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The works of Shakespear : in six volumes. [Vol. 1] / collated and corrected by the former editions by Mr. Pope
xli, [13], 563 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
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The preface of the editor
Some account of the life, etc. of Mr William Shakespear written by Mr. Rowe
[document granting coat of arms to John Shakespeare]
To the memory of my beloved the author, Mr William Shakespear; and what he hath left us
The names of the subscribers
The tempest
A midsummer night's dream
The two gentlemen of Verona
The merry wives of Windsor
Measure for measure
The comedy of errors
Much ado about nothing
Handwritten note 'This book was given to Ja: Jeffery who was the Valetudinarian mentioned in the Spectator in the habit of weighing himself, and great Uncle of the late John Trevenen Esq: of Helston - by the celebrated Harley Earl of Oxford to whom he was Tutor. 1830'. Bookplate reads 'Jac. Jeffery, Aul. Pemb. Soc. 1719'. The Spectator letter referred to was dated March 29, 1711. Second bookplate reads Jn. Trevenen, Rosewarne'