of its being the identical copy referred to by Milton in his Iconoclastes. I shall not instance an abstruse writer, wherein the king might be less conversant, but one whom we well know was the closet companion of these his solitudes, William Shakespeare.' This interesting volume, although in the catalogue of King George the Fourth's mag-paged on the wrong side; pp. 560 to 568 are nificent donation to the British Museum, is not in that repository; but remains with some other works in the Royal Collection at Windsor. during the time the volume was passing through the press,-page 39 is misprinted 36; pp. 108, 109, 120, 196 are misprinted 56, 111, 119, 194; pp. 201, 203, 223 are misprinted 103, 103, 123; pp. 276 and 304 are blank; p. 373 is misprinted 374; pp. 428, 433 are misprinted 433, 428; p. 478 is repeated; pp. 576, 579 are misprinted 556, 559; p. 608 is missing; pp. 619, 650, 651, 659 are misprinted 617, 649, 650, 657; p. 660 is misprinted 658, in some copies 646, in others 660; pp. 661, 662 are misprinted 659, 660; p. 663 is misprinted 655, in some copies 661; pp. 664, 665, 666 are misprinted 662, 663, 664; pp. 714, 715 are repeated; pp. 779, 798 are misprinted 787, 799; pp. 858, 861, 868 are misprinted 859, 961, 669; pp. 873, 875, 876, 877 are misprinted 973, 879, 990, 881. Pericles, pp. 1-20, is correct. London Prodigal, &c. pp. 12, 13, 18 are misprinted 4, 5, 16; pp. 27, 30 are misprinted 30, 27; pp. 36, 41 are paged on the wrong side, and the head lines are wrong; pp. 49, 50, 51, 52 are misprinted 50, 51, 52, 53. The signatures of this edition run thus-a (including portrait and title), 4 leaves, b, six leaves, A to Aaa, in sixes, Bb, 8 leaves, Cc to Dddd, in sixes, Eeee, 4 leaves, Pericles, a, six leaves, b, 4 leaves, The London ****, 4 leaves each, Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. The third Impression. And unto this Impression is added seven Playes, never before printed in Folio. viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigall. The History of Thomas Ld. Cromwell. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A Yorkshire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine. London, Printed for P. C. 1664. fol. This edition is said to be very rare, the greater part of the copies having been destroyed at the fire of London.' The editor of this work questions the above statement, though it has been frequently repeated. Field, 405, 6l. 12s. 6d. Hibbert, 7561, russia, 77. 10s. Steevens, 1315, 8. 8s. Kemble, 1659, russia, 81. 8s. Perry, pt. iii. 1337, russia, 137. 2s. 6d. | Prodigal, &c. White Knights, 4015, morocco, 147. 10s. then A and B, six leaves each, ¶C to Nassau, pt. ii. 1014, with the double ti-¶F, 4 leaves each, and ¶G, 6 leaves. Some tles, dated 1663 and 1664, 16. 5s. 6d. Stanley, 428, morocco, 167. 16s. Rhodes, 2698 date 1663, with the portrait on the title page, 227. Is. Hibbert, 7562, with the double titles and portrait, 247. Roxburghe, 3788, morocco, 351. Dent, pt. ii. 1270, with numerous ms. emendations in a coeval hand, morocco, 651. 2s. Collation.Title, one leaf, opposite which is the portrait of Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout, with Ben Jonson's verses underneath : To the Reader. This Figure, that thou here seest put, With Nature, to out-doe the Life: introductory matter, similar to that in the second edition, a little differently arranged, 8 leaves; Tempest to Cymbeline, pp. 1-877; Pericles, pp. 1-20; London Prodigal to Locrine, pp. 1-100. Errors in the pagination of the volume, some of which do not occur in all copies, as it is evident several were corrected copies have a title page as follows: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. The Third Impression. London, Printed for Philip Chetwinde, 1663.' These do not contain the seven spurious plays, and a space is left in the title-page for the portrait, which is inserted in some but not in all copies. Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, seven Plays, never before Printed in Folio: viz. Pericles, Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigal. The History of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A Yorkshire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine. The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden. 1685. folio. Field 405*, 21. 2s. Jadis, 203, 27. 10s. Steevens, 1316, 27. 12s. 6d. Strettell, 1690, morocco, 31. 3s. Brockett, 2863, russia, 31. Ss. Hibbert, 7560, 37. 9s. White Knights, 4016, morocco, 4l. 16s. Perry, pt. iii. 1338, 57. Roxburghe, 3789, 61. 6s. Nassau, pt. ii. 1015, 6. 8s. 6d. Stanley, 429, russia, 71. 9s. 6d. Dent, pt. ii. 1271, morocco, 71. 10s. Kemble, 1660, 74 17s. 6d. Colla tion.-Title, opposite which is Martin Droeshout's portrait of Shakespeare, underneath which are Ben Jonson's verses: To the Reader. This Figure that thou here seest put, With Nature to outdo the Life. are Not on his Picture, but his Book. B. J. introductory matter similar to that in the second edition, 4 leaves; Tempest to Winter's Tale, pp. 1 to 272, after which is a leaf containing The Names of the Actors.' Page 33 is misprinted 23; pp. 97, 98 are wanting; pp. 107, 109 are misprinted 109, 111; pp. 123, 124 printed in a much smaller type; pp. 161, 162 are wanting; pp. 190, 191 are misprinted 186, 187; pp. 219, 246, 255 are misprinted 221, 234, 243; pp. 254, 255 are repeated. King John to Romeo and Juliet, pp. 1-328. Pages 88, 93 are in some copies misprinted 87, 92; p. 225 is misprinted 224. Timon of Athens to Locrine, pp. 1-303. Page 67 is misprinted 76. The signatures of the volume run thus-A, including portrait and title, 6 leaves, then A (Tempest) to Y, in sixes, Z, 4 leaves, B(b) to Ddd, in sixes, Eee, 8 leaves, Aaa (Timon of Athens) to Bbbb, in sixes, and Cccc, 2 leaves. Plays revised and corrected with an Account of his Life and Writings by N. Rowe: to which are added his Poems; with critical Remarks on the Plays &c. (byCharles Gildon). London, 1709-10. 8vo. 7 vols. With cuts. North, pt. ii. 1633, 6 vols. 17. 1s. Garrick, 2272, 37. 10s. Steevens, 1317, 17. 5s. Reed, 8483, 6 vols. 11. 2s. LARGE PAPER. London, 1714. 12mo. 9 vols. with plates. 12s. Subjoined to vol. IX, which contains the Poems, are Remarks on the Plays of Shakspeare' by Charles Gildon. Plays collated and corrected by the former Editions, by Alex. Pope. London, 1725. 4to. 6 vols. Prefixed is a portrait of Shakespeare by Du Change. Seven hundred and fifty copies printed at 61. 6s. each. Steevens, 1318, 27. 3s. Garrick, 2356, 11. 5s. Several of the volumes are dated 1723. With some copies will be found a seventh volume printed in 1725, which contains Venus and Adonis, Tarquin and Lucrece and Mr. Shakespear's Miscellany Poems: to which is prefix'd, an Essay on the Art, Rise and Progress of the Stage in Greece, Rome, and England, and a Glossary of the old Words us'd in these Works. The whole revis'd and corrected, with a Preface, by Dr. Sewell.' - London, 1728. 12mo. 10 vols. This edition is said to contain additional notes and corrections. According to Boaden the portrait prefixed as Shakespeare is that of King James. Roxburghe, 3790, 9 vols. 14s. Heath, 1927, 8 vols. 17. 1s. Steevens, 1319, 17. 1s. Glasgow by Foulis, 1766. 8 vols. in 16. White Knights, 3845, 27. 10s. Birmingham printed and sold by Robert Martin. 1768. 12mo. 9 vols. This edition was printed with Baskerville's types, at the suggestion of Mr. Garrick, and sold at Stratford during the Jubilee. Sabine, 851, morocco, 31. 4s. Garrick, 2286, russia, 77. 