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 Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan widow. A Yorkshire tragedy. The tragedy of Locrine.
By: Shakespeare, William
.Contributor(s): Droeshout, Martin | Heminge, John | Condell, Henry | Eyre & Spottiswoode.Publisher: London : Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street Covent Garden, 1685Edition: The fourth edition.Description: [8], 96, 99-160, 163-254, 243 [i.e. 253]-272, [2], 328, 303p. : port. (metal cut) ; 2º.Subject(s): English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Queen's Room, Principal Floor | Safe A | A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 72838-1001 |
Editors' dedication signed: John Heminge, Henry Condell.
The portrait is signed: Martin· Droeshout: sculpsit· London.
The words "Pericles .. Cromwel." and "Sir John .. Locrine." are bracketed together on title page.
"Of the seven added plays only Pericles is now seriously considered to have any Shakespearian connection" -- Pforzheimer.
"The life and death of King John" and "The life of Timon of Athens" (caption titles) begin new pagination on ²B1r and 3A1r respectively.
Second p.253 misnumbered 243.
The text block is a cream laid paper with an Iconard watermark, which is a crown with ruff and a cruciform directly underneath the crown. The title page has been backed with silk, a common type of repair in the late 1800s, early 1900s.
House of Lords bookplate on front pastedown.
Brown leather binding (not original) with some tooling by Eyre & Spottiswoode, probably 1930s. Library, House of Lords stamped on front cover.