1773-1774 Bell's Edition of Shakespeare's Plays, Volume III: Richard the Third; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Hamlet; The Tempest; Measure for Measure

Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding

Each play is individually paginated, and features an engraved frontispiece, and letterpress title page.

An engraved title page advertising this as the third volume Bell's Shakespeare appears to the start of the work. Bell's edition was one of the first affordable and widely available editions of Shakespeare's works. In making Shakespeare's works accessible to a wider audience, this edition helped to popularize his plays and make them a staple of English literature.

Present in this volume is:

Richard the Third, ESTC Citation No. T62809

The Merry Wives of Windsor, ESTC Citation No. T62761

Hamlet, ESTC Citation No. T62810

The Tempest, ESTC Citation No. T62811

Measure for Measure, ESTC Citation No. T62812

With an advertisement leaf to the rear of 'Richard III', 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', and 'The Tempest'.

While each individual play is dated 1773, as called for, the general volume title page is dated 1774, as called for. ESTC T62806

Volume III only of a nine volume work.

With the inscription of William Longhorn to a front blank, and the inscription 'Mary Hanler's book, 1774' to the front free endpaper.

A wonderful collection of Shakespeare's plays, including many of his most celebrated works.