The American edition of Boydell's illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the most eminent artists of Great Britain.
Contributors: Boydell, John, 1719-1804; Spooner, Shearjashub, 1809-1859
Publisher: Rice, Rutter & Co.
Published: 1866
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Illustrations
Genres: Illustrations
Other titles: Boydell's illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakespeare
Notes: Originally published as: A Collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the artists of Great-Britain ... London: Published by John and Josiah Boydell, 1803

Boydell's one hundred copper plates, signed and dated by the artists and engravers between 1792 and 1803, were purchased by Shearjashub Spooner during a trip to Europe in 1842. The plates were restored and Spooner published a two-volume edition entitled the American edition of Boydell's illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakespeare ... New York, 1852, for which he wrote original descriptions. Cf. DAB

Text is identical to Spooner's New York edition. The firm of Rice, Rutter & Co. published at Philadelphia between 1866 and 1868