Shakespeare. The first collected edition of the Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. . A reproduction in exact fac-simile of the famous first folio, 1623, by the newly-discovered process of photo-lithography, executed, by express permission of Lord Ellesmere and the Trustees of the British Museum, from the matchless copies in Bridgewater House and in the National Library, at the suggestion, and under the superintendence of H. Staunton.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1623 (1866-1623)
Materials
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 3141069
Summary
Bibliographic description
[18], 303, 88, 91-92, 91-100, [2], 69-232, [2], 79-80, [26], 98, [2], 109-156, 257-993 [i.e.: 399], [1] p. . ill.., port.. . fol.. Provenance: Inscribed in ink: 'Given to H. Dryden / by Messrs Day & Son / in return for the use / of the Ashby copy of the original / Pubd at Đ -'. Binding: Publisher's calf binding, Shakespearean armorial, gold-decorated spine, gold-lettered: 'Shakespeare / The First Folio / 1623 / Photolithographed / Under the supervision of / Howard Staunton / ...', text block gilt.
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Howard Staunton (1810-1874)