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SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616.
11 June 2008, 13:00 EDT
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The Plays of William Shakespeare. London: Tonson, Woodfall, et al., 1765. With notes by Samuel Johnson. Half-titles present except in vol 1. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 8vo (208 x 123 mm). Later full speckled calf, black and green morocco spine labels with numbering in red morocco inlays. Staining to first couple of leaves of vol 5; joints of vol 8 split (upper joint repaired); armorial bookplates.
Samuel Johnson's edition of the first variorum collection of Shakespeare's plays, a landmark in Shakespeare studies. The first edition appeared in 1765; however the present is not the first issue (Johnson's preface is paginated). Jaggard, p 501.
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Samuel Johnson's edition of the first variorum collection of Shakespeare's plays, a landmark in Shakespeare studies. The first edition appeared in 1765; however the present is not the first issue (Johnson's preface is paginated). Jaggard, p 501.
See illustration.





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