The plays of William Shakspeare / with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators ; to which are added, notes, by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens ; revised and augmented by Isaac Reed ; with a glossarial index.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contributor:

Dennie, Joseph, 1768-1812.

Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.

Steevens, George, 1736-1800.

Standardized Title:

Plays

Language:

English

Penn Provenance:

Wylie, Samuel B. (autograph) (RBC copy)

Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (donor) (Forrest copy)

Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 (stamp) (Forrest copy)

Physical Description:

17 volumes : facsimile, portrait ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : C. and A. Conrad & Co., 1805-09 [v. 1, 1809]

Contents:

v. 1. Prolegomena

Advertisement / by Mr. Reed

Advertisement / by Steevens

Preface to Mr. Richardson's proposals

Supplement to the proposals of Mr. Richardson

Advertisement / by Mr. Steevens (1793)

Rowe's life of Shakespeare

Anecdotes from Oldys

Baptisms, marriages, &c.

Shakespeare's coat of arms

Shakespeare's mortgage

Shakespeare's will

Dedication / by Hemings and Condell

Preface / by Hemings and Condell

Preface / by Johnson

Preface / by Pope

Advertisement to 20 plays / by Steevens

Introduction / by Capell

Preface / by M. Mason

Advertisement / by Reed

Preface / by Malone

Preface / by Theobald

Farmer's essay on the learning of Shakespeare

Commendatory verses.

Notes:

Publishers vary: v. 2-8, H. Maxwell and T.S. Manning; v. 9-17, J. Morgan and T.S. Manning.

Edited by Joseph Dennie. cf. Shakespeare bibliography / Wm. Jaggard; Catalogue of the Barton collection / Boston Public Library, I, p. 6.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Library has vols. 3-4,6,13-16.

Forrest coll. has v. 14 only.

Cited in:

Shaw & Shoemaker, 18593. (Vols. 1, 13-15, 17)

Shaw & Shoemaker, 9342. (Vols. 2-6)

Shaw & Shoemaker, 18594. (Vols. 7-12, 16)

OCLC:

68901238