The plays of William Shakspeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. ; with a series of engravings, from the original designs of Henry Fuseli, Esq. ... and a selection of explanatory and historical notes from the most eminent commentators ; A history of the stage, A life of Shakspeare, &c. / by Alexander Chalmers ; in nine volumes.

The plays of William Shakspeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. ; with a series of engravings, from the original designs of Henry Fuseli, Esq. ... and a selection of explanatory and historical notes from the most eminent commentators ; A history of the stage, A life of Shakspeare, &c. / by Alexander Chalmers ; in nine volumes.

Plays. 1811. J. Nichols and Son

A new edition.

London : Printed for J. Nichols and Son; F., C. and J. Rivington; J. Stockdale; W. Lowndes; G. Wilkie and J. Robinson; T. Egerton; J. Walker; W. Clarke and Son; J. Barker; J. Cuthell; R. Lea; Lackington and Co.; J. Deighton; J. White and Co.; B. Crosby and Co.; W. Earle; J. Gray and Son; Longman and Co.; Cadell and Davies; J. Harding; R.H. Evans; J. Booker; S. Bagster; J. Mawman; Black and Co.; J. Richardson; J. Booth; Newman and Co.; R. Pheney; R. Scholey; J. Asperne; J. Faulder; R. Baldwin; Cradock and Joy; J. Mackinlay; J. Johnson and Co.; Gale and Curtis; G. Robinson ; York : Wilson and Son, 1811 (London : C. Baldwin, printer, New Bridge-street)

9 v. : ill., 1 port. (engravings) ; 23 cm (8vo)

Not to be confused with either of the J. Nichols and Son, [etc.] 1811 Plays of William Shakspeare, in eight or in ten volumes.

Edition statement precedes "in nine volumes" on vol. title page. Printer information from colophon; "London" follows address.

Volumes with half-titles and vol. title pages; plays with divisional titles.

Frontispiece portrait lettered: Engraved by J. Collyer. Published by J. Nichols and Son, &c., Novr. 30, 1810. Additional plates engraved by Bromley, R.H. Cromek, Rhodes, Dadley, I. Neagle, Taylor, J.G. Walker, C. Warren, T. Milton, S. Noble, Lee, W. Blake, and Joseph Smith from works by H. Fuseli.

With the prefaces of Chalmers, Johnson, and Pope, Malone's Historical account of the English stage, and a sketch of the Life of Shakespeare in v. 1. Glossarial index in v. 9.

v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor
v. 2. Twelfth-night ; Measure for measure ; Much ado about nothing ; Midsummer-night's dream ; Love's labour's lost
v. 3. Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the Shrew ; Winter's tale
v. 4. Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1
v. 5. King Henry IV, part 2 ; Henry V ; King Henry VI, parts 1-2
v. 6. King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida
v. 7. Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra
v. 8. Cymbeline ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles ; King Lear
v. 9. Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello.

copy 1 v.9
copy 2 v.1-3,5,8-9
copy 2 v.1-9

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 512

Great Britain -- England -- London.
Great Britain -- England -- York.

PR2752 1811a copy 2 Sh.Col.

Lacking plates; in pencil manuscript "I think Mr. Wightwick must have cut out the engravings and put them into a scrap book which I no longer possess. J.W." In manuscript ink on half-titles: "Marked for private reading, [G.?]W." Ink manuscript notes, markings, passages crossed out; leaf of manuscript inserted into Tempest where p. 35-36 missing; paper pasted over passages or inserted with manuscript passages in Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline (with evidence of pins removed), and Titus. Armorial bookplate of Henry Irving. Autograph v. 8: J. Wightwick, 1872. Manuscript inscription v. 9 endpaper: M. Chas. Mullen, for Braddon. Half-calf binding over marbled boards; some vols. rebacked, v. 8 lacking boards.

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PR2752 1811a copy 1 Sh.Col.

Lacking plates. Leaves with pencil manuscript scenes laid into Richard II and Henry IV part 1 (v. 4). Autograph: A.[F.?] Halliday. Half calf binding with marbled boards; Note: v. 8 and 9 with spines stamped for the others' volume.

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PR2752 1811a copy 3 Sh.Col.

Bookplate: John K. Kinsman, 57 Lincoln's Inn Fields. Autograph written upside-down on back fly-leaves: Jn. K. Kinsman. Diced leather binding with blind tooling and filleting.

2.10.49

PR2752 1811a copy 4 v.1 fragment Sh.Col.

Imperfect: fragment of v.1 only. Bound in paper-covered boards with manuscript ink title on front cover and spine labels.

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