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 Mr. Malone’s various readings; a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators; a history of the stage, and a life of Shakespeare; by Alexander Chalmers, F.S.A.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1823
Materials
Place of origin
Cambridge
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3185167
Summary
Bibliographic description
8v., frontis.. ill.., port... 8vo. Not indigenous. Pencil notes on vol. 1 front free endpaper verso: 8 vols £5 ... 19C ms. list of contents and [1946] bookseller's catalogue slip pasted to vol. 1 front pastedown. Loose bookseller's catlogue slip, lot 122, between vol. 1 free endpaper verso and flyleaf with red ink note: S.25.1.7[3?] // 30. Provenance: Bequeathed to The National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Nineteenth-century half purple polished sheep and marbled paper over boards on three recessed cords, but with four false raised bands, gilt roll on false spine bands, black spine labels, double blind fillet at leather edges on covers, red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) George Steevens (1736-1800) Edmond Malone