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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : with life, glossary, and poems : in eight volumes.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Carlisle, Emma, d. not before 1852, former owner.; Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.; J.B. Smith & Co., publisher.
1852
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Title
The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : with life, glossary, and poems : in eight volumes.
Uniform title
Works. 1852. Jas. B. Smith & Co.
Created/published
Philadelphia (146 Chestnut Street) : Jas. B. Smith & Co., [between 1852 and 1858?]
Description
8 v. : ill., ports. ; 14 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Carlisle, Emma, d. not before 1852, former owner.
Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.
J.B. Smith & Co., publisher.
Note
Jas. B. Smith in imprints at 146 Chestnut St. in 1852, and by 1858 was listed at 610 Chestnut St.

"Forty-two illustrations on steel."
Contents
v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Twelfth night ; Measure for measure
v. 2. 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
v. 3. Taming of the shrew ; Winter's tale ; Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King John ; King Richard II
v. 4. King Henry IV ; Henry V ; King Henry VI, part 1-2
v. 5. King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Timon of Athens
v. 6. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Titus Andronicus
v. 7. Pericles ; King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet
v. 8. Othello ; Poems.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Call number
PR2754 8a1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Inscription: Emma Carlisle, from Harry. Half bound in goatskin, with marbled boards, endpapers, and edges. Gift of Henry N. Paul.
Folger accession
6160