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, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Pauls Church-yard, and in Russel-Street Covent Garden, 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
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*
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
S2915 Fo.4 no.32
Folger-specific note
Folger copy 32 is interleaved (except for the prelims. and additional plays) with blank paper (every page ruled at the center vertically, delineating two columns), extending the book to two volumes, the volumes dividing between 2O6 (end of 2 Hen. VI) and 2P1 (beginning of 3 Hen. VI).
Wants "verses" leaf with port. ([pi]1).
Title leaf ([pi]2) is mutilated at the tail, affecting the imprint on the title page, and is cut down to the rules on the t.p. and mounted.
Leaf [superscript pi]A1 is mounted.
Wants C3.4 and Q6.
Imperfections affect text slightly on *3D4 and very slightly on A5, B3, E2, K1, L1, 2G1, 2P5,*3D6, and 4B4.
AYL (O4 verso-Q2 recto) is annotated in manuscript (late 18th-cent.; mostly on the adjacent interleaves) with emendations, referring to those of Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, and Johnson; also annotated are [superscript pi]A3 verso and 4C2 recto.
"The late Rev." Alleyne Fitzherbert copy.
Wants "verses" leaf with port. ([pi]1).
Title leaf ([pi]2) is mutilated at the tail, affecting the imprint on the title page, and is cut down to the rules on the t.p. and mounted.
Leaf [superscript pi]A1 is mounted.
Wants C3.4 and Q6.
Imperfections affect text slightly on *3D4 and very slightly on A5, B3, E2, K1, L1, 2G1, 2P5,*3D6, and 4B4.
AYL (O4 verso-Q2 recto) is annotated in manuscript (late 18th-cent.; mostly on the adjacent interleaves) with emendations, referring to those of Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, and Johnson; also annotated are [superscript pi]A3 verso and 4C2 recto.
"The late Rev." Alleyne Fitzherbert copy.