10s. Works collated with the oldest Copies, and corrected with Notes by Lewis Theobald. Lond. 1733. 8vo. 7 vols. An edition of considerable merit, notwithstanding the abuse of Pope and Warburton. It contains plates, which are considered curious as shewing the costume of the time in the dressing of the characters. Sabine, 846, 17. 7s. Garrick, 2288, 11. 8s. Sotheby's in 1824, 17. 18s. Steevens, 1320, blue turkey, 27. 18s. LARGE PAPER. Askew, 413, 41. 5s. Williams, 1605, Frederick Prince of Wales' copy, in old morocco, 177. London, 1740. 12mo. 8 vols. Gough, 4101, 17. 6s. Strettell, 1315, 17. 6s. Steevens, 1321, 17. 9s. Willett, 2234, 21. 6s. London, 1752. 12mo. 8 vols. The second edition with a new title page. Lond. 1757. 8 vols. with cuts by Gravelot. Dent, pt. ii. 494, 37. 13s. Edinb. 1761. 12mo. 8 vols. Roxburghe, 3792, 17. Garrick, 2290, 17. 2s. London, 1762. 8 vols. - London, 1773, 8 vols. North, pt. ii. 1635, 17. 15s. Plays. London, Tonson, 1735. 12mo. 8 vols. with cuts. The last volume contains the seven spurious plays. Sabine, 847, 11. 7s. 848, 21. 15s. Plays revised and corrected by the former Editions by Sir Thomas Hanmer; with a Glossary. Oxford, 1744. 4to. 6 vols. with plates after Hayman's designs. Steevens, 1323, morocco, 21. 1s. 6d. Roxburghe, 3791, 31. 15s. Marquis of Townshend, 2836, 47. 1s. Willett, 2151, 5. 12s. 6d. Edwards, 139, morocco, 61. 16s. 6d. Drury, 4015, morocco, 81. 5s. Roscoe, 1349, 107. 15s. LARGE PAPER.? Oxford, 1770-1. royal 4to. 6 vols. with plates by Gravelot after Hayman. Garrick, 2357, 31. 4s. Heath, 1928, russia, 51. 15s. 6d. Steevens, 1327, in hogskin, 71. 7s. Steevens, 1326, 17. 138. Williams, 1604, | plement, 2 vols. 67. morocco by Derome, 61. 8s. 6d. Plays with a Comment and Notes by Pope and Warburton. London, 1747. 8vo. 8 vols. with a portrait of Shakespeare engraved by Vertue. Steevens, 1328, 17. Garrick, 2269, presentation copy, 47. 14s. 6d. The Plays of William Shakespeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of various Commentators: to which are added Notes by Sam. Johnson. London, 1765. 8vo. 8 vols. Steevens, 1331, 17. 14s. Roxburghe, 3793, 21. Reed, 8488, uncut, 4. North, pt. ii. 1634, 47. Mr. William Shakespeare, his Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, set out by himself in Quarto, or by the Players his Fellows in Folio, and now faithfully republished from those Editions, in ten Volumes octavo; with an Introduction. Whereunto will be added, in some other Volumes, Notes critical and explanatory, and a Body of various Readings entire. London, (1768). crown 8vo. 10 vols. Published by Edward Capell. Steevens, 1330, 21. 6s. Strettell, 1316, 31. Bindley, pt. iii. 1088, 31. 15s. North, pt. ii. 1638, with Bell's plates, 41. 5s. Marquis of Townshend, 2907, 4l. 143. 6d. Garrick, 2273, 51. 2s. 6d. Dent, pt. ii. 496, morocco, 51. 5s. Read, 8487, 5l. 17s. 6d. resold Sabine, 850, 31. 10s. Lloyd, 1132, with Bell's plates and Evans' edition of Shakespeare's Poems, morocco, Sl. 2s. 6d. White Knights, 3846, morocco, 117. Plays, with the Beauties pointed out, a Life, Glossary, &c. Edinb. 1771. 8 vols. This edition was edited by the celebrated Dr. Hugh Blair. LARGE PAPER. Garrick, 2274, 5l. 10s. The Plays of Shakespeare, from the Text of Dr. S. Johnson, with the Prefaces, Notes, &c. of Rowe, Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, Johnson, and select Notes, from many other Critics: also, the Introduction of the last Editor Mr. Capell; and a Table, shewing his various Readings. Dublin, Thomas Ewing, 1771. 12mo. 12 vols. Garrick, 2285, 47. 11s. Marquis of Townshend, 2908, 41. 14s. 6d. The Poems were also printed by Ewing in 1771. The Plays of William Shakespeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of various Commentators; to which are added, Notes, by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, with an Appendix. London, 1773. 