The plays of William Shakespeare : in eight volumes : with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators : to which are added notes / by Sam. Johnson.

Author/creator Shakespeare, William author.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Printed for H. Woodfall; C. Bathurst; J. Beecroft; W. Strahan; J. and F. Rivington; J. Hinton; Davis and Reymers; R. Baldwin; Hawes, Clarke and Collins; R. Horsfield; W. Johnston; W. Owen; T. Caslon; T. Longman; E. and C. Dilly; C. Corbett; T. Cadell; E. Johnson; B. White; G. Keith; J. Hardy; T. Lowndes; T. Davies; J. Robson; T. Becket; F. Newbery; and Robinson and Roberts, MDCCLXVIII [1768]
Description8 volumes : 1 portrait ; 22 cm (8vo)
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Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Complete works.

Other author/creatorJohnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, writer of preface. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkdp8pdQp8pFhkxKT8DMP
Other author/creatorPope, Alexander, 1688-1744, writer of preface. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgmGvtpKWx4JWbvTJtR8C
Other author/creatorHanmer, Thomas, Sir, 1677-1746, writer of preface. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfRFYPWKQGfkQBbPbCWjC
Other author/creatorTheobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744, writer of preface. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmhRDRHv3XmRcBqB7wwG3
Other author/creatorWarburton, William, 1698-1779, writer of preface.
Included WorkContainer of (work): Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718. Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespeare. v. 1
Included WorkWoodfall, H. S. (Henry Sampson), 1739-1805, bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJf4dJdQVGp4tfJRwJVKVC
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Included WorkHinton, John, -1781, bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqKdJQcqYPWGWQ8x4ckjC
Included WorkBaldwin, Richard, 1724-1770, bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvxrT34rMCB9J3hG4jt8C
Included WorkHorsfield, R. (Robert), bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjDpTVJ7K34MqqcyRVpQMP
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Included WorkOwen, W. (William), -1793, bookseller.
Included WorkCaslon, Thomas, -1783, bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdh4Wyk8CrtKTBRqKYMfq
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Included WorkDavies, Thomas, 1713-1785, bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJw94mp6VJyYGFvvrGKfMP
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Other author/creatorJ. and F. Rivington (Firm), bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7JmqfpqyCF7bBTp6g6wxt
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Other author/creatorHawes, Clarke and Collins, bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7JmqX7RqjFPmfBWFTKCp6
Other author/creatorE. & C. Dilly (Firm), bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7JmmVTBbfY94BfcPX4JPF
Other author/creatorRobinson and Roberts, bookseller. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QQPVp7RkVcF6XFWHyfwYfY6
Uniform titlePlays. Woodfall
Contents Vol. 1. Tempest ; Midsummer night's dream ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Measure for measure ; Merchant of Venice -- v. 2. As you like it ; Love's labour's lost ; Winter's tale ; Twelfth-night ; Merry wives of Windsor -- v. 3. Taming of the shrew ; Comedy of errors ; Much ado about nothing ; All's well that ends well ; King John -- v. 4. King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1 ; King Henry IV, part 2 ; Henry V ; King Henry VI, part 1 -- v. 5. King Henry VI, part 2 ; King Henry VI, part 3 ; King Richard III ; King Henry VIII -- v. 6. King Lear ; Timon of Athens ; Titus Andronicus ; Macbeth ; Coriolanus -- v. 7. Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Cymbeline ; Troilus and Cressida -- v. 8. Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello.
General noteVolume 1 with a general title page. Volumes 1-8 with dated volume title pages. Volumes 2-8 with volume divisional-titles. All plays with a half-title.
General noteVol. 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.
General noteEngraved frontispiece lettered: G. Vertue sculpsit.
References English short title catalogue, T138862
References Fleeman, J.D. Samuel Johnson, 65.10SP/4
References Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 502
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare vols. 1-8 Purchased from Brian's Books and Ephemera, 3/2/2026
Genre/formDrama
Genre/formDrama.

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