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Philadelphia, PA: Bioren & Madan, 1795. First Edition.. Leather Bound. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 16mo 5.75 - 6.75'' tall. Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Bioren & Madan, Philadelphia, PA 1795. Corrected From the Latest and Best London Editions, With Notes By Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. to Which Are Added, a Glossary and the Life of the Author. First American printing of the works of Shakespeare. Imbellished with a striking Likeness from the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Chandos. First Edition. 1st American Printing. Volumes 1,3,4,5,6,7 ONLY of 8 volume set. Full leather bound, boards undecorated, spine has deep-red title band and black edition band, with gold lettering, stars and bands. Plain endpapers and page edges. Volume One has frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare. All title pages state 'First American Edition', with a date of 1795 or 1796. Some spine ends have small leather loss, to level of top or bottom of text block. All…

The First Folio is the first collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays, published in 1623. It is also known as 'Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies'.

Features such as the presence of a portrait by Martin Droeshout on the title page verso, certain typographical errors, and the printer’s marks and ornaments can help identify a First Folio edition.