8vo. 10 vols. Steevens, 1332, 27. 14s. Reed, 8489, 21. 15s. Garrick, 2287, 41. 7s. Roxburghe, 3794, 51. The second Edition, revised and augmented. London, 1778. 8vo. 10 vols. Bindley, pt. iii. 1089, 27. 16s. Reed, 8491, with Malone's Supplement, 2 vols. 41. 1s. Steevens, 1334, with Malone's Supplement, 2 vols. and the Plates from Bell's Edition, 47. 16s. Heath, 1929, 57. 7s. 6d. Willet,t h2235, wit Malone's Sup The third Edition, revised and augmented by the Editor of Dodsley's Collection of Old Plays (Isaac Reed). London, 1785. 8vo. 10 vols. White Knights, 3849, 31. Steevens, 1335, 31. 5s. Reed, 8492, 37. 11s. Marquis of Townshend, 2909, 51. The fourth Edition with a glossarial Index (by Isaac Reed) and Plates. London, 1793. 8vo. 15 vols. This generally called 'Steevens' own edition' is by many considered the most accurate and desirable of all the editions. Sabine, 855, 71. 5s. Steevens, 1336, 67. 16s. 6d. Strettell, 1317, 101. 5s. Duke of York, 4733, with Harding's plates, morocco, 13. 10s. North, pt. ii. 1643, 167. 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Lond. 1813. 8vo. 21 vols. 127. 12s. The proof sheets of this edition were corrected by Mr. Harris, librarian of the Royal Institution. Fonthill, 2132, 177. 6s. 6d. Dowdeswell, 672, russia, 251. 4s. Field, 409, with Harding's plates and other illustrations, 107. 10s. LARGE PAPER in royal 8vo. Shakespeare's Plays, as they are now performed at the Theatres Royal in London regulated from the Prompt Books of each House, by Permission, with Notes critical and illustrative, by the Authors of the Dramatic Censor (i. e. Francis Gentleman). London, 1774-5. 12mo. 8 vols. The worst edition ever published. Steevens, 1346, with the Poems, plates wanting, 18s. North, pt. ii. 1636, 17. 3s. Sabine, 856, 17. 11s. LARGE PAPER. Heath, 1931, with the Poems, 11. 12s. Roxburghe, 3798, with the Poems, 17. 18s. North, pt. ii. 1637, with the Poems, 21. 6s. Reed, 8490, 21. 13s. Plays. London, 1784. 8vo. in 1 vol. Published by Stockdale. Field, 408, 7s. White Knights, 3848, morocco, 12s. Steevens, 1340, with Ayscough's Index, 1790, in russia, 15s. 6d. The dramatic Works of Shakspeare, with Notes by the Rev. Jos. Rann, A.M. Oxford, 1786-94. 8vo. 6 vols. Steevens, 1339, 17. 11s. 6d. Sabine, 852, 17. 14s. North, pt. ii. 1640, 17. 16s. Bell's Edition of Shakspere; or, the Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakspere, with the Prolegomena, and the Notes of all the various Commentators; printed complete from the best Editions of Sam. Johnson and Geo. Steevens. Lond. 1788. 18mo. 20 vols. This edition, illustrated with portraits, vignettes and character prints, is now in little estimation. FINE PAPER. Steevens, 1347, 31. 13s. 6d. Reed, 8493, 59 nos. 47. 13s. North, pt. ii. 1639, 71. 9s. LARGE PAPER, with proof plates. Steevens, 1348, green turkey, 177. 17s. resold Sabine, 853, 231. 2s. 6d. Earl of Kerry, 477, russia, 137. 13s. Beckford in 1817, no. 127, in 38 vols. morocco, 251. Shakspeare's Dramatic Works, with explanatory Notes. London, 1790. 8vo. 2 vols. in one, with portrait of Shakspeare from the folio edition. Duke of York, 4735, with Ayscough's Index, 17. 13s. Roxburghe, 3797, with Ayscough's Index, 21. 5s. Hibbert, 7382, with Ayscough's Index, russia, 11. 11s. Shakespeare's Plays have of late years been frequently reprinted in double columns in 1 vol. 8vo. The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare; collated verbatim with the most authentic Copies, and revised: with the Corrections and Illustrations of various Commentators; to which are added, an Essay on the chronological Order of his Plays; an Essay relative to Shakspeare and Jonson; a Dissertation on the three Parts of King Henry VI.; an historical Account of the English Stage, and Notes, by Edmund Malone. London, 1790. crown 8vo. 10 vols. in 11. Steevens, 1337, 41. 