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Shakespeare's King Richard the Second : an historical play : adapted to the stage, with alterations and additions / by Richard Wroughton, Esq. ; and published as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane.

Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822, author.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II.; Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833.; McMillan, Buchanan, active 1784-1834, printer.; Miller, John, active 18th-19th century, bookseller.; Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822, inscriber.; Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, former owner.; Waldegrave, Elizabeth Whitbread, 1791-1843, former owner.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
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Title
Shakespeare's King Richard the Second : an historical play : adapted to the stage, with alterations and additions / by Richard Wroughton, Esq. ; and published as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane.
Uniform title
King Richard II
Created/published
London : Printed for John Miller, 25 Bow-Street, 1815 (London : Printed by B. M'Millan, Bow Street, Covent Garden)
Description
71, [1] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822, author.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II.
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833.
McMillan, Buchanan, active 1784-1834, printer.
Miller, John, active 18th-19th century, bookseller.
Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822, inscriber.
Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, former owner.
Waldegrave, Elizabeth Whitbread, 1791-1843, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare Library, former owner.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Note
"An adaptation made by Wroughton for Edmund Kean, with many cuts and small changes and a few small additions"--Folger card catalog.

Printer from title page verso.

Signatures: [A]² B-I⁴ K².

Includes cast list.

Advertisement for A select British Theatre, printed for John Miller.
Genre/form
Acting editions.
Cast lists.
Booksellers' advertisements.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
PR2820 1815 copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
In half calf over marbled paper boards. Presentation copy from Wroughton to S. Whitbread. Bookplate of Elizabeth Whitbread.
Folger accession
cs1197
Call number
PR2820 1815 copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Bookplate: Shakespeare Library, Warwick Castle. Half leather binding with marbled paper boards and endpapers. Halliwell-Phillipps copy.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2820 1815 copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
In green goatskin; gilt roll; gilt title and tools on spine; marbled endpapers.
Folger accession
cs956