King Lear
Subtitle: a tragedy in five acts
By: by William Shakespeare ... ; embellished with a wood engraving, from an original drawing made expressly for this work, by Mr. I.R. Cruikshank, and executed by Mr. White
Series: Dolby's British theatre
Publisher: Printed and published by T. Dolby ...
Published: 1824
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Notes: "Printed from the original edition, with remarks. To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the charactres, sides of entrance and exit, relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business, as now performed at the Theatres Royal, London." -- T.p.

Printed cast list for the Drury Lane Theatre's production, 1824.

Victoria and Albert Museum's copy is a promptbook for an unspecified production. Manuscript annotations include stage directions, and the director's (?) notes about the characters.

Bound with seven other similar acting editions.

Bound in contemporary cloth boards; in CMI case.