The tempest, or The enchanted island. : A comedy as it is now acted at His Highness the Duke of York's Theatre.

The tempest, or The enchanted island. : A comedy as it is now acted at His Highness the Duke of York's Theatre.

London : Printed by T. N[ewcomb]. for Henry Herringman, at the Blew Anchor in the lower walk of the New-Exchange, MDCLXXIV. [1674]

[8], 81, [3] p. ; (4to)

An adaptation and alteration of Shakespeare's Tempest by John Dryden and Sir William D'Avenant. This and subsequent editions of the Dryden-D'Avenant version contain some additions and alterations by Thomas Shadwell.

Preface signed: John Driden.

Mostly in verse.

Printer's name from Wing CD.

Last leaf is blank.

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 (CD-ROM, 1996), S2945
Woodward and McManaway, 330
Bartlett, H. Mr. William Shakespeare, 162
Macdonald, H. Dryden, 73b
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R20731

Great Britain -- England -- London.

S2945 copy 1

cs135. Half red goatskin (lacking red goatskin at outer corners on front and back covers) with marbled papered boards; front and back endpapers have the following watermark: naked figure holding a veil above its head and poised on one foot on a circle (Fortune) (cf. Briquet, 7559-7561, and first Folger copy of Wing S2874). Manuscript note on t.p.: "Legi Jan. 11. 1731." manuscript note on front paste-down ("Duplicate") in the hand of J. O. Halliwell - Phillipps. Lacking final blank leaf. Provenance: J. O. Halliwell - Phillipps copy; according to Folger card catalogue: "Maurice Jonas copy"; according to Folger case catalogue, May 1903 Folger purchase from Sotheran

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cs337. (Disbound.)

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cs452. Half green goatskin with marbled papered boards and endpapers; all edges gilt; binding signed by F. Bedford. Lacking final blank leaf. Provenance: on back free endpaper manuscript initials of J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps

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cs130. Stabbed. Lacking title leaf and blank leaf. Provenance: inscription on A2r: "This was / the property / of Wm [William] Dowton [1764-1851] / the Comedian / H [H?] [Henry] Dowton"