Bell's edition of Shakespeare's plays : as they are now performed at the Theatres Royal in London : regulated from the prompt books of each house, by permission, with notes critical and illustrative / by the authors of the Dramatic censor.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Gentleman, Francis, 1728-1784.; Bell, John, 1745-1831, bookseller.; Etherington, Christopher, active 1757-1777, bookseller.; Hall, John, 1739-1797, printmaker.; Byrne, William, 1743-1805, printmaker.; Liart, Matthew, approximately 1736-approximately 1782, printmaker.; Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, printmaker.; Mazell, Peter, active 1761-1797, printmaker.; Walker, William, 1729-1793, printmaker.; Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker.; Basire, James, 1730-1802, printmaker.; Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker.; Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, printmaker.; Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769-1789, printmaker.; Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker.; Dance, Nathaniel, Sir, 1735-1811, illustrator.; Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, illustrator.; Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, illustrator.; Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, illustrator.; Browne, Thomas Beale, d. not before 1774, signer.; Martin, J. U., d. not before 1774, former owner.; Washington, George, 1732-1799, former owner.; Lewis, Attaway, active 1897, signer.; Percy, Elizabeth, d. not before 1774, signer.; Percy, Henry, d. not before 1774, signer.; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England); Covent Garden Theatre.
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Title
Bell's edition of Shakespeare's plays : as they are now performed at the Theatres Royal in London : regulated from the prompt books of each house, by permission, with notes critical and illustrative / by the authors of the Dramatic censor.
Uniform title
Works. 1774. John Bell
Edition
The second edition.
Created/published
London : Printed for John Bell, near Exeter Exchange in the Strand, and C. Etherington at York, MDCCLXXIIII [1774]
Description
9 v. : ill., ports. (engravings) ; 21 cm (12mo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Gentleman, Francis, 1728-1784.
Bell, John, 1745-1831, bookseller.
Etherington, Christopher, active 1757-1777, bookseller.
Hall, John, 1739-1797, printmaker.
Byrne, William, 1743-1805, printmaker.
Liart, Matthew, approximately 1736-approximately 1782, printmaker.
Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, printmaker.
Mazell, Peter, active 1761-1797, printmaker.
Walker, William, 1729-1793, printmaker.
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker.
Basire, James, 1730-1802, printmaker.
Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker.
Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, printmaker.
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769-1789, printmaker.
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker.
Dance, Nathaniel, Sir, 1735-1811, illustrator.
Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, illustrator.
Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, illustrator.
Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, illustrator.
Browne, Thomas Beale, d. not before 1774, signer.
Martin, J. U., d. not before 1774, former owner.
Washington, George, 1732-1799, former owner.
Lewis, Attaway, active 1897, signer.
Percy, Elizabeth, d. not before 1774, signer.
Percy, Henry, d. not before 1774, signer.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Covent Garden Theatre.
Gentleman, Francis, 1728-1784.
Bell, John, 1745-1831, bookseller.
Etherington, Christopher, active 1757-1777, bookseller.
Hall, John, 1739-1797, printmaker.
Byrne, William, 1743-1805, printmaker.
Liart, Matthew, approximately 1736-approximately 1782, printmaker.
Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, printmaker.
Mazell, Peter, active 1761-1797, printmaker.
Walker, William, 1729-1793, printmaker.
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker.
Basire, James, 1730-1802, printmaker.
Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker.
Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, printmaker.
Parkinson, Thomas, active 1769-1789, printmaker.
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker.
Dance, Nathaniel, Sir, 1735-1811, illustrator.
Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, illustrator.
Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, illustrator.
Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, illustrator.
Browne, Thomas Beale, d. not before 1774, signer.
Martin, J. U., d. not before 1774, former owner.
Washington, George, 1732-1799, former owner.
Lewis, Attaway, active 1897, signer.
Percy, Elizabeth, d. not before 1774, signer.
Percy, Henry, d. not before 1774, signer.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Covent Garden Theatre.
Note
Edited by Francis Gentleman.
Vol. 1-5 of this 9-v. set exist in three separate settings of type; v. 6-9 of all three are the same setting of type. In this edition, which is on slightly larger paper (21 compared to 17 cm), v. 1-5 are gathered in 12's, the individual play title pages are dated 1774, with v.2-5 stating "the second edition". Vol. 6-8, and the unnumbered ninth volume containing the poems, are in 12's. The v. title pages (v.1-8), the individual play titles (v.6-8), and the engraved title page for v. [9] are dated 1774. The following signature marks are directly beneath the identified characters (a space is represented by $): v.1. B1 an -- v. 2. B4 $oth -- v. 3. B3 erva -- v.4. B3 ty$of -- v.5. B3 rutu.
