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Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)535
Shakespeare, William, 1564-161683
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Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)49
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Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare: an acting version made for the Leeds University Union Theatre Group by G. Wilson Knight

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1948

Signature: on t.p., C. Kingham. Miscellaneous annotations on ff. 7, 8, 16, 36, 38 and 39

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Macbeth' by William Shakespeare

1976

Contains a prompt script which is almost certainly from this production, not the earlier one by Leeds Playhouse in 1972

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Annotated copy of an edition of William Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'.

Forsyth, David (1844-1934)

1877-1880?

A small 1877 Clarendon Press Series edition of 'The Merchant of Venice', cut up and interleaved within a larger bound notebook on which extensive notes about the play have been written in manuscript (...

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Songs of Shakespeare: |bfor tenor voice and piano /|cF.S. Mumby.

Mumby, F S

1946

A music score for a cycle of eight songs with lyrics from Shakespeare's plays: 1. Dumain's ode (Love's labour's lost. Act 4, Sc.3) dated Sept 13th 1945; 2. Sonnet dated June 27th 1946; 3. Autolycus's ...

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The first sketches of the second and third parts of King Henry the Sixth

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Halliwell-Phillipps, J O (1820-1889); Shakespeare Society (Great Britain)

1843

With reproductions of the original title-pages: The First part of the Contention betwixt the two famous houses of Yorke and Lancaster, with the death of the good Duke Humphrey... London, Printed by Th...

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Richard the Third : a tragedy

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Cibber, Colley (1671-1757); Oxberry, William Henry (1804-1871)

1818

At head of title: Oxberry's edition.

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The Greek and Latin prize poems of the University of Cambridge, from 1814 to 1837

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); University of Cambridge

1837

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Othello : A tragedy

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Oxberry, William Henry (1804-1871)

1819

"W. Oxberry, and Co. printers, 8, White Hart Yard"--Verso of t.p.

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Úrvalskaflar

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Sigurður L. Pálsson (1904-1964)

1950

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Love's labour's lost : a comedy; in five acts

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Daniel, George (1789-1864); Cumberland, John (1787-1866)

[18--?]

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The first sketch of Shakespeare's Merry wives of Windsor

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Halliwell-Phillipps, J O (1820-1889); Shakespeare Society (Great Britain)

1842

Reprint of the first quarto, with reproduction of original t.-p.: A Most pleasaunt and excellent conceited Comedie, of Syr Iohn Falstaffe, and the merrie Wiues of Windsor... By William Shakespeare ......

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