8s. 1338, 47. 18s. Marquis of Townshend, 2910, 6l. 16s. 6d. North, pt. ii. 1641, with Harding's plates, 71. 12s. 6d. Roxburghe, 3796, 81. 8s. FINE PAPER, printed for presents. 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Sabine, 858, morocco, 31. 13s. 6d. Edwards, 141, morocco, 4l. 14s. 6d. Shakspeare's Plays. London, by Bensley, 1800. 18mo. 12 vols. Duke of York, 4734, morocco, 57. 15s. The Plays of Wm. Shakspeare, with Corrections and Illustrations of various Commentators. Basil, 1800-2. Svo. 23 vols. Shakspeare's Plays, with Life by Rowe, published by C. Wagner. Brunswick, 1801. 8 vols. Sabine, 859, 17. 2s. The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, revised by George Steevens. Lond. 1802. atlas fol. 18 nos. in 9 vols. with engravings, published by Messrs. Boydell, price 377. 16s. No. 1 appeared in 1791. Duke of York, 4972, 107. 12s. 6d. Reed, 8666, half bound russia, uncut, 197. Sabine, 895, in 8 vols. russia, 25l. 4s. Willett, 2334, morocco, 331. Fonthill, 3705, 421. An additional series of Engravings was published by Messrs. Boydell in 1802-3, in two volumes, atlas folio, from designs by Fuseli, Northcote, Opie, Hamilton and Stothard, which are frequently found with this edition. Dent, pt. ii. 1272, 291. 8s. Steevens, 1349, nos. 1 to 15, 367. 4s. 6d. Sotheby's in May 1823, russia, 387. 173. Roxburghe, 3798, plates, proofs and etchings, russia, 847. Shakspeare's Plays. Lond. 1803-5. 8vo. 10 vols. with port. and wood cuts after Thurston's designs published by Wallis and Scholey. Sotheby's in 1823, 11. 8s. LARGE PAPER. White Knights, 3850, morocco, 8l. 10s. 6d. LARGEST PAPER. Sabine, 860, morocco, 137. 2s. 6d. On VELLUM. One copy struck off. The 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, from the most eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakspeare, &c. By Alexander Chalmers, A.M. London, 1805. 8vo. 9 vols. Sabine, 861, 37. 10s. The Plays and Poems of William Shak- Some copies have plates after the designs of speare, corrected from the latest and best Fuseli. LARGE PAPER, in royal 8vo. GoldsLondon Edition, with Notes by Samuel mid, 661, russia, 107. LARGEST PAPER, in Johnson, LL.D. To which are added, a imper. 8vo. North, pt. ii. 1645, russia, Glossary and Life of the Author. Imbel- 41. 5s. London, 1811. 8vo. 9 vols. Sothelished with a striking Likeness from theby's in 1821, 31. 17s. London, 1825. - Shakspeare's Plays. London, 1806. roy. 8vo. 2 vols. Printed by Ballantyne uniform with the Ancient and Modern British Drama, and published by Miller, with vignette titles after Smirke. Drury, 3796, 13s. Sabine, 863, 11. 7s. Shakspeare's Plays, with Notes of various Commentators, edited by Manley Wood, A.M. London, 1806.- 14 vols. with plates, published in numbers. LARGE PAPER, in demy 8vo. Sabine, 862, 57. Sotheby's in 1823, russia, 91. Shakspeare's Plays, printed from the Text of S. Johnson, G. Steevens and I. Reed. 1807. 12 vols. Ballantyne's edition, with portrait and vignettes to each play. Sabine, 864, 21. LARGE PAPER. Sabine, 865, morocco, 12. 1s. 6d. Brockett, 2739, with Ayscough's Index, morocco, 81. 8s. North, pt. ii. 1647, with three sets of plates, first impressions, etchings and proofs on India paper, in 13 vols. morocco, 177. 17s. Shakspeare's Plays from the corrected Text of Johnson and Steevens. London, 1807. imper. 4to. 6 vols. with plates engraved by Heath after Stothard, Fuseli and Hamilton. Sabine, 893, 37. 16s. Fonthill, 3250, with Boydell's 93 engravings, morocco, 251. 4s. The Family Shakspeare. Bath, 1807. 12mo. 4 vols. This edition contains 20 of Shakespeare's plays. Sabine, 868, 17. 