The works of William Shakespeare : the plays edited from the folio of MDCXXIII, with various readings from all the editions and all the commentators, notes, introductory remarks, a historical sketch of the text, an account of the rise and progress of the English drama, a memoir of the poet, and an essay upon his genius /

Publisher's advertisement (12 p.) at beginning of v. 2.

"The best American edition produced up to this date." Cf. Jaggard.

"Contains ... emendations from Collier's alleged annotations of 1632." Cf Jaggard.

Vol. 1, 1866; v. 2-8, 1863; v. 9, 1861; v. 10-12, 1862.

v. 9: Troilus and Cressida. Coriolanus. Titus Andronicus -- v. 10: Romeo and Juliet. Timon of Athens. Julius Caesar. Macbeth -- v. 11: Hamlet. King Lear. Othello -- v. 12: Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Pericles. Memorandums of English pronunciation in the Elizabethan era. Table of readings, &c. Table of corrupted readings. Index to glossarial, exegetical, antiquarian, and historical notes.

v. 1: Preface. Supplementary notes and corrections. Memoirs of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's will. Chronological table of Shakespeare's works. Note on the portraits and autograph signatures of Shakespeare. Account of the riseand progress of the English drama to the time of Shakespeare. Essay toward the expression of Shakespeare's genius. Poems -- v. 2: Preliminary matter to the Folio of 1623. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor -- v. 3: Measure for measure. Comedy of errors. Much ado about nothing. Love's labour's lost -- v. 4: Midsummer night's dream. Merchant of Venice. As you like it. Taming of the shrew -- v. 5: All's well that ends well. Twelfth night. Winter's tale -- v. 6: King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, part 1. King Henry IV, part 2 -- v. 7: Henry V. King Henry VI, part 1. King Henry VI, part 2 -- v. 8: King Henry VI, part 3. King Richard III. King Henry VIII.

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibl.,

Mode of access: Internet.

Vols. 1 and 11 rebound with leather spines with gilt lettering and marbled covers. Vols. 2-10 and 12 in original brown binding with gilt lettering on spines.