Hamlet, Prince of Denmark : a tragedy : as it is now acted by His Majesty's Servants / written by William Shakespear.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Hughes, John, 1677-1720.; Darby, John, -1733, associated name.; Feales, William, associated name.; Walker, R. (Robert), approximately 1709-1761, associated name.; Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739, associated name.; Clay, Francis, -1738, associated name.; Poulson, Mary, associated name.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
1723
Available at Vault - Deck C, Vault - Deck C
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Title
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark : a tragedy : as it is now acted by His Majesty's Servants / written by William Shakespear.
Uniform title
Hamlet
Created/published
London : Printed by J. Darby, for A. Bettesworth in Pater-noster-Row, and F. Clay without Temple-Bar, MDCCXXIII [1723, i.e. 1731?]
Description
107, [1] p. ; 16 cm (12mo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Hughes, John, 1677-1720.
Darby, John, -1733, associated name.
Feales, William, associated name.
Walker, R. (Robert), approximately 1709-1761, associated name.
Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739, associated name.
Clay, Francis, -1738, associated name.
Poulson, Mary, associated name.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Hughes, John, 1677-1720.
Darby, John, -1733, associated name.
Feales, William, associated name.
Walker, R. (Robert), approximately 1709-1761, associated name.
Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739, associated name.
Clay, Francis, -1738, associated name.
Poulson, Mary, associated name.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Note
John Hughes's stage version, a reprint of the 1718 edition (Folger card catalog).
There exist two editions of the 1723 Hamlet. This edition ('B') is a pirated type-facsimile printed 1731? Leaf A4v, line 23 reads "compulsive"; leaf B1r, line 9 reads "Course"; and leaf H3r, line 29 reads "Dith-". Edition 'A' is cataloged separately, identified by different readings on those pages. (The printer is unknown, although W. Feales and R. Walker have been suggested. See Dawson, G.E. Studies in bibliography, 1 (1948-1949): 47-58; and Kenny, S.S. Studies in bibliography, 28 (1975): 297-305).
Signatures: A-I⁶.
First leaf (A1) is blank; no frontispiece issued with this edition (Ford).
ESTC, Ford, and Jaggard citations are undifferentiated descriptions for both editions A and B.
With a cast list, and bookseller's advertisements for M. Poulson (leaf I6v).
There exist two editions of the 1723 Hamlet. This edition ('B') is a pirated type-facsimile printed 1731? Leaf A4v, line 23 reads "compulsive"; leaf B1r, line 9 reads "Course"; and leaf H3r, line 29 reads "Dith-". Edition 'A' is cataloged separately, identified by different readings on those pages. (The printer is unknown, although W. Feales and R. Walker have been suggested. See Dawson, G.E. Studies in bibliography, 1 (1948-1949): 47-58; and Kenny, S.S. Studies in bibliography, 28 (1975): 297-305).
Signatures: A-I⁶.
First leaf (A1) is blank; no frontispiece issued with this edition (Ford).
ESTC, Ford, and Jaggard citations are undifferentiated descriptions for both editions A and B.
With a cast list, and bookseller's advertisements for M. Poulson (leaf I6v).
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T35953
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, 47
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 308
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, 47
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 308
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
PR2807 1723b copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Lacking blank leaf A1. Half leather binding with buckram-covered boards and marbled endpapers; spine reads: Shakespeare, Hamlet, 1723. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs139
Call number
PR2807 1723b copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
In green paper wrappers; disbound. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs1066