The works of Shakespeare : in seven volumes : collated with the oldest copies, and corrected, with notes, explanatory, and critical / by Mr. Theobald.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744.; Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735, bookseller.; Clay, Francis, -1738, bookseller.; Feales, William, bookseller.; Wellington, Richard, active 1735-1740, bookseller.; Arlaud, Benoît, -1719, printmaker.; Duchange, Gaspard, 1662-1757, illustrator.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Thirlby, Styan, approximately 1686-1753, former owner.; Thirlby, Styan, approximately 1686-1753, annotator.; Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.; Williams, Theodore, -1826, former owner.; Bulley, Frederic, 1810 or 1811-1885, former owner.; Wegg, Saml., d. not before 1733, former owner.; Rose, George, 1744-1818, former owner.; Fitzgerald, Percy, 1834-1925, former owner.; Larkins, J., d. not before 1733, binder.; A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch (Firm), bookseller.
1733
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Title
The works of Shakespeare : in seven volumes : collated with the oldest copies, and corrected, with notes, explanatory, and critical / by Mr. Theobald.
Uniform title
Plays. 1733
Created/published
London : Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, J. Tonson, F. Clay, W. Feales, and R. Wellington, MDCCXXXIII [1733]
Description
7 v. : port. (engraving) ; 27 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744.
Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735, bookseller.
Clay, Francis, -1738, bookseller.
Feales, William, bookseller.
Wellington, Richard, active 1735-1740, bookseller.
Arlaud, Benoît, -1719, printmaker.
Duchange, Gaspard, 1662-1757, illustrator.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Thirlby, Styan, approximately 1686-1753, former owner.
Thirlby, Styan, approximately 1686-1753, annotator.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Williams, Theodore, -1826, former owner.
Bulley, Frederic, 1810 or 1811-1885, former owner.
Wegg, Saml., d. not before 1733, former owner.
Rose, George, 1744-1818, former owner.
Fitzgerald, Percy, 1834-1925, former owner.
Larkins, J., d. not before 1733, binder.
A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch (Firm), bookseller.
Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744.
Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735, bookseller.
Clay, Francis, -1738, bookseller.
Feales, William, bookseller.
Wellington, Richard, active 1735-1740, bookseller.
Arlaud, Benoît, -1719, printmaker.
Duchange, Gaspard, 1662-1757, illustrator.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Thirlby, Styan, approximately 1686-1753, former owner.
Thirlby, Styan, approximately 1686-1753, annotator.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Williams, Theodore, -1826, former owner.
Bulley, Frederic, 1810 or 1811-1885, former owner.
Wegg, Saml., d. not before 1733, former owner.
Rose, George, 1744-1818, former owner.
Fitzgerald, Percy, 1834-1925, former owner.
Larkins, J., d. not before 1733, binder.
A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch (Firm), bookseller.
Note
This is the large paper issue printed in 75 copies, with gutter margin of approximately 1.5 cm. There is also a small paper issue with approximate height of 21 cm and gutter margin of approximately .7 cm.
Contains the plays only.
Vol. 1 with a general title page, a volume title page, and play title pages. Volumes 2-7 with a volume half-title, a volume title page, and play title pages.
Some volume half-titles of v. 4 and 5 erroneously numbered V and IV, respectively (ESTC).
Engraved frontispiece portrait (vol. 1) lettered: B. Arlaud del., G. Duchange scul.
With a list of subscribers in v. 1 and "A table of the several editions of Shakespeare's plays, collected by the editor" in v. 7.
Vol. 5 volume title page lists Macbeth as the third play; it is actually the final play of the volume.
Contains the plays only.
Vol. 1 with a general title page, a volume title page, and play title pages. Volumes 2-7 with a volume half-title, a volume title page, and play title pages.
Some volume half-titles of v. 4 and 5 erroneously numbered V and IV, respectively (ESTC).
Engraved frontispiece portrait (vol. 1) lettered: B. Arlaud del., G. Duchange scul.
With a list of subscribers in v. 1 and "A table of the several editions of Shakespeare's plays, collected by the editor" in v. 7.
Vol. 5 volume title page lists Macbeth as the third play; it is actually the final play of the volume.
Contents
v. 1. Tempest ; Midsummer night's dream ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure ; Much ado about nothing
v. 2. Merchant of Venice ; Love's labour's lost ; As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well ; Twelfth-night
v. 3. Comedy of errors ; Winter's tale ; King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV. Part 1-2
v. 4. Henry V ; King Henry VI. Part 1-3 ; King Richard III
v. 5. King Henry VIII ; King Lear ; Timon of Athens ; Titus Andronicus ; Macbeth
v. 6. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline
v. 7. Troilus and Cressida ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello.
v. 2. Merchant of Venice ; Love's labour's lost ; As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well ; Twelfth-night
v. 3. Comedy of errors ; Winter's tale ; King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV. Part 1-2
v. 4. Henry V ; King Henry VI. Part 1-3 ; King Richard III
v. 5. King Henry VIII ; King Lear ; Timon of Athens ; Titus Andronicus ; Macbeth
v. 6. Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline
v. 7. Troilus and Cressida ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello.
Exhibited
Copy 3. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Lost at Sea.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), N492493
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p. 26-28
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 499
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p. 26-28
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 499
Genre/form
Annotations.
Subscription lists.
Subscription lists.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2752 1733 copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Vol. 5 volume title page lacking; in its place is the v. 4. t.p. Bound in 19th-century red goatskin with gold-tooled border and gold-stamped crest (motto: Deus alit me) with initials TW [i.e. Theodore Williams]; marbled paper fly-leaves, gilt edges, and stuck-on headbands. Manuscript provenance note: "From the sale of Revd Theodore Williams April 1827, lot 1605, £17. This copy belonged Frederick Prince of Wales, father to George the 3d. Purchased by [Fr?] Bulley at the sale of the Perkins Library, Hanworth Park, June 1873 for £20." Removed from v. 7: address label from Maggs Bros. addressed to H.C. Folger Esq., postdate of 1922.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number visible
Call number
PR2752 1733 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Vol. 4-5 lacking volume title pages. "With manuscript notes by the learned Styan Thirlby." Stamp: Bibliotheca Heberiana (v. 4). Half bound in green-colored leather with marbled paper boards and endpapers. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs205
Call number
PR2752 1733 copy 4 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Manuscript annotations throughout each volume. Armorial bookplate (motto: Nil Conscire Sibi) of Saml. Wegg, Esq. In full leather binding with marbled paper endpapers. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs1446
Call number
PR2752 1733 copy 8 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Armorial bookplate (motto: Constant and True) of the right honorable George Rose. In full leather binding; portion of leather spine label removed to curatorial file (v. 2-3). Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs469
Call number
PR2752 1733 copy 12 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Vols. 4 and 5 lacking volume half-titles. Bookplate of Percy Fitzgerald. Manuscript notes in v. 1 attributing copy to Doctor A.B. Sharpe and Speaker [Cusbors?]. Bound in half red calf with marbled paper boards and endpapers; stamp: bound by J. Larkins. Vol. 7 bound first with: An essay on the learning of Shakespeare, Farmer, 1767. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs501