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PR2752 1788a copy 2 v.18 Sh.Col.
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Source Creator:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
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Source Title:
[Plays. 1788. John Bell] The dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere : with the notes of all the various commentators; printed complete from the best editions of Sam. Johnson and Geo. Steevens.
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[Plays. 1788. John Bell] The dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere : with the notes of all the various commentators; printed complete from the best editions of Sam. Johnson and Geo. Steevens.
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[1788]
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plate [3] after leaf 2C2
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plate [3] after leaf 2C2
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
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Uniform Title (Hamnet):
Plays. 1788. John Bell
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Plays. 1788. John Bell
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Title (Hamnet):
The dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere : with the notes of all the various commentators; printed complete from the best editions of Sam. Johnson and Geo. Steevens.
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The dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere : with the notes of all the various commentators; printed complete from the best editions of Sam. Johnson and Geo. Steevens.
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Place of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet):
London :
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London :
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false
Publisher (Hamnet):
Printed for, and under the direction of, John Bell, British Library, Strand, bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
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Printed for, and under the direction of, John Bell, British Library, Strand, bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
Publisher (Hamnet)
false
Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet):
MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
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MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
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false
Physical Description (Hamnet):
20 v. : ill., ports. (copper-plate engravings) ; 21 cm (8vo)
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20 v. : ill., ports. (copper-plate engravings) ; 21 cm (8vo)
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false
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Subscription lists (Publishing)
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Subscription lists (Publishing)
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false
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
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Associated Name (Hamnet):
Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
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Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
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Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
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Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
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Associated Name (Hamnet):
Hanmer, Thomas, Sir, 1677-1746.
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Hanmer, Thomas, Sir, 1677-1746.
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Warburton, William, 1698-1779.
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Warburton, William, 1698-1779.
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Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744.
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Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744.
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false
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Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.
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Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718.
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false
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Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812.
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Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812.
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false
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Tollet, George, approximately 1725-1779.
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Tollet, George, approximately 1725-1779.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Bell, John, 1745-1831, bookseller.
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Bell, John, 1745-1831, bookseller.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Bell, John, 1745-1831, publisher.
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Bell, John, 1745-1831, publisher.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, printmaker.
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Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, printmaker.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Dance, Nathaniel, Sir, 1735-1811, illustrator.
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Dance, Nathaniel, Sir, 1735-1811, illustrator.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848, illustrator.
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Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848, illustrator.
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false
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Delattre, Jean Marie, 1745-1840?, printmaker.
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Delattre, Jean Marie, 1745-1840?, printmaker.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Cosway, Richard, 1740-1821, printmaker.
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Cosway, Richard, 1740-1821, printmaker.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Ramberg, Johann Heinrich, 1763-1840, illustrator.
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Ramberg, Johann Heinrich, 1763-1840, illustrator.
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Associated Name (Hamnet):
Sanders, illustrator.
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Sanders, illustrator.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Sherwin, Charles, 1764-1794, printmaker.
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Sherwin, Charles, 1764-1794, printmaker.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker.
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Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Sharp, William, 1749-1824, printmaker.
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Sharp, William, 1749-1824, printmaker.
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Associated Name (Hamnet):
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker.
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Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Thornthwaite, J., 1740?- printmaker.
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Thornthwaite, J., 1740?- printmaker.
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Associated Name (Hamnet):
Brown, Mather, 1761-1831, printmaker.
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Brown, Mather, 1761-1831, printmaker.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Steevens, George, 1736-1800, former owner.
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Steevens, George, 1736-1800, former owner.
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false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Bell, John, 1745-1831, signer.
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Bell, John, 1745-1831, signer.
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Associated Name (Hamnet):
Kalthoeber, Christian Samuel, active 1780-1817, binder.
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Kalthoeber, Christian Samuel, active 1780-1817, binder.
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Associated Name (Hamnet):
Burnham Abbey (Buckinghamshire, England), former owner.
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Burnham Abbey (Buckinghamshire, England), former owner.
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Associated Name (Hamnet):
Wm. White and Son, signer.
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Wm. White and Son, signer.
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Notes (Hamnet):
In 1785, Bell began to issue separate plays, seriatim, collecting them in twenty quarto volumes in 1788 as Dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere (Burnhim and Highfill, p. 16-17). Individual plays are of two or more editions of different date, usually mixed sets; plays of the first edition were printed in two formats, 8vo and 12mo (Folger card catalog).
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In 1785, Bell began to issue separate plays, seriatim, collecting them in twenty quarto volumes in 1788 as Dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere (Burnhim and Highfill, p. 16-17). Individual plays are of two or more editions of different date, usually mixed sets; plays of the first edition were printed in two formats, 8vo and 12mo (Folger card catalog).
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Title transcription and imprint from v. 3 title page.
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Title transcription and imprint from v. 3 title page.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Volumes 1 and 2 with title pages: Prolegomena to the dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere. Volumes 3-20 with two plays followed by their "Annotations by Sam. Johnson & Geo. Steevens, and the various commentators, upon [play title], written by Will. Shakspere."
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Volumes 1 and 2 with title pages: Prolegomena to the dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere. Volumes 3-20 with two plays followed by their "Annotations by Sam. Johnson & Geo. Steevens, and the various commentators, upon [play title], written by Will. Shakspere."
Notes (Hamnet)
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Notes (Hamnet):
Each vol. with a half-title and a vol. title page; each play with an individual title page bearing the heading "Bell's edition"; each annotation with an individual title page. Plays and annotations dated between 1785-1787.
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Each vol. with a half-title and a vol. title page; each play with an individual title page bearing the heading "Bell's edition"; each annotation with an individual title page. Plays and annotations dated between 1785-1787.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Plays and annotations with separate pagination and signatures; presumably also issued separately.
bib_object_notes
Plays and annotations with separate pagination and signatures; presumably also issued separately.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Engraved illustrations, dated between 1784-1788, variously lettered by engravers: Cook, R. Cosway, Burk, Delattre, C. Sherwin, Bartolozzi, Sharpe, Grignion, Newnham, M. Brown, Thornthwaite; and by artists: Dance, Rhamberg, Burney, Sanders.
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Engraved illustrations, dated between 1784-1788, variously lettered by engravers: Cook, R. Cosway, Burk, Delattre, C. Sherwin, Bartolozzi, Sharpe, Grignion, Newnham, M. Brown, Thornthwaite; and by artists: Dance, Rhamberg, Burney, Sanders.
Notes (Hamnet)
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Notes (Hamnet):
The prefaces of Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, and Johnson; and a list of subscribers in v. 1. Malone's Attempt to ascertain the chronological order in which the plays of Shakspere were written, and Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespear by Rowe in v. 2.
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The prefaces of Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, and Johnson; and a list of subscribers in v. 1. Malone's Attempt to ascertain the chronological order in which the plays of Shakspere were written, and Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespear by Rowe in v. 2.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Annotations upon King Henry IV, part 1 with "Mr. Tollet's opinion concerning the Morris Dancers upon his window" accompanied by folded engraving lettered: Grignion sculpt., in v. 11.
bib_object_notes
Annotations upon King Henry IV, part 1 with "Mr. Tollet's opinion concerning the Morris Dancers upon his window" accompanied by folded engraving lettered: Grignion sculpt., in v. 11.
Notes (Hamnet)
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Notes (Hamnet):
v. 1-2. Prolegomena -- v. 3. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona -- v. 4. Merry wives of Windsor ; Much ado about nothing -- v. 5. Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors -- v. 6. Love's labour's lost ; Midsummer-night's dream -- v. 7. Merchant of Venice ; As you like it -- v. 8. Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well -- v. 9. Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale -- v. 10. Macbeth ; King John -- v. 11. King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1 -- v. 12. King Henry IV, part 2 ; Henry V -- v. 13. King Henry VI, part 1-2 -- v. 14. King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III -- v. 15. King Henry VIII ; Coriolanus -- v. 16. Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra -- v. 17. Timon of Athens ; King Lear -- v. 18. Hamlet ; Titus Andronicus -- v. 19. Troilus and Cressida ; Othello -- v. 20. Cymbeline ; Romeo and Juliet.
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v. 1-2. Prolegomena -- v. 3. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona -- v. 4. Merry wives of Windsor ; Much ado about nothing -- v. 5. Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors -- v. 6. Love's labour's lost ; Midsummer-night's dream -- v. 7. Merchant of Venice ; As you like it -- v. 8. Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well -- v. 9. Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale -- v. 10. Macbeth ; King John -- v. 11. King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1 -- v. 12. King Henry IV, part 2 ; Henry V -- v. 13. King Henry VI, part 1-2 -- v. 14. King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III -- v. 15. King Henry VIII ; Coriolanus -- v. 16. Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra -- v. 17. Timon of Athens ; King Lear -- v. 18. Hamlet ; Titus Andronicus -- v. 19. Troilus and Cressida ; Othello -- v. 20. Cymbeline ; Romeo and Juliet.
Notes (Hamnet)
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Citations (Hamnet):
Burnim & Highfill. John Bell, p. 16-17
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Burnim & Highfill. John Bell, p. 16-17
Citations (Hamnet)
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Citations (Hamnet):
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T65177
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English short title catalogue (ESTC), T65177
Citations (Hamnet)
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Citations (Hamnet):
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 505
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Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 505
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Folger Holdings Notes (Hamnet):
With play illustrations bound preceding play t.p. Leather bookplate: Burnham Abbey Bucks. Autograph: R. Forster. George Steevens copy; two signed letters regarding edition (royal paper) and binding pasted into v.1, signed John Bell, Jan. 17, 1789; signed Wm. White and Son, Aprill 11, 1789. Green leather binding with filleting, marbled endpapers, and edges gilt; binder's ticket "bound by C. Kalthoeber, London". Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
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With play illustrations bound preceding play t.p. Leather bookplate: Burnham Abbey Bucks. Autograph: R. Forster. George Steevens copy; two signed letters regarding edition (royal paper) and binding pasted into v.1, signed John Bell, Jan. 17, 1789; signed Wm. White and Son, Aprill 11, 1789. Green leather binding with filleting, marbled endpapers, and edges gilt; binder's ticket "bound by C. Kalthoeber, London". Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
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Call Number (Hamnet):
PR2752 1788a copy 2 Sh.Col.
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PR2752 1788a copy 2 Sh.Col.
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