The twins, or, Which is which? : a farce ; in three acts ; altered from Shakespeare's Comedy of errors / by W. Woods ; as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Woods, W. (William), -1802.; Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller.; Elliot, Charles, -1790, bookseller.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Paris, Jas. (James), active 1793, signer.; Theatre Royal (Edinburgh, Scotland); Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
1780
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Title
The twins, or, Which is which? : a farce ; in three acts ; altered from Shakespeare's Comedy of errors / by W. Woods ; as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh.
Uniform title
Comedy of errors
Created/published
Edinburgh : Printed for T. Cadell, London; and C. Elliot, Edinburgh, MDCCLXXX [1780]
Description
vi, [3], 10-67, [1] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Woods, W. (William), -1802.
Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller.
Elliot, Charles, -1790, bookseller.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Paris, Jas. (James), active 1793, signer.
Theatre Royal (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Woods, W. (William), -1802.
Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller.
Elliot, Charles, -1790, bookseller.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Paris, Jas. (James), active 1793, signer.
Theatre Royal (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Note
Shakespeare's text heavily abridged by Woods.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-H⁴ I².
With a cast list.
Preliminaries include an advertisment to the readers and a prologue.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-H⁴ I².
With a cast list.
Preliminaries include an advertisment to the readers and a prologue.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T125799
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 294
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 294
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- Scotland -- Edinburgh.
Item Details
Call number
PR2804 1780 copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Bookplate: Shakespeare Library, Warwick Castle. Autograph: Mr. [Jolley?]. Manuscript notations throughout text. Half bound calf over plain boards with bookseller's slip pasted in.
Folger accession
no case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2804 1780 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Disbound, with bookseller's slip pasted in. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs527
Call number
PR2804 1780 copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Autograph: Jas. Paris, 1793. In plain paper wrappers with bookseller's slip pasted in. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs814