Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, and tragedies : published according to the true original copies : unto which is added, seven plays, never before printed in folio ...
1685
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Title
Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, and tragedies : published according to the true original copies : unto which is added, seven plays, never before printed in folio ...
Uniform title
Plays
Edition
The fourth edition.
Created/published
London : Printed for H. Herringman ..., 1685.
Description
[12], 96, 99-160, 163-254, 243 [i.e. 253]-272, [2], 328, 303, [1] p. : 1 port. (engraving) ; 36 cm (fol.)
Associated name
Note
Signatures: [pi]² [superscript pi]A⁴ A-Y⁶ Z⁴ 2B-2Z⁶ *3A-*3D⁶ *3E⁸ 3A-4B⁶ 4C².
The prelim. gathering [superscript pi]A (and probably the prelim. gathering [pi]) and the first section of the book, A-Z, were printed by Robert Roberts. Cf. Fredson Bowers, "Robert Roberts, a printer of Shakespeare's Fourth Folio," Shakespeare quarterly, v. 2 (1951), 241-46.
The additional plays, as listed on the title page are: Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London prodigal. The history of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The puritan widow. A Yorkshire tragedy. The tragedy of Locrine.
The prelim. gathering [superscript pi]A (and probably the prelim. gathering [pi]) and the first section of the book, A-Z, were printed by Robert Roberts. Cf. Fredson Bowers, "Robert Roberts, a printer of Shakespeare's Fourth Folio," Shakespeare quarterly, v. 2 (1951), 241-46.
The additional plays, as listed on the title page are: Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London prodigal. The history of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The puritan widow. A Yorkshire tragedy. The tragedy of Locrine.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), S2915-17
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, p. 1119-21
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, p. 1119-21
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
S2915 Fo.4 no.13
Folger-specific note
Folger copy 13 wants all before A2.
Also wanting are T3.4, U3.4, 2F1, 2G3.4, *3D3.4, *3E8, 3D3.4, 3H3, 3O5-3Q6 (Cymb. entire), 3V1, and 4A1-end.
Many leaves are soiled, many have edges torn or feathered, many are water-stained, and many are wormed.
Worming Q6-Y2 at the head, affects text slightly or very slightly passim.
Worming Y3-2P4 (except 2N1 and 2O4, supplied from another copy) at the tail, affects text or slightly or very slightly affects text on most pages.
Other imperfections affect text on A2v, S1, 2K4,5, 2N1, 2O4, 2U3-5, 3A3,4, and 3K5, slightly on 2F5 and 2K3,6, and very slightly on 17 other leaves (list on file).
Contains reprinted leaf 2O4. Cf. Giles E. Dawson, "Some irregularities in the Shakespeare Fourth Folio," Studies in bibliography, v. 4 (1951-52), 93-103.
Supplied from another copy are: 2N1 and 2O4, both unwormed untypically and 2O4 disjunct and unexpectedly reprinted.
Signed: "Wm. Marsden" (early 18th-cent.) on 2G6 recto and (in part) likely the same (cropped) on 3K4 verso. Other manuscript additions in a later hand, passim (record on file).
Inserted: "London; Engraved for Harrison's Edition of Rapin[.] William Shakespear. [image, after the Chandos portrait] Goldar sculpt[.] In the Possession of John Nicoll Esqr. Published as the Act directs Septr. 30, 1785." From Rapin de Thoyras, History of England, London, 1785-89.
This copy--cannibalized as a stock of leaves, with many of the remaining leaves showing lines of paste as if used as a surface on which another leaf being brushed with paste was placed--may be from the shop of Riviere & Son, bookbinders, London; sold as lot #831 in the sale at Anderson Galleries, New York, April 21-May 1, 1918, "Part Two of the Library of . . . Mark P. Robinson", which included a consignment from Riviere.
Also wanting are T3.4, U3.4, 2F1, 2G3.4, *3D3.4, *3E8, 3D3.4, 3H3, 3O5-3Q6 (Cymb. entire), 3V1, and 4A1-end.
Many leaves are soiled, many have edges torn or feathered, many are water-stained, and many are wormed.
Worming Q6-Y2 at the head, affects text slightly or very slightly passim.
Worming Y3-2P4 (except 2N1 and 2O4, supplied from another copy) at the tail, affects text or slightly or very slightly affects text on most pages.
Other imperfections affect text on A2v, S1, 2K4,5, 2N1, 2O4, 2U3-5, 3A3,4, and 3K5, slightly on 2F5 and 2K3,6, and very slightly on 17 other leaves (list on file).
Contains reprinted leaf 2O4. Cf. Giles E. Dawson, "Some irregularities in the Shakespeare Fourth Folio," Studies in bibliography, v. 4 (1951-52), 93-103.
Supplied from another copy are: 2N1 and 2O4, both unwormed untypically and 2O4 disjunct and unexpectedly reprinted.
Signed: "Wm. Marsden" (early 18th-cent.) on 2G6 recto and (in part) likely the same (cropped) on 3K4 verso. Other manuscript additions in a later hand, passim (record on file).
Inserted: "London; Engraved for Harrison's Edition of Rapin[.] William Shakespear. [image, after the Chandos portrait] Goldar sculpt[.] In the Possession of John Nicoll Esqr. Published as the Act directs Septr. 30, 1785." From Rapin de Thoyras, History of England, London, 1785-89.
This copy--cannibalized as a stock of leaves, with many of the remaining leaves showing lines of paste as if used as a surface on which another leaf being brushed with paste was placed--may be from the shop of Riviere & Son, bookbinders, London; sold as lot #831 in the sale at Anderson Galleries, New York, April 21-May 1, 1918, "Part Two of the Library of . . . Mark P. Robinson", which included a consignment from Riviere.