The works of Mr. William Shakespear. : Volume the seventh. Containing, Venus & Adonis. Tarquin & Lucrece and his miscellany poems. With critical remarks on his plays, &c. to which is prefix'd An essay on the art, rise and progress of the stage in Greece, Rome and England..
Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.
Gildon, Charles,1665-1724.
Leeds, Francis Godolphin,Duke of,1751-1799,former owner.
London: : Printed for E. Curll ... and E. Sanger ...,
1710..
'Venus and Adonis' and 'Tarquin and Lucrece' have separate titlepages with the imprint: "printed in the year 1709.".
The 'critical remarks' and 'An essay' are by Charles Gildon.
With a final advertisement leaf.
Intended to accompany the 6 vol. Rowe edition of 1709.
Editor's dedication signed: S.N.
Page 461 is misnumbered '361'.
With bibliographic references.
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Provenance: vol. contains late 18th/early 19th-century bookplate of the Duke of Leeds on the front pastedown, and MS inscription on top right hand corner of t.p.: Leeds. 1796.