The works of Mr. William Shakespear : in six volumes ; adorn'd with cuts / revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author, by N. Rowe, Esq

Digital image file name31400Call numberPR2752 1709a copy 5 Sh.Col
Page/opening:
frontispiece to Othello
Catalog link
https://catalog.folger.edu/record/228625
Creator
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Created/published
London : Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate, next Grays-Inn Lane, MDCCIX [1709]
Place of creationGreat Britain, England, LondonDate1709Note(s)Reference citation note: English short title catalogue (ESTC), T138294, Reference citation note: Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p. 10-11, Reference citation note: Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 497, Copy note: Volume 1 is the 1709 2nd issue of Rowe's works of Shakespeare, with signature A under 'o'. Autograph: [Stepn.?] [Hitchitt or Stitchitt?]. Two sections from t.p., apparently an autograph, surrounding "The" in the title removed; paper repaired. Bound in polished speckled calf, rebacked, with marbled endpapers, gilt edges, blind-tooled turn-ins, and red leather spine labels; bound uniformly and shelved with volume the 7th of the 1710 Curll publication (cataloged separately). Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.Extent20 cm (8vo)Associated name(s)Associated name: Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, Bookseller: Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, Printmaker: Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, Printmaker: Boitard, François, approximately 1670-approximately 1715, Illustrator: Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, Former owner: Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, Former owner: Folger, Emily C. J. 1858-1936, (Emily Clara Jordan), Signer: Colman, Eliz. active 1755, (Elizabeth), Signer: Edge, E. L. J., d. not before 1709, Annotator: Dennis, John, 1825-1911, Annotator: Sherwen, John, 1749-1826, Signer: Ken, Hugh, d. not before 1709, Former owner: Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. 1820-1889, (James Orchard), Signer: Fisher, Richd. active 1806, (Richard), Signer: Philpott, Richard Stamper, 1827?-1894, Former owner: Herringman, John, active 18th century, Former owner: Briston, Robert, active 1706, Binder: Riviere & SonGenre/form(s)AnnotationsSubject(s)Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616Rightshttps://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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High resolution image
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Folger Imaging Department
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