Plays are paginated and signed continuously. Plays in v.1-5 were frequently bound out of signature order, often in the order of the volume title-pages.
Engraved illustrations variously lettered by engravers: J. Hall, W. Byrne, M. Liart, Isaac Taylor, P. Mazell, W. Walker, C. Grignion, Js. Basire, I.K. Sherwin, T. Cook, J. Roberts, Parkinson, White, R. Dighton; and artists: N. Dance, E. Edwards, Isaac Taylor, and I.K. Sherwin. Vignettes are dated between 1773-1774; portraits of actors: Published for Bell's edition of Shakespeare, 1775-1776.
Not in ESTC; see N474724 and T138849.
Not in Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography; see p. 504.
An Introduction to Shakespeare's plays, dated 1774, in v. 1. Life of Shakespeare in v. 9.
Plays in volumes 1-5 with cast lists. Some plays with bookseller's advertisements.
Vol. title page order: v. 1. As you like it ; Macbeth ; Othello ; All's well that ends well -- v. 2. Merchant of Venice ; Romeo and Juliet ; King Lear ; Cymbeline ; Much ado about nothing -- v. 3. Measure for measure ; King Richard III ; Hamlet ; Tempest ; Merry wives of Windsor -- v. 4. King Henry IV, part 1 ; King John ; Henry V ; King Henry VIII ; King Henry IV, part 2 -- v. 5. Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale ; Julius Caesar ; Coriolanus ; Timon of Athens.
Vol. 1-5 of this 9-v. set exist in three separate settings of type; v. 6-9 of all three are the same setting of type. In this edition, which is on slightly larger paper (21 compared to 17 cm), v. 1-5 are gathered in 12's, the individual play title pages are dated 1774, with v.2-5 stating "the second edition". Vol. 6-8, and the unnumbered ninth volume containing the poems, are in 12's. The v. title pages (v.1-8), the individual play titles (v.6-8), and the engraved title page for v. [9] are dated 1774. The following signature marks are directly beneath the identified characters (a space is represented by $): v.1. B1 an -- v. 2. B4 $oth -- v. 3. B3 erva -- v.4. B3 ty$of -- v.5. B3 rutu.
Plays are paginated and signed continuously. Plays in v.1-5 were frequently bound out of signature order, often in the order of the volume title-pages.
Engraved illustrations variously lettered by engravers: J. Hall, W. Byrne, M. Liart, Isaac Taylor, P. Mazell, W. Walker, C. Grignion, Js. Basire, I.K. Sherwin, T. Cook, J. Roberts, Parkinson, White, R. Dighton; and artists: N. Dance, E. Edwards, Isaac Taylor, and I.K. Sherwin. Vignettes are dated between 1773-1774; portraits of actors: Published for Bell's edition of Shakespeare, 1775-1776.
Not in ESTC; see N474724 and T138849.
Not in Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography; see p. 504.
An Introduction to Shakespeare's plays, dated 1774, in v. 1. Life of Shakespeare in v. 9.
Plays in volumes 1-5 with cast lists. Some plays with bookseller's advertisements.
Vol. title page order: v. 1. As you like it ; Macbeth ; Othello ; All's well that ends well -- v. 2. Merchant of Venice ; Romeo and Juliet ; King Lear ; Cymbeline ; Much ado about nothing -- v. 3. Measure for measure ; King Richard III ; Hamlet ; Tempest ; Merry wives of Windsor -- v. 4. King Henry IV, part 1 ; King John ; Henry V ; King Henry VIII ; King Henry IV, part 2 -- v. 5. Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale ; Julius Caesar ; Coriolanus ; Timon of Athens.
