The plays of William Shakspeare, . accurately printed from the text of the corrected copies, left by the late George Steevens, Esq., and Edmund Malone, Esq. With a sketch of his life, and a glossary.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1826
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3055558
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],xx,960p., frontis. . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Binding stamp combining the Hervey and Upton arms [Frederick William Hervey (1769-1859), 1st Marquess of Bristol m.1798 Hon. Elizabeth Albana Upton (1775-1844)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full tan leather binding; blind and gilt fillets and blind tooled border; gilt armorial centrepiece; Twentieth-century rebacked spine gilt ruled and lettered: "Shakspeare 1826" [sic].
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) George Steevens (1736-1800) Edmond Malone