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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.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Forrest Collection PR2752 .R3 1809 v.14
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR2752 .R3 1809 v.3-4,6,13-16 (v.3-4) v.6 (v.13-16)
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- 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
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