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The plays of William Shakespeare: in eight volumes : with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators
1765, Printed for J. and R. Tonson; H. Woodfall; J. Rivington; R. Baldwin; L. Hawes, Clark and Collins; T. Longman; W. Johnston; T. Caslon; C. Corbet; T. Lownds; and the Executors of B. Dodd
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The Works of Shakespear: Volume the Sixth
1761, Printed for A. Kincaid & J. Bell, J. Brown, W. Gordon, C. Wright, and R. Fleming
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The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the Sixth
1752, Printed for J. and P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, H. Lintot, C. Hitch, J. Hodges, J. Brindley, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, B. Dod, and C. Corbet
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The Works of Shakespear: Volume the Sixth
1747, Printed for J. and P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman and T. Shewell, H. Lintott, C. Hitch, J. Brindley, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, R. Wellington, E. New, and B. Dod
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The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the Sixth
1740, Printed for H. Lintott, C. Hitch, J. and R. Tonson, C. Corbet, R. and B. Wellington, J. Brindley, and E. New
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The second of two 1765 editions with different settings of type; in this edition Woodfall is listed as the second bookseller in the imprints of volumes 1-2, and Johnson's preface is paged continuously with other prefatory matter, [i]-clv [i.e. clxxv].
Contains the plays only.
Vol. 1 with a general title page. Volumes 1-8 with dated volume title pages. Volumes 2-8 with volume divisional-titles reading: "the plays of William Shakespeare". All plays with a half-title.
Engraved frontispiece lettered: G. Vertue sculpsit.
Vol. 1 with the prefaces of Johnson, Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, and Warburton, and Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespear by Rowe. Vol. 8 with an appendix.
Part of v. 2-4 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 750 copies printed; William Strahan printed v. 7-8, and [John?] Reeves printed part of v. 4.
Boston Public Library. Barton collection catalogue, Shakespeare p. 3
ESTC N12071
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 501
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 4559
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy quarterbound in brown morocco and papier tourniquet (as described by Wolfe in Marbled papers). Vol. 2 has been rebacked in the same manner as all other volumes, but retains earlier sprinkled calf boards, as bound, by James Mackenzie. All top edges are gilt. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedowns.
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