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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : from the text of Johnson, Stevens [sic] and Reed : with glossarial notes, his life, and a critique on his genius & writings / by Nicholas Rowe, Esq.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.; Steevens, George, 1736-1800.; Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.; Hopkins, M., d. not before 1823, former owner.; Barnaby, R., active 1824, former owner.; Jones and Co. (London, England), publisher.
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Title
The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : from the text of Johnson, Stevens [sic] and Reed : with glossarial notes, his life, and a critique on his genius & writings / by Nicholas Rowe, Esq.
Uniform title
Plays. 1823. Mason and Co.
Created/published
London : Printed for Mason and Co., and published by Jones and Co., Warwick Square, 1823.
Description
[2], 971, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., port. (lithographs) ; 23 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.
Hopkins, M., d. not before 1823, former owner.
Barnaby, R., active 1824, former owner.
Jones and Co. (London, England), publisher.
Note
Printed in two columns.
Folger-specific note
Folger copy 2 (from table of contents): v. 1. Life of the author. Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth night, or, What you will ; The tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Measure for measure ; Much ado about nothing ; Midsummer night's dream ; Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King John ; Richard II ; Henry IV first part ; Henry IV second part -- v. 2. Henry V ; Henry VI first part ; Henry VI second part ; Henry VI third part ; Richard III ; Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Julius Cesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Timon of Athens ; Cymbelina ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles Prince of Tyre ; King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark ; Othello, the Moor of Venice.
Condition
copy 1
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
PR2752 1823e copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Autograph: M. Hopkins; manuscript note: Gift of Susan Sedgwick Hopkins, November 26, 1932. Manuscript tick marks on the table of contents. In embossed calf binding with gold tooling on spine and marbled paper endleaves.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2752 1823e copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Bound in two volumes. Autograph: R. Barnaby, Augt 3rd, 1824. Substantial manuscript note and copied poems in the same hand in v. 1. Card containing bibliographical references and Shakespeare quotes, laid in v. 1, p. 149. Bound in diced Russia calf with decorated spines and marbled paper endleaves. Contents: v. 1. Life of the author. Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth night, or, What you will ; The tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Measure for measure ; Much ado about nothing ; Midsummer night's dream ; Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King John ; Richard II ; Henry IV first part ; Henry IV second part -- v. 2. Henry V ; Henry VI first part ; Henry VI second part ; Henry VI third part ; Richard III ; Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Julius Cesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Timon of Athens ; Cymbelina ; Titus Andronicus ; Pericles Prince of Tyre ; King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark ; Othello, the Moor of Venice.
Folger accession
cs938