The plays of William Shakspeare.. In twenty-one volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators. To which are added, notes, by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. Revised and augmented by Isaac Reed, with a glossarial index.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1813
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3247622
Summary
Bibliographic description
The sixth edition.. 21v.. ill.., port... 8vo. Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Provenance: Armorial bookplate "George William Blathwayt" [possibly [= Col. George William Blathwayt (1797-1871)]; ownership inscription in ink on flyleaf of several volumes "Charles Blathwayt" or "Blathwayt" (in same hand). Binding: Binder's label "Bound by Dickenson, Frumpington Street, Cambridge"; nineteenth-century tan leather over boards; gold tooled border to front and rear covers with floral design; decorative gold tooling to spine; marbled endpapers and book edges; green leather spine labels with author, volume title and publication date ("Lond. 1813").
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Isaac Reed (1742-1807 George Steevens (1736-1800)