As you like it -- Antony and Cleopatra -- The Comedy of errors -- Venus and Adonis -- Hamlet -- Julius Caesar -- King Henry IV, parts I and II -- King Henry V -- King Henry VI, parts I, II and III -- King Henry VIII -- King Lear -- Macbeth -- Measure for measure -- Merchant of Venice -- Merry wives of Windsor -- Midsummer-night's dream -- Much ado about nothing -- Othello -- Romeo and Juliet -- Taming of the shrew -- The tempest -- Twelfth night., Comedy of errors and Venus and Adonis are bound in one volume (p. 1-147 and [149]-252, respectively), each with a separate title page., Issued in black leather box. Individual volumes are bound in different colored leather. Each volume includes a portrait of Shakespeare., Published ca. 1895. Cf. Studies in bibliography, v. 58, p. 220., and Title from box; 24 v. in leather box, as originally issued. From the Geraldine Page papers.
The second of two editions printed in London in 1765. Woodfall is listed as the second bookseller in the imprint for v. 1-2; Corbet is listed as the second bookseller in the imprint for v. 3-8; Longman does not appear in the imprint for v. 3-8; Johnson's preface is paginated continuously with other prefatory matter: [v]-clv [i.e. clxxv]; half titles present in all volumes; no cancelled leaves., Variant with numerous differences in press figures; cf. Fleeman and Eddy. Vol. 8 extra-illustrated with 5 original watercolors, newspaper clipping and 1773 Edwards plate. Autograph in vol. 1: E. Bowright., and Vol. 1 has added t.p.
Publisher:
Printed for J. and R. Tonson, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes, Clark and Collins, T. Longman, W. Johnston, T. Caslon, C. Corbet, T. Lownds, and the executors of B. Dodd,
The second of two editions printed in London in 1765. Woodfall is listed as the second bookseller in the imprint for v. 1-2; Corbet is listed as the second bookseller in the imprint for v. 3-8; Longman does not appear in the imprint for v. 3-8; Johnson's preface is paginated continuously with other prefatory matter: [v]-clv [i.e. clxxv]; half titles present in all volumes; no cancelled leaves. and Variant with numerous differences in press figures; cf. Fleeman and Eddy. Vol. 8 extra-illustrated with 5 original watercolors, newspaper clipping and 1773 Edwards plate. Autograph in vol. 1: E. Bowright.
Publisher:
Printed for J. and R. Tonson, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes, Clark and Collins, T. Longman, W. Johnston, T. Caslon, C. Corbet, T. Lownds, and the executors of B. Dodd,
The above title is prefixed to v. 1 only; v. 2-6 have title: The works of Mr. William Shakespear. Volume the Second [etc.] (The latter title appears also in v. 1 as an added title page.) Each play has special title page.
Publisher:
Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's-head over-against Catherine-Street in the Strand,
Volumes 2-6 have title: The works of Mr. William Shakespear. Volume the Second [etc.] (The latter title appears also in v. 1 as an added title page.) Each play has special title page.
Publisher:
Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's-head over-against Catherine-Street in the Strand,