The works of Mr. William Shakespear; in six volumes. Adorn'd with cuts. Revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author. By N. Rowe, Esq;
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- The works of Mr. William Shakespear; in six volumes. Adorn'd with cuts. Revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author. By N. Rowe, Esq;
- Plays
- People / Organizations
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- Imprint
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London : printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate, next Grays-Inn Lane, MDCCIX. [1709]
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Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller.
- Publication year
- 1709
- ESTC No.
- T138297
- Grub Street ID
- 186167
- Description
- 6 v. ([12], XL, 3324 p.) : ill., ports. ; 8°.
- Note
- In fact the dramatic works only
Each play has a separate title page with the imprint: "printed in the year 1709."
A lineatim reprint (possibly surreptitious) of the edition of the same year (ESTC T138294). In this edition, vol.1 sig. A1, signature letter "A" is under the first "O" of "Goodness"; vol.6 signature letter "A" of leaf A4 is under "w" of "where". In the other edition (ESTC T138294), vol. 1 sig. A1, signature letter "A" iis under "G" of "Goodness"; vol.6 signature letter "A" of leaf A4 is under "h" of "where"
Ford calls this the second issue
Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; woodcut initials
Contents: v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors ; Much ado about nothing ; Love's labour's lost -- v. 2. Midsummer night's dream ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well ; Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale -- v. 3. King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV. Part 1 ; King Henry IV. Part 2 ; Henry V ; King Henry VI. Part 1 ; King Henry VI. Part 2 -- v. 4. King Henry VI. Part 3 ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII ; Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Titus Andronicus -- v. 5. Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens ; Julius Caesar ; Macbeth ; Hamlet ; King Lear ; Othello -- v. 6. Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Pericles ; London prodigal ; Thomas, Lord Cromwell ; Sir John Oldcastle ; Puritan ; Yorkshire tragedy ; Locrine
Pagination. Vol. 1: [12], XL, 463, [1] p., [9] leaves of plates; vol. 2: [5], 468-975, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates; vol. 3: [5], 980-1535, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates; vol. 4: [5], 1540-2072 p., [6] leaves of plates; vol. 5: [5], 2076-2647, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates; vol. 6: [7], 2656-3324 p., [9] leaves of plates
Signatures: Vol. 1: pi]2] A]4] a-b]8c]4] B-2G]8; vol. 2: A]2(-A2) B-2K]8; vol. 3: A]2(-A2) B-2N]8; vol. 4: A]2(-A2) B-2L]8] M]4; vol. 5: A]2(-A2) B-2O]8; vol. 6: A-2N]8] (A1 is blank).
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- Gutter: 1.2cms. Ht: 18.6cm