The plays and poems of William Shakspeare : in sixteen volumes ; collated verbatim with the most authentick copies, and revised : with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added, an essay on the chronological order of his plays; an essay relative to Shakspeare and Jonson; a dissertation on the three parts of King Henry VI, an historical account of the English stage /

Vol. 5 includes facsimiles of Shakespeare's signature.Vol. 1 only has general title page; all others have separate vol. title page.Malone's edition originally published London, 1790 in 10 vols.v. 1: Preface (1790). Dr. Johnson's preface (1765). Mr. Steevens's advertisement. Ancient translations from classick authors. Mr. Pope's preface. Dedication of the players. Preface of the players. Some account of the life, &c., of William Shakspeare / written by Mr. Rowe. Additional anecdotes of Shakspeare. Stratford register. Shakspeare's coat of arms. Shakspeare's will. Mortgage made by Shakspeare. Ancient and modern commendatory verses on Shakspeare. List of the most authentick ancient editions of Shakspeare's plays. List of the most authentick ancient editions of Shakspeare's poems. Plays altered from Shakspeare. Criticisms on Shakspeare. Extracts of entries on the books of the Stationers' Company. Attempt to ascertain the order in which the plays of Shakspeare were written. Shakspeare, Ford, and Jonson. -- v. 2: Historical account of the rise and progress of the English stage. Emendations and additions. -- v. 3: Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor. Measure for measure. -- v. 4: Comedy of errors. Much ado about nothing. Love's labour's lost. Midsummer night's dream. -- v. 5: Merchant of Venice. As you like it. Taming of the shrew. All's well that ends well. -- v. 6: Pericles. Twelfth night. Winter's tale. -- v. 7: Macbeth. King John. King Richard II. -- v. 8: King Henry IV, part 1. King Henry IV, part 2. Henry V. -- v. 9: King Henry VI, part 1. King Henry VI, part 2. King Henry VI, part 3. Dissertation on the three parts of King Henry VI. -- v. 10: King Richard III. King Henry VIII. Coriolanus. -- v. 11: Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. -- v. 12: Timon of Athens. Troilus and Cressida. -- v. 13: Cymbeline. King Lear. -- v. 14: Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. -- v. 15: Venus and Adonis. Rape of Lucrece. Othello. -- v. 16: Sonnets. Passionate pilgrim. Lover's complaint. Titus Andronicus. Romeus and Juliet / [Arthur Brooke]. Glossorial index.Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibl.,Mode of access: Internet.Vol. 1 general t.p. signed: "E.H. Thomson, London.