1785 The Plays of William Shakespeare. In Ten Volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens.

Description

Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Scarce

The 'revised and augmented' scarce third edition of Samuel Johnson's seminal work, in ten full tree calf volumes.

This work, the most important eighteenth century edition of the dramatic works of Shakespeare, edited by Dr. Johnson and George Steevens - and with their critical notes - was first published in 1765.

Illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates to volume I, and folding plate volume V. Collated, complete.

ESTC reference no. T138853

Each volume retaining half titles.

With the inscription of C. Meyer to front pastedowns and free endpapers of each volume.

Containing each of Shakespeare's plays, this is a wonderful late eighteenth century edition of the works of the greatest dramatist the English language has ever known.