Mr William Shakespeare his comedies, histories, and tragedies, set out by himself in quarto, or by the players his fellows in solio, and now faithfully republish'd from those editions in ten volumes octavo; with an introduction: whereunto will be added, in some other volumes, notes, critical and explanatory, and a body of various readings entire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--18th century.

English drama.

Genre:

Plays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10v. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Mr William Shakespeare his comedies, histories, and tragedies,

Place of Publication:

London : printed by Dryden Leach, for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand, [1768]

Notes:

Editor's dedication signed and dated: Edward Capell. Nov. 9. 1767.

In fact the dramatic works only.

The titlepages and imprints of vols. 2-10 read: 'The works of Shakespeare, ...' and 'printed for J. and R. Tonson'.

Colophon: 'From the press of Dryden leach, in Crane Court; Febr. 23. 1768.'

Each play has separate divisional half-title and pagination.

Variant: A3 instead a3 in vol.1.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T138599.

OCLC:

642409337