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Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)58
Shakespeare, William5
Tate, Nahum (1652-1715)2
Jaggard, Isaac (1627)1
Heminge, John (1556-1630)1
Lacy, John (1681)1
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Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Garrick, David (1717-1779)

[1766?]

Bound in volume with overall title page: "The English theatre in eight volumes, containing the most valuable plays which have been acted on the London stage. Vol. VIII".

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The tragical history of King Richard III : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
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The tragical history of King Richard III : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

Cibber, Colley (1671-1757); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1751

Titlepage in red and black.

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The tempest: or, The enchanted island : A comedy
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The tempest: or, The enchanted island : A comedy

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1735

Extracted from v. 2 of the 1735 edition of The dramatick works of John Dryden. Signatures: I-M12 (I1 frontispiece). Title in red and black.

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Sauny the Scott, or, The taming of the shrew : a comedy : as it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal
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Sauny the Scott, or, The taming of the shrew : a comedy : as it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal

Lacy, John (1681); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1698

A prose alteration of: The taming of the shrew / William Shakespeare. Cf. Spencer's Shakespeare improved, p. 274-281. First edition.

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The history of King Lear : Acted at the Duke's theatre
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The history of King Lear : Acted at the Duke's theatre

Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1681

First edition. P.11 is unnumbered.

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The ingratitude of a common-wealth : or, The fall of Caius Martius Coriolanus : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal
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The ingratitude of a common-wealth : or, The fall of Caius Martius Coriolanus : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal

Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1682

Originally planned to be included in the Variorum Coriolanus... This ed. is limited to twenty-five copies. Alteration of: Coriolanus / William Shakespeare. First ed. of this alteration. Cf. DNB.

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A Yorkshire tragedie : Not so new, as lamentable and true. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare
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A Yorkshire tragedie : Not so new, as lamentable and true. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1619

Not in fact by Shakespeare. Mostly in verse. Signatures: pi1(=D4) A-C⁴ D⁴(-D4). The text is followed by a blank leaf [D3]. The title was printed on leaf [D4] which was transferred to the beg...

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Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The second impression
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Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The second impression

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1632

The 'second folio'. 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Colophon: Printed at London by Thomas Cotes for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot 1632. F.1b. 'To the re...

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Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. Unto which is added, seven plays, never before printed in folio: viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre, The London prodigal, The history of Thomas Lord Cr
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Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Bedford, Francis (1799-1883); Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William (1853-1930); Vail, Theodore Newton (1845-1920); Wells, Gabriel (1861-1946); Condell, Henry (1627); Heminge, John (1556-1630); Droeshout, Martin (1601-); Jaggard, Isaac (1627); Blount, Edward (1588-1632); Smethwicke, John (1641); Aspley, William (1640)

1623

The 'first folio', with very slight imperfections. 12 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches. F.1b. 'To the reader'. [By Ben Jonson.] F.2a. Title-page. F.3a-b. 'To the most noble...'. F.4a. 'To the great variety ...'. F....

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