Note: The archives has volume 5 of this set only. The other volume information is provided only to provide context as to the other books available in this series/set. The information below comes from a Library of Congress cataloging record for the entire set.
Archives has: Vol. 5
Contents: v. 1: Preface -- Preface of the players -- Mr. Pope’s preface -- Mr. Theobald’s preface -- Sir T. Hanmer’s preface -- Dr. Warburton’s preface -- Some account of the life, &c. of Mr. William Shakespear / written by Mr. Rowe -- Tempest -- Midsummer night’s dream -- Two gentlemen of Verona; v. 2: Measure for measure -- Merchant of Venice -- As you like it -- Love’s labour’s lost; v. 3: Winter’s tale -- Twelfth night -- Merry wives of Windsor -- Taming of the shrew; v. 4: Comedy of errors -- Much ado about nothing -- All’s well, that ends well -- King John; v. 5: King Richard II -- King Henry IV, part 1 -- King Henry IV, part 2; v. 6: King Henry V -- King Henry VI, part 1 -- King Henry VI, part 2 -- King Henry VI, part 3; v. 7 : King Richard III -- King Henry VIII -- King Lear; v. 8: Timon of Athens -- Titus Andronicus -- Macbeth -- Coriolanus; v. 9: Julius Caesar -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Cymbeline -- Troilus and Cressida; v. 10: Romeo and Juliet -- Hamlet -- Othello.
Publisher: Dublin : Printed for A. Leathley, C. Wynne, P. Wilson, J. Exshaw, H. Saunders, J. Potts, S. Watson, J. Mitchell, and J. Williams, 1766.
Description: 10 v. : port. ; 17 cm. (8vo)
Notes: General t.p. appears in v. 1 only. Each vol. has vol t.p. reading: "The plays of William Shakespeare: volume the first [second, etc.]"; "The publishers ... have carefully corrected a large errata in [the edition] printed in London; and also ... have distributed into their proper places, a number of curious notes, sent to Mr. Johnson by some of his learned friends .... They have also made some valuable additions from the Twenty plays of Shakespeare, lately published by ... George Steevens."--Advertisement, v. 1, p. [5]; Head- and tail-pieces. Date in roman numerals.; Paul G. Chandler Textbook Collection.
Spine title: Johnson’s Shakespear
