Editors' dedication signed: Iohn Heminge. Henry Condell. Colophon: Printed at the charges of W. Jaggard, Ed. Blount, I. Smithweeke, and W. Aspley, 1623. Stationers' register: Entered to Blount and I. Jaggard 8 November [1623] Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁶([superscript pi]A1+1, [superscript pi]A5+1.2), A-2B⁶, 2C², a-g⁶, [superscript chi]2g⁸, h-v⁶, x⁴, "gg3.4"(±"gg3"), [par.]-2[par.]⁶, 3[par.]1, 2a-2f⁶, 2g², "Gg⁶", 2h⁶, 2k-3b⁶. The title page ([superscript pi]A1+1) is letterpress except for a large portrait of Shakespeare, engraved by Martin Droeshout. "The life and death of King Iohn" begins new pagination on leaf a1r; "The tragedy of Coriolanus" begins new pagination on leaf 2a1r. Page 399 misnumbered '993'.
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Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 22273 West, A.J. Shakespeare first folio, 118 English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111228 Lee, S. Notes & additions, 8
Folger copy 60 wants [superscript pi]A1, [superscript pi]A1+1 (title leaf), 3b5, and 3b6; supplied in facsim. Leaf [superscript pi]A5+1 bound after [superscript pi]A3. Imperfections affect text on all of the genuine leaves of the prelim. gathering except [superscript pi]A5 and [superscript pi]A6. Genuine port. (in state 3) inlaid in title leaf. Leaves B2 and 3a5-3b4 are supplied from another copy or copies. Imperfections also affect text on A4, Y6, 2B2, 2p3, and 2r3,5 and slightly affect text on Q2, 2d5,6, and 2f1. See curatorial file for additional information, including variations not recorded here. Troilus, +"gg3", "gg4", [par.]-2[par.]⁶, 3[par.]1, has been paged in manuscript, with the original printed paging on leaf "gg4", recto and verso, effaced. The last leaf, supplied to make the facsim. on 3b6 recto, has on its blank verso the inscription "at ye Returne to allow 5s. 6d. Tho: Bourne:". Alexander Bannatyne Stewart copy.
