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The plays of William Shakespeare ... with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, J. Tonson (Publisher), R. Tonson (Publisher)
Print Book, English, 1765
Printed for J. and R. Tonson, London, 1765
8 volumes frontispiece, portrait 22 cm
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v. 1. The tempest. A midsummer-night's dream. The two gentlemen of Verona. Measure for measure. The merchant of Venice
v. 2. As you like it. Love's labour's lost. The winter's tale. Twelfth night; or, What you will. The merry wives of Windsor
v. 3. The taming of the shrew. The comedy of errors. Much ado about nothing. All's well that ends well. The life and death of King John
v. 4. The life and death of Richard the Second. The first part of King Henry the Fourth. The second part of King Henry the Fourth. The life of King Henry the Fifth. The first part of King Henry the Sixth. (continued) v. 5. The second part of King Henry the Sixth. The third part of King Henry the Sixth. The life and death of Richard the Third. The life of King Henry the Eighth
v. 6. The life and death of King Lear. Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus. The tragedy of Macbeth. [C]aius Marcius Coriolanus
v. 7. Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Troilus and Cressida
v. 8. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Othello, the Moor of Venice
Vol. 1 has added t.p
First edition