Shakespeare. : Mr. Alderman Boydell, Josiah Boydell, and George Nicol, propose to publish by subscription a most magnificent and accurate edition of the plays of Shakespeare, in eight volumes of the largest quarto size, on the finest royal atlas paper, to be fabricated for that purpose by Mr. Whatman. The letter-press will be executed by Mr. Hughs, with a set of new types cast by Mr. Caslon. The text to be regulated, and the literary part of the undertaking conducted, by George Steevens, Esq...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--18th century.

English drama.

Genre:

Prospectuses.

Physical Description:

4 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

[London] : [publisher not identified], [1786]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Dated at head: London, December 1, 1786.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T177529.

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