Essays on Shakespeare's dramatic characters of Richard the Third, King Lear, and Timon of Athens. . To which are added, an essay on the faults of Shakespeare; and additional observations on the character of Hamlet. The second edition. By Mr. Richardson, Professor of Humanity in the University of Glasgow.
William Richardson (1743-1814)
Category
Books
Date
1786
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3142080
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii,[1],4-170p. . 8vo.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, Curzon impaling Colyear, signature (Strongitharm) illegible: 'Recte et Suaviter' (Franks 7704; Lee's London Bookplates (1985) 193) [Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) m. 1750 Caroline Colyear]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full leather binding; recessed cords; spine gilt ruled and spine label gilt lettered: "Richards Essays 2".
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William Richardson (1743-1814)