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.; Russell, Arthur, active 17th century, associated name.; Lewis, Wyndham, active 18th century, associated name.; Boycott, Thomas, 1735-1798, associated name.; Watson, G. W., active 20th century, 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.
Russell, Arthur, active 17th century, associated name.
Lewis, Wyndham, active 18th century, associated name.
Boycott, Thomas, 1735-1798, associated name.
Watson, G. W., active 20th century, 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.
Russell, Arthur, active 17th century, associated name.
Lewis, Wyndham, active 18th century, associated name.
Boycott, Thomas, 1735-1798, associated name.
Watson, G. W., active 20th century, 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 no.45
Folger-specific note
For Folger copy 45, 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 [superscript pi]A1,3,4,6.
Wants port. (on title page).
In place of [superscript pi]A2 (title leaf) is supplied a leaf with, on its recto, a nonce printed title page Onto this nonce t.p. is pasted a separate piece bearing an engraved 19th-cent. version (signed "R. C. Bell") of the Droeshout port. of Shakespeare that is proper to the Shakespeare Folios.
Wants also: G2.5; 2A⁶ and 2B⁶ (most of W.T.); a3.4; 2c⁶ (end of Troilus and beginning of Cor.); 2f⁶ (part of Titus); 2h⁶ and 2i3.4 (parts of Romeo); 2k⁶ and 2l⁶ (almost all of Timon and beginning of Caesar); and 3c⁶ and 3d⁴ (most of Cymb., including the colophon).
Imperfections affect text on x3 and 2i5, slightly on Z5 and 2i2, and very slightly on M3, V6, i4, n2, r5, x1, and 2e2.
A short copy with many head rules and a few headlines shaved or cropped.
Manuscript additions include: signature "Arthur Russell" (17th-cent.) and an undecipherable passage in Latin, *2 recto; inscription "Wyndham Lewis Llanishan [sic] Cardiff" (late 18th-cent.), l4 recto; and others cropped or otherwise undecipherable, u6 verso, x2 recto, and 2v2 recto.
Bookplate of Thomas Boycott.
G. W. Watson copy.
Wants also [superscript pi]A1,3,4,6.
Wants port. (on title page).
In place of [superscript pi]A2 (title leaf) is supplied a leaf with, on its recto, a nonce printed title page Onto this nonce t.p. is pasted a separate piece bearing an engraved 19th-cent. version (signed "R. C. Bell") of the Droeshout port. of Shakespeare that is proper to the Shakespeare Folios.
Wants also: G2.5; 2A⁶ and 2B⁶ (most of W.T.); a3.4; 2c⁶ (end of Troilus and beginning of Cor.); 2f⁶ (part of Titus); 2h⁶ and 2i3.4 (parts of Romeo); 2k⁶ and 2l⁶ (almost all of Timon and beginning of Caesar); and 3c⁶ and 3d⁴ (most of Cymb., including the colophon).
Imperfections affect text on x3 and 2i5, slightly on Z5 and 2i2, and very slightly on M3, V6, i4, n2, r5, x1, and 2e2.
A short copy with many head rules and a few headlines shaved or cropped.
Manuscript additions include: signature "Arthur Russell" (17th-cent.) and an undecipherable passage in Latin, *2 recto; inscription "Wyndham Lewis Llanishan [sic] Cardiff" (late 18th-cent.), l4 recto; and others cropped or otherwise undecipherable, u6 verso, x2 recto, and 2v2 recto.
Bookplate of Thomas Boycott.
G. W. Watson copy.