The works of Mr. William Shakespear : The seventh volume. Containing Venus and Adonis. Tarquin and Lucrece. And Mr. Shakespear's miscellany poems. To which is prefix'd, An essay on the art, rise, and progress of the stage, in Greece, Rome, and England. And a glossary of the old words us'd in these works
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Type of record: Book
Title: The works of Mr. William Shakespear : The seventh volume. Containing Venus and Adonis. Tarquin and Lucrece. And Mr. Shakespear's miscellany poems. To which is prefix'd, An essay on the art, rise, and progress of the stage, in Greece, Rome, and England. And a glossary of the old words us'd in these works
Other titles: Poems
Classmark: BC Lt q/SHA
Creator(s): Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Additional creator(s): Sewell, Dr (Other); Gildon, Charles (1665-1724) (Other)
Related people: Sewell; Gildon, Charles
Publisher: printed by J. Darby, for A. Bettesworth, F. Fayram, W. Mears, J. Pemberton, J. Hooke, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley, E. Symon
Publication city: London
Date(s): M.DCC.XXV. [1725]
Language: English
Size and medium: xv,[1],lvii,[1],44,66,177-324,321-454,[2]p : 30 cm (4to)
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/434181
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991009826629705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
With an index.
Two headpieces are those used by Henry Woodfall and possibly borrowed by John Darby.
Intended to accompany the 1723-5 Tonson edition.
'An essay on the art, rise, and progress of the stage' is by Charles Gildon.
The text is continuous despite register and pagination.
Indexed in: Alston III.71; ESTC (RLIN) T138856
Additional description
Armorial bookplate of Levi Ames Jr
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