Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630.; Condell, Henry, -1627.; Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, bookseller.; Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, bookseller.; Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller.; Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.; Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.; Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, printer.; Droeshout, Martin, 1601- printmaker.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, former owner.; Sibthorp, Coningsby Charles, 1846-1932, former owner.; Vincent, Augustine, approximately 1584-1626, signer.
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Title
Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies.
Uniform title
Plays. First Folio
Created/published
London : Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623.
Description
[18], 303, [1], 46, 49-100, [2], 69-232, [2], 79-80, [26], 98, [2], 109-156, 257-993 [i.e. 399], [1] p. : 1 port. (engraving) ; 35 cm (fol.)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630.
Condell, Henry, -1627.
Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, bookseller.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, bookseller.
Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller.
Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.
Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, printer.
Droeshout, Martin, 1601- printmaker.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, former owner.
Sibthorp, Coningsby Charles, 1846-1932, former owner.
Vincent, Augustine, approximately 1584-1626, signer.
Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630.
Condell, Henry, -1627.
Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, bookseller.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, bookseller.
Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller.
Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.
Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, printer.
Droeshout, Martin, 1601- printmaker.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, former owner.
Sibthorp, Coningsby Charles, 1846-1932, former owner.
Vincent, Augustine, approximately 1584-1626, signer.
Note
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'.
For details see Hinman, Charleton. The printing and proof-reading of the First Folio of Shakespeare: Oxford, 1963.
Imperfect: Folger copy 1 wants [superscript pi]A1 and 3b6; 3b6 supplied in facsim.
Port. (on title page) in state 2.
Leaves [superscript pi]A5+1, [superscript pi]A5+2, [superscript pi]A6, and 2t1 are supplied from another copy or copies; probably supplied are e3, e4, [superscript chi]2g4, [superscript chi]2g5, t3, t4, likely 16 other leaves, and perhaps 11 other leaves.
14 leaves are restored in manuscript facsim., and other imperfections affect text on 4 other leaves and slightly affect text on 11 other leaves.
See curatorial file for additional information, including variations not recorded here.
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'.
For details see Hinman, Charleton. The printing and proof-reading of the First Folio of Shakespeare: Oxford, 1963.
Imperfect: Folger copy 1 wants [superscript pi]A1 and 3b6; 3b6 supplied in facsim.
Port. (on title page) in state 2.
Leaves [superscript pi]A5+1, [superscript pi]A5+2, [superscript pi]A6, and 2t1 are supplied from another copy or copies; probably supplied are e3, e4, [superscript chi]2g4, [superscript chi]2g5, t3, t4, likely 16 other leaves, and perhaps 11 other leaves.
14 leaves are restored in manuscript facsim., and other imperfections affect text on 4 other leaves and slightly affect text on 11 other leaves.
See curatorial file for additional information, including variations not recorded here.
Publications about material
The first folio of Shakespeare / Peter W.M. Blayney. Washington D.C. : Folger Library Publications, c1991.
Blayney, P.W.M. The first folio of Shakespeare, p. 44-45
Lee, S. "The Shakespeare First Folio: Some Notes and a Discovery", Cornhill magazine, new ser., XXXIV (April 1899), 449-458
Blayney, P.W.M. The first folio of Shakespeare, p. 44-45
Lee, S. "The Shakespeare First Folio: Some Notes and a Discovery", Cornhill magazine, new ser., XXXIV (April 1899), 449-458
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Fame, Fortune, and Theft.
Cited/described in
West, A.J. Shakespeare first folio, 59
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
Lee, S. Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies, 87
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
Lee, S. Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies, 87
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Genre/form
Made-up copies.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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STC 22273 Fo.1 no.01
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: 14 leaves are restored in manuscript facsim., and other imperfections affect text on 4 other leaves and slightly affect text on 11 other leaves. Presentation inscription on title page: "Ex dono Willi Jaggard Typographi. Ao. 1623" in the hand of the recipient, Augustine Vincent, author of A discouerie of errours (London: William Jaggard, 1622). Other manuscript additions include monogram "CCS" [Coningsby Charles Sibthorp] (R4 verso and 2r4 verso) and "Cawdry" (a3 verso). A fragment of an earlier binding, which bears the blind-stamped heraldic badge of Augustine Vincent, is incorporated into the upper cover of the present binding. Bookplate: Coningsby C. Sibthorp.