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The works of Shakespear

Uniform Title
Works. 1723-25
Title
The works of Shakespear / collated and corrected by the former editions, by Mr. Pope ...
Publication
London : Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1725.
Physical Description
6 volumes : 2 portraits ; 30 cm
Notes
General title-page in vol. I only. All volumes have title-pages: The works of Mr. William Shakespear ... 1723.
The portraits are engraved by G. Vertue.
With Pope's preface and Rowe's life; in v. 6 an index, and a list of editions used by the editor.
With a list of subscribers.
Provenance
Sold at the Strawberry Hill sale, day i, lot 39, to Pickering, £6.16.6; name 'Herbert E. Ormerod, Merton College' pencilled on fly-leaf of 2d volume (he was at Merton 1850-54).
Horace Walpole's copy with his bookplate and pressmarks; perhaps it was Sir Robert Walpole's subscription copy.
Vol. 2 is inscribed: Herbert E. Ormerud; v. 6 has notes in an unidentified hand.
Armorial bookplate of Folger Shakespeare Library.
Unidentified manuscript notes.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Hazen, A.T. Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library, no. 65
English short title catalogue, N26060
Genre/Form
Plays.
Annotations (Provenance)
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
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