The dramatic works of Wm. Shakspeare : correctly given from the text of Johnson & Steevens : with a preface / by Samuel Johnson, LL. D. ; and complete glossarial index.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.; Steevens, George, 1736-1800.; Bumpus, John, bookseller.; Maurice, D. S. (David Sampson), printer.; Andrews, William Eusebius, 1773-1837, bookseller.; Reid, W. H., active 19th century, bookseller.; Butler, Edward, active 1821-1825, publisher.; Polydore, Henry, approximately 1808-?, brother of Charlotte Polidori, former owner.; Polidori, Charlotte, 1802 or 1803-1890, former owner.; Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.
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Title
The dramatic works of Wm. Shakspeare : correctly given from the text of Johnson & Steevens : with a preface / by Samuel Johnson, LL. D. ; and complete glossarial index.
Uniform title
Plays. 1823. Bumpus
Created/published
London : Printed for J. Bumpus, 6, Holborn Bars; Andrews, New-Bond Street; Butler, Bruton Street; Sharpe, King Street; Reid, Charing Cross; Clarke, Royal Exchange, MDCCCXXIII [1823] ([London] : Maurice, Fenchurch Street)
Description
9 v. : ill., port. ; 13 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
Bumpus, John, bookseller.
Maurice, D. S. (David Sampson), printer.
Andrews, William Eusebius, 1773-1837, bookseller.
Reid, W. H., active 19th century, bookseller.
Butler, Edward, active 1821-1825, publisher.
Polydore, Henry, approximately 1808-?, brother of Charlotte Polidori, former owner.
Polidori, Charlotte, 1802 or 1803-1890, former owner.
Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
Bumpus, John, bookseller.
Maurice, D. S. (David Sampson), printer.
Andrews, William Eusebius, 1773-1837, bookseller.
Reid, W. H., active 19th century, bookseller.
Butler, Edward, active 1821-1825, publisher.
Polydore, Henry, approximately 1808-?, brother of Charlotte Polidori, former owner.
Polidori, Charlotte, 1802 or 1803-1890, former owner.
Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.
Note
Printer from colophon, v. 1. Vol. 2-8 colophon reads: Printed by D.S. Maurice, Fenchurch-Street.
The plays (separately paged and each with its own title) are from the same setting of type as the 9-v. 1818 edition printed by C. Whittingham for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones.
Frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare, v. 1, engraved by R. Page.
Several variant states noted. Vol. title page vignettes vary consistently by set: v. 1 is either a jug on a table, or a seated man with snakes. Title page to Romeo and Juliet, v. 2, reads either "A tragedy" or "A comedy." Original publisher's printed paper spine labels is either a long one containing the phrase "With embellishments from Thurston's designs" and has price 1/2/6, or a short one reading "Shakspeare in nine volumes" with price 31/6.
The plays (separately paged and each with its own title) are from the same setting of type as the 9-v. 1818 edition printed by C. Whittingham for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones.
Frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare, v. 1, engraved by R. Page.
Several variant states noted. Vol. title page vignettes vary consistently by set: v. 1 is either a jug on a table, or a seated man with snakes. Title page to Romeo and Juliet, v. 2, reads either "A tragedy" or "A comedy." Original publisher's printed paper spine labels is either a long one containing the phrase "With embellishments from Thurston's designs" and has price 1/2/6, or a short one reading "Shakspeare in nine volumes" with price 31/6.
Contents
v. 1. Preface / Samuel Johnson. Macbeth ; Hamlet ; Coriolanus
v. 2. Merchant of Venice ; Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Tempest ; Much ado about nothing
v. 3. All's well that ends well ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Love's labour's lost ; King Richard II
v. 4. Measure for measure ; Merry wives of Windsor ; King Richard III ; Titus Andronicus
v. 5. Taming of the shrew ; Julius Caesar ; As you like it ; King Lear ; Two gentlemen of Verona
v. 6. King John ; Comedy of errors ; Pericles ; Cymbeline ; Twelfth-night
v. 7. Midsummer-night's dream ; Othello ; Winter's tale ; Troilus and Cressida
v. 8. King Henry IV ; King Henry V ; King Henry VI, part 1
v. 9. King Henry VI, parts 2-3 ; King Henry VIII. Glossary.
v. 2. Merchant of Venice ; Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Tempest ; Much ado about nothing
v. 3. All's well that ends well ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Love's labour's lost ; King Richard II
v. 4. Measure for measure ; Merry wives of Windsor ; King Richard III ; Titus Andronicus
v. 5. Taming of the shrew ; Julius Caesar ; As you like it ; King Lear ; Two gentlemen of Verona
v. 6. King John ; Comedy of errors ; Pericles ; Cymbeline ; Twelfth-night
v. 7. Midsummer-night's dream ; Othello ; Winter's tale ; Troilus and Cressida
v. 8. King Henry IV ; King Henry V ; King Henry VI, part 1
v. 9. King Henry VI, parts 2-3 ; King Henry VIII. Glossary.
Condition
copy 1, v.1-9
copy 2, v.1-6, 8
copy 2, v.1-6, 8
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
PR2752 1823f copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Inscription: To Charlotte Polidori, her brother Henry April 18th 1831. Manuscript note in v. 1: From library of Mr. Michael Rossetti, Sotheran catalogue no. 774, 1920, lot 1679. Vignette of jug on table; Romeo t.p. reads "tragedy"; in original boards with long paper spine labels; printed waste. Mailing label in v. 4 from Henry Sotheran & Co. to H.C. Folger, dated "Apl 8"; removed to curatorial file.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2752 1823f copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: wanting v. 6, 9. Vol. 1 vignette is seated man with snakes; Romeo t.p. reads "tragedy." In original boards with the long paper spine labels, much-faded; printed waste. Gift of Henry N. Paul.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2752 1823f copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Vol. 1, Macbeth bound last. Vol. 1 vignette is seated man with snakes. Romeo t.p. reads "comedy." In original boards with short paper spine labels. Printed paper label '14' at head of v. 6 spine. Gift of Henry N. Paul.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present