Edited by Rev. Charles Halford Hawkins, M.A. First edition. 8vo., original magenta cloth. Published during the 25th Season of the Winchester College Shakspeare Society. Winchester: Warren & Son, Printers and Publishers, High Street; London: Castle & Lamb, 133, Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, 1887.
The first state of the binding - spine a little faded and corners just bumped, but a very good copy. Includes Johnson’s essay “The Fools of Shakspere,“ pp. 171-89. Preceded in his canon only by Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower and contributions to The Wykehamist.