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The works of Shakespeare: in eight volumes. Collated with the oldest copies, and corrected: with notes, explanatory, and critical:

William Shakespeare, William Jeffreys (Former owner)
Print Book, English, M DCC LXII. [1762]
printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. and R. Tonson, B. Dod, G. Woodfall, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, T. Longman, S. Crowder and Co. W. Johnston, C. Corbet, T. Lownds, and T. Caslon., London, M DCC LXII. [1762]
8 v. ([60], 382; 430; 419, [1]; 467, [1]; 404, [2]; 455, [1]; 420; 340, [78] p.) : ill. ; 18cm (12mo)
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With a frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare in v.1, printer's ornaments and plates in each volume
v.3, p. 419 erroneously numbered p. 369
Includes "index of the characters, sentiments, similes, speeches and descriptions in Shakespeare" p. [11]-[78] of v. 8
In fact the dramatic works only