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SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). The Plays ... With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; To which are added Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. London: for C. Bathurst (and others), 1773. 10 volumes, 8°. Half titles in vols. II-IX, engraved portrait frontispiece (occasional light spotting and staining). Contemporary polished calf (binding of vol. X broken, spines and extremities rubbed, joints split). Provenance: John Woodhouse (armorial bookplate) -- Paul Howard Beves (ex-libris sticker). Courtney & Smith p.108; Jaggard p.503; Lowndes VI, 2261: "This edition ... superseded all previous editions, and became the standard for future editors and publishers." (10)

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SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). The Plays ... With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; To which are added Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. London: for C. Bathurst (and others), 1773. 10 volumes, 8°. Half titles in vols. II-IX, engraved portrait frontispiece (occasional light spotting and staining). Contemporary polished calf (binding of vol. X broken, spines and extremities rubbed, joints split). Provenance: John Woodhouse (armorial bookplate) -- Paul Howard Beves (ex-libris sticker). Courtney & Smith p.108; Jaggard p.503; Lowndes VI, 2261: "This edition ... superseded all previous editions, and became the standard for future editors and publishers." (10)
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