The Works of William Shakespeare, in Eight Volumes. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd are pointed out.
SHAKESPEARE, William
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Includes commentary by satirical poet Alexander Pope, dramatist and poet laureate Nicholas Rowe, critic and churchman William Warburton, etc.
Publication Info
Publisher: Bell & Bradfute, et al
Edition: n/a
Date Published: 1795
Place Published: Edinburgh
ISBN: n/a
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Condition: Good
Signed: No
Dust Jacket: No
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Details: 8 vols.: 1: lxxii, 332; 2: 360; 3: 360; 4: 406; 5: 357; 6: 397; 7: 356; 8: 370 p. 18 cm. Full leather with burgundy spine labels. Vols. 1,2, 7,8 spine labels missing and others chipped. Front board of vol. 1 nearly detached. Other hinges tender. Vol. 3 has ink stamp on rear board. Most corners worn, most spines chipped at both ends. Moderate foxing, thumbing, staining within. Front endpapers have slight label residue and are stamped "W. G. Stark." Vol. 1: pages ii-lviii loosening, front endpaper has ink signature. Vol. 2 has faint writing on half title and title pages. Vol. 4 has first 24 pages loosening. Vol. 5 has faint signature on half title. Vol. 6 has 1872 date written in below Stark stamp and signature on half title. Vol. 6 has 1872 date written in below Stark stamp and signature from 1797 on half title, chip from page 59, pages 303 to 315 stained. Last vol. has pencil drawing on rear endpaper.
