The complete works of William Shakespeare : from the text of Johnson, Steevens & Reed : with biographical sketch / by Mary Cowden Clarke.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.; Steevens, George, 1736-1800.; Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.; Le Conte, John, 1816-1887, illustrator.; Bell, Robert Charles, 1806-1872, printmaker.; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, former owner.; Donaldson, Thomas, 1843-1898, former owner.; Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905, former owner.; William P. Nimmo & Co., publisher.; James Ballantyne and Co., printer.
1868
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Title
The complete works of William Shakespeare : from the text of Johnson, Steevens & Reed : with biographical sketch / by Mary Cowden Clarke.
Uniform title
Works. 1868. W.P. Nimmo
Created/published
Edinburgh : William P. Nimmo, [1868?] (Edinburgh : Ballantyne & Company, printers)
Description
xvi, 715, 16 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 25 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.
Le Conte, John, 1816-1887, illustrator.
Bell, Robert Charles, 1806-1872, printmaker.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, former owner.
Donaldson, Thomas, 1843-1898, former owner.
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905, former owner.
William P. Nimmo & Co., publisher.
James Ballantyne and Co., printer.
Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.
Le Conte, John, 1816-1887, illustrator.
Bell, Robert Charles, 1806-1872, printmaker.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, former owner.
Donaldson, Thomas, 1843-1898, former owner.
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905, former owner.
William P. Nimmo & Co., publisher.
James Ballantyne and Co., printer.
Note
Engraved title page lettered: John LeConte, sc. Frontispiece portrait engraved by R.C. Bell.
Publication date deduced from the titles listed in the publisher's advertisements.
Text in two columns, glossary in three.
With 16 p. of advertisements for W.P. Nimmo.
Publication date deduced from the titles listed in the publisher's advertisements.
Text in two columns, glossary in three.
With 16 p. of advertisements for W.P. Nimmo.
Genre/form
Publishers' advertisements.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- Scotland -- Edinburgh.
Item Details
Call number
PR2754 1k1 copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Publisher's cloth binding; gilt top edge.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2754 1k1 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Autographed letter from Thomas Donaldson to Henry Irving, dated Feby. 12th 1893, pasted on front endpaper. Plate inserted with Walt Whitman's autograph and portrait. Autograph: Walt Whitman. Autograph: Thomas Donaldson, from Walt Whitman at his hands in Camden, N.J., December 20, 1891. In manuscript: Phil., Pa., Feby 12th 1894, I give this copy of Shakespeare [was?] the property of Walt Whitman to Henry Irving, actor of London, England. Bookplate: Henry Irving. Printed essay by Walt Whitman, autographed by the author, folded and tipped in before the biographical sketch. Paper with manuscript notes pasted in before the Poems. Some manuscript markings. Publisher's cloth binding; gilt top edge.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present