A wittie and pleasant comedie called The taming of the shrew. : As it was acted by his Maiesties Seruants at the Blacke Friers and the Globe. Written by VVill. Shakespeare.

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A wittie and pleasant comedie called The taming of the shrew. : As it was acted by his Maiesties Seruants at the Blacke Friers and the Globe. Written by VVill. Shakespeare.

Taming of the shrew

Taming of the shrew

London : Printed by W[illiam]. S[tansby]. for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstones Churchyard vnder the Diall, 1631.

[72] p. ; 19 cm (4to)

Mostly in verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A-I⁴.

rpm 07/15/96

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 22327
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 120(e)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111180

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Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 22327 copy 1

cs452. The title leaf is re-margined. Green goatskin binding, signed by Frank Bedford. Provenance: autograph of James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps; Marsden J. Perry copy

STC 22327 copy 2

cs0900. Manuscript bibliographical note on front fly-leaf. Gathering A is re-margined. Cropped at head, affecting some running titles. Red goatskin binding, signed by Frank Bedford. Provenance: James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps copy (with manuscript note in his hand); bookplate of Warwick Castle, Shakespeare Library

STC 22327 copy 3

cs71. Manuscript note on title leaf verso: "This Comedy called the tameing of the shrew, is / now acted by ye Kings Maiestyes servant, at / ye Theater Royall with great [ ] con' and / many [ ] and mirth, / among which is a [ ] art of a / blount Scotch man [ ]tted [ ] []t vpon Petruchio / which is exqusit [ ] []cted by Mr Lacy / In the yeare 1664."; a few marginal manuscript notes in the same hand. Trimmed, affecting headlines; some repairs to gatherings H and I, affecting direction-lines. Half bound in red goatskin, signed by Zaehnsdorf

STC 22327 copy 4

cs299. Imperfect: wanting the title leaf, leaves F1, F4, and I4. The corner of E2 is torn away, affecting text and direction-line. Trimmed, affecting direction-lines. Olive goatskin binding, signed by Maltby, Oxford. Provenance: possibly James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Maurice Jonas copy (Folger file)