2s. The Plays of William Shakespeare, from the correct Edition of Isaac Reed. London, 1809. 12 vols. with wood cuts. Sabine, 866, 19s. The Plays of William Shakspeare. 1811. 12mo. 12 vols. Stereotype Edition. 21. 14s. Post Octavo. 41. 4s. 8vo. First impressions of the type, 41. 16s. The Plays of William Shakspeare. 1811. 32mo. 8 vols. Sotheby's in 1825, 17. 13s. The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, embellished with 230 wood engravings. To which is prefixed a Life of Shakspeare by John Britton. Chiswick, by Whittingham, 1814-15. 7 vols. Sabine, 876, 11. 2s. Dent, pt. ii. 497, morocco, 21. 5s. Twenty-five copies were printed with the wood cuts on India paper. Sotheby's in 1823, morocco, 51. 5s. There were copies printed without the wood cuts. The Family Shakspeare; in which Nothing is added to the Original Text, but those Words and Expressions are omitted, which cannot with Propriety be read aloud in a Family. By Thomas Bowdler. London, 1818. royal 18mo. 10 vols. Sabine, 869, 17. 14s. But among the most extraordinary attempts at moral improvement, none, perhaps, is better calculated to excite a sarcastic smile than the publication of a 'Family Shakspeare,' from which all objectionable passages are expunged. This is Jack tearing off the lace from Lord Peter's coat, with a vengeance.'-Quarterly Review. We are of opinion, that it requires nothing more than a notice to bring this very meritorious publication into general circulation.'-Edinburgh Review. The third Edition. London, 1822. 8vo. 8 vols. published at 47. 14s. 6d. Another edition was published in royal 18mo. 10 vols. at 31. 3s.-The sixth Edition. London, 1831. 8vo. in 1 vol. An elegant reprint with wood cuts, from the designs in Ballantyne's edition. The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of various Commentators: comprehending a Life of the Poet and an enlarged History of the Stage, by Edmond Malone, with a new glossarial Index. By James Boswell. London, 1821. 8vo. 21 vols. Sir M. M. Sykes, pt. iii. 337, 71. 78. Brockett, 2741, 137. 13s. Drury, 3797, 157. 10s. The School Shakspeare; or, Plays and Scenes from Shakspeare, illustrated for the Use of Schools, with glossarial Notes, selected from the best Annotators, by J. R. Pitman. London, 1822. 8vo. The whole dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, complete in one pocket Volume. Chiswick, by Whittingham, 1823. 12mo. 11. 1s. In this edition as originally printed the play of Midsummers Nights Dream was omitted, but was afterwards inserted, the pagination being marked with full points. The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare; with Notes, critical, historical and explanatory, selected from the most eminent Commentators: to which is prefixed a Life of the Author, by the Rev. William Harness, A.M. London, 1825. 8vo. 8 vols. published at 41. 4s. Prefixed is a portrait of Shakspeare by J. Swaine, from the first folio edition. FINE PAPER. Published at 61. 6s. The Dramatic Works of W. Shakspeare, with a biographical Memoir by W. Harvey. London, 1825. 8vo. The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare. London, 1826. post 8vo. 11 vols. published at 47. 8s. Shakespeare's Plays in one pocket volume. London, printed by Corrall, 1826. With a portrait and vignette title, published at 1. 1s.; or with thirty-eight engravings, chiefly after Stothard, 27. 2s. This edition is most accurately printed. Hibbert, 7383, with Stothard's plates on India paper, of which fifty copies only were printed, morocco, 51. 5s. Shakespeare's Plays. London, by Corrall, 1826. 48mo. 9 vols. with 38 engravings, principally from designs by Stothard, 21. 2s. The smallest Edition ever printed. A few Copies were taken off entirely upon India paper. |