Mr William Shakespeare his comedies, histories, and tragedies, set out by himself in quarto, ... Whereunto will be added, in some other volumes, notes, ... and a body of various readings entire.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1768
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3002491
Summary
Bibliographic description
10v.; 8vo. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: 'John Gardner Wilkinson Brynfield House.' [i.e. Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1795-1875)]. Inscribed: "Gardner Wilkinson gift of Lady Julia Lockwood 1859". [i.e. Julia Lockwood, nee Gore (ca. 1800-ca. 1891)]. Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate 'Anne Jane Abercorn' and t.p. of vol. 1 inscribed "AJAbercorn" [Anne Jane Hamilton, Marchioness of Abercorn, née Lady Anne Jane Gore (1763-1827), half-sister of Julia Lockwood]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf, gilt border, 5 raised bands, spines gilt-tooled & lettered 'Capell's Shakespeare.
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Edward Capell (1713 - 1781)