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

All titles

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

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

ESTC No.

N12071

Grub Street ID

2083

Description

8v.,plate : port. ; 8°.

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

Part of v.2-4 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 750 copies printed; William Strahan printed v.7-8, and [John?] Reeves printed part of v.4.