William Shakespeare

The Works of Mr. William Shakespear, in Nine Volumes: with His Life,adorn'd with Cuts. to the Last Volume is Prefix'd, I. an Essay on the Art, Rise, ... Upon the Most Sublime Passages Volume 4 of 9 William Shakespeare

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British Library

T026042

The supplementary essays are by Charles Gildon. Vols.2-8 have imprint "printed for Jacob Tonson" and vol.9: "printed by J. Darby, for E. Curll, K. Sanger, and J. Pemberton: sold by J. Tonson [and 6 others in London]". Each play has a separately dated ti

London : printed for J. Tonson, E. Curll, J. Pemberton, and K. Sanger: and are to be sold by J. Knapton and D. Midwinter [and 4 others in London], 1714. 9v.,plates ; 12°