Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies ...
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer.; Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.; Hawkins, Richard, -1637?, bookseller.; Allot, Robert, active 1625-1636?, bookseller.; Meighen, Richard, active 1656, bookseller.; Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.; Becks, George, 1834-1904, former owner.
1632
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Title
Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies ...
Uniform title
Plays
Edition
The second impression.
Created/published
London : Printed by Tho. Cotes ..., 1632.
Description
[20], 303, [1], 46, 49-100, [2], 69-232, 168, 269-419, [1] p. : 1 port. (engraving) ; 33 cm (fol.)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer.
Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.
Hawkins, Richard, -1637?, bookseller.
Allot, Robert, active 1625-1636?, bookseller.
Meighen, Richard, active 1656, bookseller.
Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.
Becks, George, 1834-1904, former owner.
Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer.
Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.
Hawkins, Richard, -1637?, bookseller.
Allot, Robert, active 1625-1636?, bookseller.
Meighen, Richard, active 1656, bookseller.
Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.
Becks, George, 1834-1904, former owner.
Note
Colophon: Printed at London by Thomas Cotes, for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot, 1632.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁶ *⁴ A-2B⁶ 2C² a-3c⁶ 3d⁴.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁶ *⁴ A-2B⁶ 2C² a-3c⁶ 3d⁴.
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), 22274-22274e.5
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, p. 1113-16
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, p. 1113-16
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 22274 Fo.2/fragment 03
Folger-specific note
For Folger fragment 3, the issue is indeterminate, as formulated by William B. Todd, "Issues and states of the Second Folio and Milton's epitaph on Shakespeare," Studies in bibliography, v. 5 (1952-53), p. 81-108. Wants [superscript pi]A2.5 (title leaf and "Effigies" leaf).
A fragment that comprises only b6-r6 (Rich. II, 1 Hen. IV, 2 Hen. IV, Hen. V, 1 Hen. VI, 2 Hen. VI, 3 Hen. VI) and 2i6-2l4 (Timon).
Wants port. (on title page) and colophon.
Imperfections affect text very slightly on c2.
Bound in 4 vols., in half morocco (black) with marbled paper boards and marbled endpapers (nonpareil), uniform with Folger fragments 2, 6, and 7, all probably originally from the same copy.
Contents: Vol. 1. Rich. II, 1 Hen. IV, and 2 Hen. IV -- v. 2. Hen. V, 1 Hen. VI, and 2 Hen. VI -- v. 3. 3 Hen. VI -- v.4. Timon.
George Becks copy.
A fragment that comprises only b6-r6 (Rich. II, 1 Hen. IV, 2 Hen. IV, Hen. V, 1 Hen. VI, 2 Hen. VI, 3 Hen. VI) and 2i6-2l4 (Timon).
Wants port. (on title page) and colophon.
Imperfections affect text very slightly on c2.
Bound in 4 vols., in half morocco (black) with marbled paper boards and marbled endpapers (nonpareil), uniform with Folger fragments 2, 6, and 7, all probably originally from the same copy.
Contents: Vol. 1. Rich. II, 1 Hen. IV, and 2 Hen. IV -- v. 2. Hen. V, 1 Hen. VI, and 2 Hen. VI -- v. 3. 3 Hen. VI -- v.4. Timon.
George Becks copy.