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The plays of William Shakspeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. : with a series of engravings, from original designs of Henry Fuseli, Esq. R.A. professor of painting : and a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators; a history of the stage, a life of Shakspeare, &c. /

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Main Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Other Authors: Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834, Steevens, George, 1736-1800, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, Blake, William, 1757-1827 (Engraver), Bromley, William, 1769-1842 (Engraver), Cromek, R. H. (Robert Hartley), 1770-1812 (Engraver), Dadley, J. (Engraver), Lee, John, -1804 (Engraver), Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827 (Engraver), Neagle, James, 1760?-1822 (Engraver), Noble, Samuel, 1779-1853 (Engraver), Rhodes, Richard, 1765-1838 (Engraver), Smith, Joseph Clarendon, 1778-1810 (Engraver), Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807 (Engraver), Walker, J. G., 1760?- (Engraver), Warren, Charles Turner, 1767-1823 (Engraver), Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812
Format: Book
Language:English
Description
Item Description:Nearly identical to another edition that lacks the illustrations: "Plays of William Shakspeare: accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq. With a selection of explanatory and historical notes ... London : Rivington, 1805" (9 vols).
Illustrations: 38 prints : engraving ; full-page. Comprise frontispiece port. (volume 1) engraved by James Neagle, and 37 ill. engraved by Blake (2), Bromley (5), Cromek (8), Dadley (2), Lee (1), Milton (1), Neagle (6), Noble (2), Rhodes (4), Smith (1), Taylor (1), Walker (1), and Warren (3), after Fuseli.
Physical Description:10 volumes : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm. (octavo)
Access:Admission to the Pforzheimer Collection is granted through application to the Office of Special Collections.