Contents
Signature order: v. 1. Macbeth ; As you like it ; Othello ; All's well that ends well
v. 2. King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Merchant of Venice ; Cymbeline ; Much ado about nothing
v. 3. King Richard III ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Hamlet ; Tempest ; Measure for measure
v. 4. King John ; King Henry IV ; Henry V ; King Henry VIII
v. 5. Julius Caesar ; Timon of Athens ; Winter's tale ; Coriolanus ; Twelfth-night
v. 6. Two gentlemen of Verona ; Taming of the shrew ; Troilus and Cressida ; Antony and Cleopatra
v. 7. King Richard II ; King Henry VI
v. 8. Titus Andronicus ; Comedy of errors ; Midsummer-night's dream ; Love's labour's lost
v. 9. Poems written by Shakespear.
v. 2. King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Merchant of Venice ; Cymbeline ; Much ado about nothing
v. 3. King Richard III ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Hamlet ; Tempest ; Measure for measure
v. 4. King John ; King Henry IV ; Henry V ; King Henry VIII
v. 5. Julius Caesar ; Timon of Athens ; Winter's tale ; Coriolanus ; Twelfth-night
v. 6. Two gentlemen of Verona ; Taming of the shrew ; Troilus and Cressida ; Antony and Cleopatra
v. 7. King Richard II ; King Henry VI
v. 8. Titus Andronicus ; Comedy of errors ; Midsummer-night's dream ; Love's labour's lost
v. 9. Poems written by Shakespear.
Exhibited
copy 4 v.5 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014. Shakespeare's the Thing. Opening: tp.
Cited/described in
Burnim & Highfill. John Bell, p. 10-13
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 5024
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 5024
Includes
Poems written by Shakespear
Linked resources
Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library PR2752 1774b copy 1 Sh.Col.
Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library PR2752 1774b copy 4 Sh.Col.
Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library PR2752 1774b copy 4 Sh.Col.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2801 1774 fragment Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: All's well that ends well only. Disbound.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2752 1774b copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Vol. 8 with all play t.p. dated 1777. With 2 conjugate leaves of plates (dated 1773-1776) bound preceding each play. Bookplate of Joseph Francis Daly. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs708
Call number
PR2752 1774b copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: lacking v.1 preliminary portraits; Titus and Poems lacking plates (v.8-9). AYLI bound before Macbeth (v.1); v.2-5 plays bound in order of v. t.p. Some illustrations with stubs of portrait attached to scenery frontispieces, particularly notable in R&J (v.2) - see Sillars, The Illustrated Shakespeare (2008) p. 122. Bound in calf with filleting and red leather spine labels. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs1676
Call number
PR2752 1774b copy 4 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: lacking v. 9 and all v. t.p. Contents: v. 1. Hamlet ; Henry IV ; Henry V -- v. 2. Merchant of Venice ; All's well that ends well ; As you like it ; Much ado about nothing -- v. 3. King Henry VI ; King Henry VIII ; Titus Andronicus -- v. 4. Tempest ; Merry Wives of Windsor ; Twelfth-night ; Taming of the shrew -- v. 5. Winter's tale ; Measure for measure ; Troilus and Cressida ; King Richard II ; King Richard III -- v. 6 Two gentlemen of Verona; Comedy of errors ; Midsummer night's dream ; Love's labour's lost -- v. 7. Antony and Cleopatra ; Othello ; Romeo and Juliet ; King John ; Cymbeline -- v. 8. Julius Caesar ; Macbeth ; Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus ; King Lear. Plays are bound out of volume order. With acting portrait frontispieces and scenery plates bound within plays. Blind stamp inside cover: J.U. Martin, Dereham. Bound in calf with red and black leather spine labels. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs212
Call number
PR2752 1774b copy 5 v. 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v. 1 only; lacking preliminary portraits. George Washington copy, with tipped-in typed note signed "Attaway Lewis, [his] Great grand-niece, April 25, 1897." Bound in calf. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs728
Call number
PR2752 1774b copy 6 v.1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: v. 1 only. AYLI precedes Macbeth. Autograph: Abraham Stoker [Jr.?], 22 July, 1873. Quarter leather binding with marbled boards. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs614
Call number
PR2752 1774b copy 7 v.8 fragment Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: Comedy of errors and Midsummer's night dream only. In marbled paper wrapper with red cloth spine. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs610
Call number
PR2752 1774b copy 9 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: King John, Macbeth, King Henry V, King Henry VIII, As you like it, All's well, and Merchant of Venice only. Autographs: Elizabeth Percy (v.1); Henry Percy in ink manuscript on each t.p. Half calf binding with marbled paper boards; deckle edges. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs71
Call number
PR2817 1774 fragment Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: King Henry VIII only. In quarter maroon goatskin with cloth boards.
Folger accession
cs1378
Call number
PR2818 1774 fragment Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: King John only. Disbound.
Folger accession
cs122