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The plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Corrected from the latest and best London editions, with notes, by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. To which are added, a glossary and the life of the author. Embellished with a striking likeness from the collection of His Grace the Duke of Chandos. Vol. I[-VIII].
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1795 Sha Api 795 B3072
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 4348
- Standardized Title:
- Works
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 8 v. : 1 port. ; 12°.
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan, MDCCXCV[-MDCCXCVI] [1795-1796]
- Notes:
- Volumes 4-8 were published in 1796.
- Edition statement transposed; precedes volume number on title page.
- Frontispiece portrait engraved by Robert Field.
- Vol. 1: [4], xlviii, 384 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 412 p.; v. 3: 432 p.; v. 4: 447, [1] p.; v. 5: 392 p.; v. 6: 388 p.; v. 7: 452 p.; v. 8: 304, iv, [3], 8-128 p.
- Numerous errors in paging.
- Erratum note, v. 1, p. 384.
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Cited in:
- Evans 29496; Evans 31180
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