1447200 1766 Shakespeare. Twenty Early Quartos. Steevens.

 

Twenty of the Plays of Shakespeare, being the whole Number printed in Quarto during his Life-Time, or before the Restoration, collated where there were different copies and publish'd from the Originals, by George Steevens.  First set of reprints of the early 4tos.  4 vols. 8vo, London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, T. Payne and W. Richardson, 1766. First edition edited by George Steevens and the first set of reprints of the early quartos. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, red and black morocco title and volume number labels. Upper joints of three volumes repaired. Upper board of Vol. II detached, else an attractive set.  Jaggard p. 502.