Twenty of the plays of Shakespeare, being the whole number printed in quarto during his life-time, ... collated where there were different copies, and publish'd from the originals, by George Steevens, Esq; in four volumes.

All titles

• Twenty of the plays of Shakespeare, being the whole number printed in quarto during his life-time, ... collated where there were different copies, and publish'd from the originals, by George Steevens, Esq; in four volumes.
• Plays. Selections

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. and R. Tonson; T. Payne; and W. Richardson, 1766.

Publication year

1766

ESTC No.

T140378

Grub Street ID

188150

Description

4v. ; 8°.

Note

The whole set is unpaginated

Each play and the sonnets has a separate titlepage

Includes the sonnets and a version of 'King Lear': 'The true chronicle history of King Leir, and his three daughters, .. '.