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'.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, November 2016 – January 2017. First Folio! Shakespeares American Tour. Opening:As You Like It.
Cited/described in
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 English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111228 West, A.J. Shakespeare first folio, 125 Lee, S. Census, 77
Folger copy 67 wants [superscript pi]A1 and [superscript pi]A5+1.2 and wants 3b1.6; 3b6 supplied in facsim. Leaf [superscript pi]A6 misbound with its fore-edge innermost. Port. (on title page) in state 3. Also wanting are b3.4. Imperfections affect text on A1, G6, Q5, s5, v6, and 2o1 and slightly affect text on 4 other leaves. See curatorial file for additional information, including variations not recorded here. Manuscript additions include inscriptions "Tho. Shrimpton" and "J. Tonstall" (on title page). Residual rusty outline of small scissors between leaves 2r3v-2r4r (pages 298-299), King Lear. Fitz Herbert family copy. FILM Fo. 116.15a--Negative microfilm of Folger copy, STC 22273 no. 67 (16:1, 58 feet).
