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The most excellent historie of the merchant of Venice. : VVith the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the Iewe towards the sayd merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh: and the obtayning of Portia by the choyse of three chests. As it hath beene diuers times acted by the Lord Chamberlaine his Seruants. Written by William Shakespeare.

Merchant of Venice

At London : Printed by I[ames]. R[oberts]. for Thomas Heyes, and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Greene Dragon, 1600.

[76] p. ; 18 cm (4to)

Mostly in verse.
Printer's name from STC.
Running title reads: The comicall historie of the Merchant of Venice.
Signatures: A-I⁴ K².

Curatorial file available for copy 2.

Copy 1. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004. Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution (catalog entry 38)

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 22296
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 172(a)
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 888
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111215

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Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 22296 copy 1

cs448. K1 slightly trimmed at lower margin, affecting direction-line. Dark goatskin binding with gilt decoration and monogram of George Daniel in center of front cover; stored in a box. Provenance: George Daniel copy

STC 22296 copy 2

Warwick. Imperfect: a made-up copy: wanting G1-H1 and H4, which are supplied in facsimile; K1 or K2 is from another copy. A few manuscript notes. The t.p. and B4 are repaired, with some letters in facsimile. Several corners are damaged and repaired, affecting catchwords. Green goatskin binding with gilt triple fillet borders and fleurons, signed by Riviere. Provenance: inscribed on K2v: "Sarah Wharmey (?) her book giuen her by her brother jonathan" (see photograph in worksheet file); inscribed on F1r: "Richard Davison ..."; James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps copy (with manuscript bibliographical note in his hand on front fly-leaf); bookplate of Warwick Castle, Shakespeare Library

STC 22296 copy 3

cs448. Imperfect: wanting A1, the title leaf, A4 and F4; each is supplied in facsimile. Variant: Sig.G4r varies from other two DFo copies in the omission of words beginning lines 4-5 (see Greg). All leaves inlaid, except K2, which is mounted. Bound before the facsimile title leaf is a manuscript recreation of the title page in the hand of R. Farmer. A few manuscript markings and notes, including a note in Greek at end. A2 damaged and repaired, affecting text; a duplicate A2 is supplied in facsimile. Closely trimmed, affecting headlines and text; corresponding passages from another (facsimile?) copy are pasted next to affected passages. Half bound in brown goatskin to 23 cm, signed by Frank Bedford; stored in a dark green goatskin pull-off box. Provenance: Richard Farmer copy (with his manuscript note on A2r); Edmond Malone copy (MS. note on front fly-leaf: "this copy was given to me by Dr. Farmer ..."); James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps copy (with his manuscript initials and note on back free endpaper); Marsden J. Perry copy