The plays of William Shakspeare : with notes of various commentators / edited by Manley Wood, A.M.
1806
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Title
The plays of William Shakspeare : with notes of various commentators / edited by Manley Wood, A.M.
Uniform title
Plays. 1806. George Kearsley
Created/published
London : Printed for George Kearsley, 1806 ([London] : Printed by T. Davison, Whitefriars)
Description
14 v. : ill., 1 port. (engravings) ; 17 cm (8vo and 12mo)
Associated name
Note
There exist two issues of The plays of William Shakspeare printed by T. Davison in 1806 differing in size and slightly in format and settings of type. In this regular paper issue, the books measure approximately 17 cm, some gatherings, such as the Tempest, are 12mo in 6's, while the majority of gatherings are in 8vo format, and the colophon of the Tempest divisional title reads "Thomas Davison, White Friars." The large-paper issue measures approximately 22 cm, all gatherings are in 8vo format, and the colophon of the Tempest divisional title reads "Thomas Davison, Printer, White-Friars."
Printer information from colophon.
Some account of the life of William Shakspeare by Rowe, Johnson's preface, and a glossary in v. 1.
A list of plates with directions to the binder preceding Rowe's Life in v. 1.
With 2 final leaves of advertisements for Kearsley in v. 1.
Printer information from colophon.
Some account of the life of William Shakspeare by Rowe, Johnson's preface, and a glossary in v. 1.
A list of plates with directions to the binder preceding Rowe's Life in v. 1.
With 2 final leaves of advertisements for Kearsley in v. 1.
Contents
v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona
v. 2. Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth-night ; Measure for measure
v. 3. Midsummer-night's dream ; Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice
v. 4. Much ado about nothing ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well
v. 5. Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors
v. 6. Macbeth ; King John ; King Richard II
v. 7. King Henry IV ; Henry V
v. 8. King Henry VI
v. 9. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida
v. 10. Timon of Athens ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles
v. 11. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar
v. 12. Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline
v. 13. King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet
v. 14. Hamlet ; Othello.
v. 2. Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth-night ; Measure for measure
v. 3. Midsummer-night's dream ; Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice
v. 4. Much ado about nothing ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well
v. 5. Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors
v. 6. Macbeth ; King John ; King Richard II
v. 7. King Henry IV ; Henry V
v. 8. King Henry VI
v. 9. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida
v. 10. Timon of Athens ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles
v. 11. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar
v. 12. Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline
v. 13. King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet
v. 14. Hamlet ; Othello.
Condition
copy 4 v.1-14
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
PR2752 1806a copy 4 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: lacking v. 3,9,14. Autograph: Lincoln Bas[lare?]. Bookplate of Bloomfield McIllvaine. Gift of Henry N. Paul. Original paper boards; leaves untrimmed, some unopened.
Folger accession
6767