Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies ...
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer.; Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.; Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.; Hawkins, Richard, -1637?, bookseller.; Allot, Robert, active 1625-1636?, bookseller.; Meighen, Richard, active 1656, bookseller.; Walter, M., active 18th century, associated name.; Danvers, Samuel, active 17th century, associated name.; T. F., 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) ; 32 cm (fol.)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer.
Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.
Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.
Hawkins, Richard, -1637?, bookseller.
Allot, Robert, active 1625-1636?, bookseller.
Meighen, Richard, active 1656, bookseller.
Walter, M., active 18th century, associated name.
Danvers, Samuel, active 17th century, associated name.
T. F., former owner.
Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer.
Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.
Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.
Hawkins, Richard, -1637?, bookseller.
Allot, Robert, active 1625-1636?, bookseller.
Meighen, Richard, active 1656, bookseller.
Walter, M., active 18th century, associated name.
Danvers, Samuel, active 17th century, associated name.
T. F., 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
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 22274 Fo.2 no.47
Folger-specific note
For Folger copy 47, 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 both [superscript pi]A2 (title leaf) and [superscript pi]A5 ("Effigies" leaf).
Wants also all other prelims., [superscript pi]A1,3,4,6 and *⁴.
Wants port. (on title page).
Also wants A1-D1 (all of Temp. and Two Gent.); I3.4; V6; Y2-Z6 (all of T.N.); f1.6; o6; s1-y6 (all of Rich. III and Hen. VIII); 2l5-end (all of Caesar, Macb., Ham., Lear, Oth., Antony, and Cymb., including the colophon).
Imperfections affect text slightly on T6 and very slightly on n2, 2c6, 2e4, 2e6, 2i4, and 2k3.
Inscribed "M: Walter" (18th-cent.), V2 verso.
Inscribed (in Titus, 2g1 verso) "Will Shakespear that more than Excellent Drammatique Poet by this Dolefull tragedy has merited immortal fame immortal fame [sic]: so says Sam: Danvers: [word cropped, undecipherable]" (17th-cent.).
Other manuscript additions include annotations in an 18th-cent. hand in Shrew (S2 verso, S3 recto, and T1 recto) and in Titus (2g4 verso).
On F1 recto, "T:" in manuscript has been prefixed to the signature mark "F" as a mark of ownership.
Wants also all other prelims., [superscript pi]A1,3,4,6 and *⁴.
Wants port. (on title page).
Also wants A1-D1 (all of Temp. and Two Gent.); I3.4; V6; Y2-Z6 (all of T.N.); f1.6; o6; s1-y6 (all of Rich. III and Hen. VIII); 2l5-end (all of Caesar, Macb., Ham., Lear, Oth., Antony, and Cymb., including the colophon).
Imperfections affect text slightly on T6 and very slightly on n2, 2c6, 2e4, 2e6, 2i4, and 2k3.
Inscribed "M: Walter" (18th-cent.), V2 verso.
Inscribed (in Titus, 2g1 verso) "Will Shakespear that more than Excellent Drammatique Poet by this Dolefull tragedy has merited immortal fame immortal fame [sic]: so says Sam: Danvers: [word cropped, undecipherable]" (17th-cent.).
Other manuscript additions include annotations in an 18th-cent. hand in Shrew (S2 verso, S3 recto, and T1 recto) and in Titus (2g4 verso).
On F1 recto, "T:" in manuscript has been prefixed to the signature mark "F" as a mark of ownership.