Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. The third impression. And unto this impression is added seven playes, never before printed in folio. Viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre, The London prodigall, The history of Thomas Ld. Cromwell, Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham, The Puritan widow, A York-shire tragedy, The tragedy of Locrine
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Title: Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. The third impression. And unto this impression is added seven playes, never before printed in folio. Viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre, The London prodigall, The history of Thomas Ld. Cromwell, Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham, The Puritan widow, A York-shire tragedy, The tragedy of Locrine
Classmark: BC Safe/SHA
Creator(s): Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Publisher: printed for P.C
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1664
Language: English
Size and medium: [19], 1-568, 560-877 [i.e. 885] p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/311582
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991005900389705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
The 'third folio'. 13 x 8 1/2 inches.
F.1b. 'To the reader', signed B.I. [Ben Jonson]. F.2b. Droeshout's engraving with Jonson's verse 'This figure...' below it. F.3a. Title-page. F.4a-b. 'To the great variety ...'. F.5a. 'To the memory ...' signed L. Digges. F.5b. 'Upon the effigies ...', and 'To the memory ...' signed J.M. F.6a-b - F.7a. 'To the memory ...' signed Ben Johnson. F.7b - 8a-b. 'On worthy Mr. Shakespeare ...'. F.9a-b. 'An epitaph ...'. F.10a. 'The works ...'. F.10b. 'A catalogue of all the comedies ...'.
Pagination continuous. Pp.108,196,201,203,223,373,428,576,619,659,779,858,861,868,873,875,876 respectively misnumbered 56,194,103,103,123,374,433,556,617,657,787,859,961,669,973,879,996. Ff. 1-4 withoug sigs., b 1-6, A-I in sixes, K-T in sixes, V 1-6, X-Z in sixes, Aa-Bb in sixes, Cc-Ii in sixes, Kk-Tt in sixes, Vv 1-6, Xx-Zz in sixes, aaa-Ttt in sixes, Vvv 1-6, Xxx-Zzz in sixes, Aaaa - Eeee 4 in sixes.
Test considerably modernised, in opening lines of 'Midsummer night's dream' 'young man's revenue' for 'yong mans revennew'.
Indexed in: Wing S 2914.
Additional description
Contemporary ms. notes in English and Latin in 'The tempest' cut down in binding. Pencil strokes in Richard III. Once in the possession of Christopher Coleby, dean of Middleham. It bears the inscription 'Mr. Yarker book given by Mrs. Coleby widow of the late dean Coleby anno 1744'. Contemporary calf binding in a morocco case by Zaehnsdorf
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