1821 – Works of William Shakespeare | Steevens & Johnson | 9 Volume Set

This collection of the works of William Shakespeare is a fantastic gathering of some of the most famous and important plays and poetry by the most prolific English playwright. Like many collected works, this set features the famed plays such as ‘Tempest’, ‘Taming of the Shrew’, ‘Hamlet’, and ‘Romeo and Juliet’. This nine-volume set is notable for containing the edits of famous Shakespeare scholar George Steevens and the famed English grammarian Samuel Johnson.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dramatic Works of Wm. Shakspeare: Correctly Given from the Text of Johnson & Steevens
• Author(s): William Shakespeare
• Contributor(s): Samuel Johnson (Editor); George Steevens (Editor)
• Publisher: London, Printed for J. Bumpus … [et al.]
• Edition: 1821 Edition
• Binding: Leather spine and corners
• Format: (12mo), 9 volume set
• Size:  4.75 in x 3 in (12.1 cm x 7.6 cm)
• Collation: each volume separately paged
• Illustrations: title page vignettes
• Contents Include:
  • Each famous play from Shakespeare such as Rome and Juliet, Tempest, Merry Wives of Windsor, As You Like It, Hamlet, etc.

Condition:

Good. All nine volumes are complete. Leather bindings show rubbing and wear, with cracked hinges and some loss. Marbled endpapers retained. Pages are intact with age toning. Text is legible throughout. Volume 7 lacking front cover.

Why Collect This?

• Complete early 19th-century nine-volume edition
• Includes full suite of plays

Item Number: #29838