The dramatic works of William Shakespeare.

Item

Title

The dramatic works of William Shakespeare.

list of authors

Shakespeare, William

Publisher

Chiswick : Printed by C. Whittingham, for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster Row,

Date

1818

General Notes

7 volumes. Miniature format. Folger notes read: Each play with an individual title page reading "from the Chiswick Press" dated between 1816 and 1818. Plays with separate pagination and signatures.With Remarks on the life and writings of William Shakspeare, written expressly for this edition in 1814, revised and altered in March 1818 by John Britton, and Johnson’s preface in v. 1. Glossarial index in v. 7.

Bound in half calf over marbled boards. Volume 2 missing title page and Volume 1 has #229-235 on front pastedown and date of 9/80, i.e. September 1880. Signature and date in all 7 volumes. Additional signature of Charles E. O'keefe in pencil.

uri

Yes

Spatial Coverage

Chiswick

Identifier

PR2753.W626 mini

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Special Collections

Item sets

Works from the Barnett Collection