An edition of Works [37 plays, 5 poems, sonnets] (1794)

The plays and poems of William Shakespeare.

First American edition.
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An edition of Works [37 plays, 5 poems, sonnets] (1794)

The plays and poems of William Shakespeare.

First American edition.
  • 0 Ratings
  • 23 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

43 works:

PLAYS (37)
All's Well That Ends Well
Antony and Cleopatra
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Coriolanus
Cymbeline
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Henry IV. Part 1
King Henry IV. Part 1
King Henry V
King Henry VI. Part 1
King Henry VI. Part 2
King Henry VI. Part 3
King Henry VIII
King John
King Lear
King Richard II
King Richard III
Love's Labour's Lost
Macbeth
Measure for Measure
Merchant of Venice
Merry Wives of Windsor
Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Pericles
Romeo and Juliet
Taming of the Shrew
Tempest
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter's Tale

POEMS (6)
Lover's Complaint
Passionate Pilgrim
Phoenix and the Turtle
Rape of Lucrece
Sonnets
Venus and Adonis

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Cover of: Sämtliche Werke in einem Band
Sämtliche Werke in einem Band
Mar 11, 2002, Otus
Cover of: The Complete Works
The Complete Works
1992, Collins
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Cover of: The Complete Works
The Complete Works
1991, Collins
Hardcover in English - Reprint
Cover of: Sämtliche Werke
Sämtliche Werke
1988, Bechtermünz
hardcover in German
Cover of: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
1987, Galley Press
in English - Cambridge Text
Cover of: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
1984, Octopus Books
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
1981?, Collins
Paperback in English - The Alexander Text
Cover of: The Complete Works of Shakespeare
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
1973, Scott, Foresman and Company
Hardcover in English - Rev. ed.
Cover of: Shakespeare
Shakespeare: The Complete Works
1970?, Harcourt, Brace & World
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The Complete Works
The Complete Works
1966, Collins
Hardcover in English - Tudor Edition Reprint
Cover of: The plays and poems of William Shakespeare.
The plays and poems of William Shakespeare.
1795, Printed and sold by Bioren & Madan.
Microform in English - First American edition.

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Table of Contents

. 1: Preface to the American edition. Life of Shakspeare. Shakspeare's will. Glossary. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor. Measure for measure. Comedy of errors. --
v. 2: Much ado about nothing. Love's labour's lost. Midsummer night's dream. Merchant of Venice. As you like it. --
v. 3: Taming of the shrew. All's well that ends well. Twelfth night. Winter's tale. Macbeth. --
v. 4: King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, part 1. King Henry IV, part 2. Henry V. --
v. 5: King Henry VI, part 1. King Henry VI, part 2. King Henry VI, part 3. King Richard III. --
v. 6: King Henry VIII. Coriolanus. Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. --
v. 7: Timon of Athens. Troilus and Cressida. Titus Andronicus. Cymbeline. King Lear. --
v. 8: Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello. Poems: Venus and Adonis. Tarquin and Lucrece. Sonnets. Passionate pilgrim. Lover's complaint.

Edition Notes

Volumes 4-8 were published in 1796.

Edition statement transposed; precedes volume number on title page.

Frontispiece portrait engraved by Robert Field.

Signatures: v. 1, a² b-e⁶ A-2H⁶ (b2 missigned B); v. 2, [A]⁶ B-2K⁶ 2L²; v. 3, [A]⁶ B-2M⁶ (E3 missigned D2); v. 4, A-2N⁶ 2O² (2O2 verso blank); v. 5, A-2I⁶ 2K⁴; v. 6, A-2H⁶ 2K²; v. 7, A-2N⁶ [2O]⁴; v. 8, [A]² B-Q⁶ S-2C⁶ (Q1 missigned R); [A]⁶ B-K⁶ L⁴. Twenty-four letter alphabet, including W, used in v. 1-4 and 6-8.

Vol. 1: [4], xlviii, 384 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 412 p.; v. 3: 432 p.; v. 4: 447, [1] p.; v. 5: 392 p.; v. 6: 388 p.; v. 7: 452 p.; v. 8: 304, iv, [3], 8-128 p.

Numerous errors in paging.

Erratum note, v. 1, p. 384.

Evans 29496.

Evans 31180.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 29496; 31180)

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Early American imprints -- no. 29496.

The Physical Object

Format
Microform
Pagination
8 v.

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OL17737932M

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November 18, 2019 Edited by Lisa Moved edition to primary work.
August 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Updated format '[microform] /' to 'Microform'; cleaned up pagination
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