The works of Mr. William Shakespear; in eight volumes. Adorn'd with cutts. Revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author, by N. Rowe, Esq; to this edition is added, a table of the most sublime passages in this author

All titles

• The works of Mr. William Shakespear; in eight volumes. Adorn'd with cutts. Revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author, by N. Rowe, Esq; to this edition is added, a table of the most sublime passages in this author
• Works
• Works of Mr. William Shakespeare

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. Tonson: and are to be sold by J. Knapton and D. Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-yard, A Betsworth [sic] on London-Bridge, W. Taylor in Pater-noster Row, T. Varnam and J. Osborn in Lombard-street, and J. Browne near Temple-Bar, MDCCXIV. [1714]

Added name

Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.; Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, editor.; Hughes, John, 1677-1720, editor, attributed name.

Publication year

1714

ESTC No.

N25979

Grub Street ID

15340

Description

8 v., plates ; 12°.

Note

Tonson published two issues in 8 volumes in 1714, each with the same setting of type, distinguished by different imprints. He also added a ninth volume and reissued this edition in a 9-volume set in 1714

Not the same editorial content as Rowe's 1709 edition, despite his name on the title page. Probably edited by John Hughes. See Bouchard, M.D.S. "A Revised Account of the 1714 Works of Mr. William Shakespear," in PBSA 115:4 (Dec 2021), 419-461

The volume title pages bear the imprint: London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, in the Strand. MDCCXIV

Each play has a separate title page.