The plays of William Shakspeare : from the corrected text of Johnson and Steevens : embellished with plates : in six volumes.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.; Steevens, George, 1736-1800.; Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814, bookseller.; Bensley, Thomas, approximately 1760-1835, printer.; Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, illustrator.; Hamilton, William, 1751-1801, illustrator.; Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825, illustrator.; Heath, James, 1757-1834, printmaker.; Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913, former owner.; George, George C., former owner.; Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873, former owner.; Jeayes, Henry, illustrator.; Hagen, Winston H. (Winston Henry), 1859-1918, former owner.; Brooke, Thomas, Sir, 1830-1908, former owner.
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Title
The plays of William Shakspeare : from the corrected text of Johnson and Steevens : embellished with plates : in six volumes.
Uniform title
Plays. 1807. John Stockdale
Created/published
London : Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1807 (London : T. Bensely, printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street)
Description
6 v. : ill. (engravings) ; 32 cm (4to)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814, bookseller.
Bensley, Thomas, approximately 1760-1835, printer.
Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, illustrator.
Hamilton, William, 1751-1801, illustrator.
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825, illustrator.
Heath, James, 1757-1834, printmaker.
Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913, former owner.
George, George C., former owner.
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873, former owner.
Jeayes, Henry, illustrator.
Hagen, Winston H. (Winston Henry), 1859-1918, former owner.
Brooke, Thomas, Sir, 1830-1908, former owner.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814, bookseller.
Bensley, Thomas, approximately 1760-1835, printer.
Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, illustrator.
Hamilton, William, 1751-1801, illustrator.
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825, illustrator.
Heath, James, 1757-1834, printmaker.
Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913, former owner.
George, George C., former owner.
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873, former owner.
Jeayes, Henry, illustrator.
Hagen, Winston H. (Winston Henry), 1859-1918, former owner.
Brooke, Thomas, Sir, 1830-1908, former owner.
Note
Printer information from volume 1 title page verso; "London" follows address.
Plays are paginated and signed separately.
Without introduction or notes; plates are dated 1802 to 1804; 16 of the 22 plates are by Stothard, 4 by Hamilton, 2 by Fuseli, all engraved by J. Heath, hence called "Heath's edition." cf. Lowndes.
The plates were also issued without text in "A series of engravings, by Heath and Bartolozzi, from paintings by Stothard to illustrate the works of Shakspeare and Milton ... London, 1818."
Plays are paginated and signed separately.
Without introduction or notes; plates are dated 1802 to 1804; 16 of the 22 plates are by Stothard, 4 by Hamilton, 2 by Fuseli, all engraved by J. Heath, hence called "Heath's edition." cf. Lowndes.
The plates were also issued without text in "A series of engravings, by Heath and Bartolozzi, from paintings by Stothard to illustrate the works of Shakspeare and Milton ... London, 1818."
Contents
v. 1. Midsummer-night's dream ; Taming of the shrew ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Much ado about nothing ; All's well that ends well ; Measure for measure
v. 2. Winter's tale ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Hamlet ; Romeo and Juliet ; King Richard II ; King Richard III
v. 3. Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King Henry VI ; As you like it
v. 4. Tempest ; Twelfth-night ; King Henry VIII ; Julius Caesar ; Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus
v. 5. Love's labour's lost ; King John ; King Lear ; Troilus and Cressida ; Titus Andronicus ; Othello
v. 6. Merchant of Venice ; King Henry IV ; Henry V ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Pericles.
v. 2. Winter's tale ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Hamlet ; Romeo and Juliet ; King Richard II ; King Richard III
v. 3. Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King Henry VI ; As you like it
v. 4. Tempest ; Twelfth-night ; King Henry VIII ; Julius Caesar ; Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus
v. 5. Love's labour's lost ; King John ; King Lear ; Troilus and Cressida ; Titus Andronicus ; Othello
v. 6. Merchant of Venice ; King Henry IV ; Henry V ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Pericles.
Folger-specific note
Printmakers and/or illustrators named in volume.
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Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library Folio PR2752 1807c copy 1 Sh.Col.
Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library Folio PR2752 1807c copy 4 Sh.Col.
Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART Vol. b54
Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library Folio PR2752 1807c copy 4 Sh.Col.
Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART Vol. b54
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Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2752 1807c copy 1 Sh.Col. (folio)
Folger-specific note
Stamp: Edward Dowden Library. Bound in marbled calf with filleting and blind tooling.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2752 1807c copy 2 Sh.Col. (folio)
Folger-specific note
Bookseller's description in v. 1. Bookplate: Winston-Henry-Hagen. Marbled calf binding with filleting and marbled endpapers and edges; ticket: C. Frost, printer, bookseller, stationer, and binder, Bristol.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2752 1807c copy 3 Sh.Col. (folio)
Folger-specific note
Bookseller's description from H. Sotheran & Co., cat. 562, Feb. 25/97: "Mr. Macready's own copy ... containing numerous manuscript notes by Macready." Multiple leaves with manuscript notes laid into v. 3 Macbeth [to be] cataloged separately; manuscript note reading "J. White, the historian" v. 3. Half leather binding over blue marbled boards, endpapers, and edges; much of Titus Andronicus in v. 5 trimmed approx. 2 cm shorter than the rest of the volume.
