The plays of William Shakespeare, in eight volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Sam. Johnson.

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

London: 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, M,DCC,LXV. [1765]

Publication year

1765-1765

ESTC No.

N12071

Grub Street ID

2083

Description

8v.,plate : port. ; 8⁰

Note

The second of two 1765 editions; in this edition Woodfall is listed as the second bookseller, and Johnson's preface is paged continuously with other prefatory matter, [i]-clv [i.e. clxxv].

The imprint in vols. 3-8 lists C. Corbet as the second bookseller.