The complete works of Shakespeare
Subtitle: from the original text
By: carefully collated and compared with the editions of Halliwell, Knight and Collier: with historical and critical introductions and notes to each play; and a life of the great dramatist, by Charles Knight. Illustrated with new and finely executed steel engravings, chiefly portraits in character of celebrated American actors
Contributors: Knight, Charles, 1791-1873; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889
Publisher: Johnson, Fry and Co.
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Literatura Inglesa
Notes: Added title-pages, engraved with vignettes.

Issued in 56 parts to subscribers; paged continuously.

Based upon Tallis's edition containing the unauthorized material of Halliwell-Phillipps. cf. J.B. Sherzer's American editions of Shakespeare, p. 681-683.
Table of contents: title: [v. 1] Life of Shakespeare. Shakespeare's will. Comedies- [v. 2] Historical plays- [v. 3] Tragedies. Poems.