[The dramatick works of William Shakespear. ...]

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

[London: printed by R. Walker, 1734]

Publication year

1734-1734

ESTC No.

N67053

Grub Street ID

48680

Description

[3],6-71,[4],74-397,[23],96p.,plates : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

An edition published in open competition with the "copyright" edition of Jacob Tonson.

Contents: Julius Caesar 1734, The London Prodigal 1714, The Life and Death of Thomas Lord Cromwell 1714, The History or Sir John Oldcastle 1714, The Puritan 1714, A Yorkshire Tragedy 1714, The Tragedy of Locrine 1714, with a [23]p. index, The Life and Death of Richard III 1734.

This is apparently a made-up volume 8 of 'The Dramatick works of William Shakespear 1734-1735.

Each play has a separate dated titlepage.

Uncontrolled note

-A? general titlepage; verify 245