The works of Mr. William Shakespear : in eight volumes ; adorn'd with cutts / revis'd and corrected, with an Account of the life and writings of the author, by N. Rowe : to this edition is added a Table of the most sublime passages in this author.
Publisher:
printed for J. Tonson :
Copyright Date:
MDCCXIV 1714
Description:
8 volumes, 41 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (engravings) ; 17 cm (12mo)
Special Collections X-collection copy : Reclassified to LC; old Dewey call number is 828 .S527.X2ro IaU Third ed., 1st issue.--Cf. Ford, p. 15: "very scarce." General title page volume 1 only; volumes 2-6 have title page: "The works of Mr. William Shakespear ; volume the second [etc.]" Each play also has special title page with: "Printed in the year 1714." Plays were also sold separately--Cf. Jaggard. Numerous pagination errors. Frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare by Lud. du Guernier prefixed to volume 1. Plate by du Guernier or Kirkall prefixes each play's title page, depicting scenes from various plays. Head- and tail-pieces; initials. Includes "An index of the most beautiful thoughts, descriptions, speeches, &c. in Shakespear's works": v. 8, p. [399]-[419].
Contents:
v. 1: Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespear / N. Rowe -- Tempest -- Two gentlemen of Verona -- Merry wives of Windsor -- Measure for measure -- Comedy of errors -- Much ado about nothing ; v. 2: Love's labour's lost -- Midsummer night's dream -- Merchant of Venice -- As you like it -- Taming of the shrew -- All's well that ends well ; v. 3: Twelfth night -- Winter's tale -- King John -- King Richard II -- King Henry IV, part 1 ; v. 4: King Henry IV, part 2 -- King Henry V -- King Henry VI, part 1 -- King Henry VI, part 2 -- King Henry VI, part 3 ; v. 5: King Richard III -- King Henry VIII -- Troilus and Cressida -- Coriolanus -- Titus Andronicus ; v. 6: Romeo and Juliet -- Timon of Athens -- Julius Caesar -- Macbeth -- Hamlet ; v. 7: King Lear -- Othello -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Cymbeline ; v. 8: Pericles -- London prodigal -- Thomas Lord Cromwell -- Sir John Oldcastle -- Puritan -- Yorkshire tragedy -- Locrine.
Indexed by:
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p. 15-18 Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibl., p. 497-498 ESTC, N25981
OCLC:
(OCoLC)45165419
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.