 2. Comedy of errors ; Much ado about nothing ; Love's labour's lost ; Midsummer night's dream ; Merchant of venice
v. 3. As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well ; Twelfth night ; Winter's tale
v. 4. King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV ; Henry V
v. 5. King Henry VI ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII
v. 6. Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Titus Andronicus ; Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Julius Caesar
v. 7. Macbeth ; Hamlet ; King Lear ; Othello ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline
v. 8. Pericles ; Two noble kinsmen ; Venus and Adonis ; Lucrece ; Sonnets ; Lover's complaint ; Passionate pilgrim ; Phoenix and the turtle
v. 9. Glossary.
Cited/described in
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 538-539
Genre/form
Publishers' advertisements.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Item Details

Call number
PR2752 1864-1867 copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Partially unopened. Autograph: Robert Browning. Bookseller's ticket: Cinder, book, music & print seller, Canterbury. Publisher's cloth binding.
Folger accession
cs569
Call number
PR2752 1864-1867 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v.9 only. Autograph: Edward Dowden, November 1867. Stamp: Edward Dowden Library. Publisher's cloth binding.
Folger accession
cs569
Call number
PR2752 1866-1867b copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Armorial bookplate: Anthony Trollope. Some manuscript notes. Calf binding, with marbled endpapers.
Folger accession
5253
Call number
PR2752 1866-1867b copy 4 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Presentation copy from Queen Victoria of England to Louis Napoléon, Prince Impérial of France, dated March 16, 1873. Crowned initial "N" stamped on each volume title-page. Stamp: W.H. Dalton, 28 Cocksbur Street. Goatskin binding, with crown and initials "L.N." stamped in gold; gilt edges.
Folger accession
cs1711
Call number
PR2752 1864-1867 copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Autograph: J.L. Robertson, Canterbury, 1863. Bookseller's ticket: Cinder book, music & print seller, Canterbury. Publisher's cloth binding.
Folger accession
cs617
Call number
PR2752 1866-1867b copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Bookseller's ticket: James Hadden, bookseller & stationer, 65A Sauchiehall St., Glasgow. Some manuscript notes. Publisher's cloth binding. Material pasted or laid in throughout, including publisher's advertisements, newspaper clippings, paper with manuscript notes, minutes from the Edinburgh Shakespeare Society, and a paper with autograph: Samuel Neil, Esq., President, Edinr. Shakespeare Society.
Folger accession
cs166
Call number
PR2752 1866-1867b copy 5 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v.9 only. Bookplate: Ex libris W.T. Smedley. Manuscript notes. Publisher's cloth binding.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2752 1866-1867b copy 6 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: Fragment, consisting only of the Life of Shakespeare, other v.1 prefatory material, and the individual title pages and introductions to all the plays. Manuscript pages numbering. In manuscript, crossed out: For my London Library. In manuscript: Hollingbury Copse [i.e. the home of James Halliwell-Phillipps. Half bound in goatskin, with marbled boards and endpapers; gilt edges.
Folger accession
cs1895
Call number
PR2752 1864-1867 copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Autograph: J.L. Robertson, Canterbury, 1863. Bookseller's ticket: Cinder book, music & print seller, Canterbury. Publisher's cloth binding.
Folger accession
cs617