Folger accession
cs178
Call number
PR2752 1807c copy 4 Sh.Col. (folio)
Folger-specific note
Extra-illustrated, bound in 9 volumes in differing order than issued. Bookseller's description pasted onto v. 1 fly-leaf: "6 vols extended to 9 by the insertion of 989 [993] additional plates, including 92 finely-executed water-colour drawings of scenes of the plays by H. Jeayes, some original designs and some after eminent painters, also numerous portraits of Shakespeare, his principal editors, royal and historical personages, eminent actors and actresses who have acted in his plays, numerous scenes of the plays, views of interesting sites and historical buildings, referred to in the text, and all by and after eminent artists." Contents: v. 1. Midsummer-night's dream ; Taming of the shrew ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Much ado about nothing -- v. 2. Winter's tale ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Hamlet ; Romeo and Juliet -- v. 3. Comedy of errors ; Macbeth ; King Henry VI, parts 1-2 -- v. 4. Tempest ; Twelfth-night ; King Henry VIII ; Julius Caesar -- v. 5. Love's labour's lost ; King John ; King Lear ; Troilus and Cressida ; Titus Andronicus -- v. 6. Merchant of Venice ; King Henry IV ; Henry V -- v. 7. King Henry VI, part 3 ; As you like it ; Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus -- v. 8. Othello ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Pericles -- v. 9. All's well that ends well ; Measure for measure ; King Richard II ; King Richard III. Illustrations gathered by George C. George of Penryn, Cornwall. For further reference concerning 2 copies of grangerized editions by George in the Folger Library, see The illustrated Shakespeare, 1709-1875, Stuart Sillars, Cambridge, CUP, 2008, p. 219-251. Full contemporary Russia gilt with gilt leaves; rebacked; binder's ticket: J. Heard, binder, 16 Denmark Ct., Strand.
Folger accession
cs1269
Call number
ART Vol. b54
Folger-specific note
Extra-illustrated and expanded to 36 volumes with prints and original drawings, including portraits and memorials of Shakespeare, actors, composers, editors, et al.; views of Shakespeare's homes and haunts; and illustrations of scenes from the plays, as well as manuscripts and clippings. Imperfect: title pages lacking, with specially printed title pages added: Works of William Shakespeare from the text of Johnson and Stevens; illustrated with engraved views, portraits, dramatic scenes &c, original drawings, and other matters. Also includes Shakespeare's poems from an unidentified edition (v. 35), Charles Henry Wheeler's 'Essay on the life and writings of Shakspeare' (v. 1), Shakspeare's crab tree with its legend and descriptive account ... / by Charles Frederick Green (London : Thomas Hailes Lacy, [1862?]) (v. 36), and leaves from The biography and bibliography of Shakespeare / by Henry G. Bohn (v. 36). Volumes 2-4 and 36 consist entirely of added material. Contents: v. 1. Essay on the life and writings of Shakspeare ; Portraits of Shakespeare ; Cuttings & notes on the life & works of Shakespeare -- v. 2. Shakespeare monuments ; Shakespeare's house, autograph, and other relics ; Portraits & memorials of Shakespearian actors, commentators, &c. -- v. 3. Portraits of actors, commentators, &c. -- v. 4. Portraits of actors, commentators, &c. -- v. 5. Comedy of errors ; Two gentlemen of Verona -- v. 6. All's well that ends well ; Measure for measure -- v. 7. Merry wives of Windsor -- v. 8. Tempest -- v. 9. As you like it -- v. 10. As you like it ; Winter's tale -- v. 11. Taming of the shrew -- v. 12. Much ado about nothing -- v. 13. Love's labour's lost ; Midsummer night's dream -- v. 14. Midsummer night's dream ; Twelfth night -- v. 15. Merchant of Venice -- v. 16. Macbeth -- v. 17. Hamlet -- v. 18. Romeo and Juliet -- v. 19. Othello ; Timon of Athens -- v. 20. Timon of Athens ; Coriolanus -- v. 21. Julius Caesar ; Titus Andronicus -- v. 22. Titus Andronicus ; King Lear -- v. 23. Antony & Cleopatra -- v. 24. Troilus and Cressida ; Pericles -- v. 25. Pericles ; Cymbeline -- v. 26. King John -- v. 27. King Richard II -- v. 28. King Henry IV, Part 1 ; King Henry IV, Part 2 -- v. 29. King Henry IV, Part 2 ; Henry V -- v. 30. King Henry VI, Part 1 -- v. 31. King Henry VI, Part 2 -- v. 32. King Henry VI, Part 3 ; Richard III -- v. 33. Richard III -- v. 34. King Henry VIII -- v. 35. King Henry VIII ; Poems -- v. 36. Shakspeare's crab tree with its legend ; Index to the bibliography of Shakespeare. Manuscript items and some drawings cataloged separately. Location of items removed to Folger art collection indicated by typed notes loosely laid in. Interleaved pages inlaid on larger leaves (36 cm). Half leather binding with marbled boards. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Brooke, FSA, Armitage Bridge. Formerly Ex il 90.1812 jo.
Folger accession
cs583