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Book/Printed Material The most excellent and lamentable tragedie, of Romeo and Juliet

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Title

  • The most excellent and lamentable tragedie, of Romeo and Juliet : newly corrected, augmented, and amended, as it hath bene sundry times publiquely acted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants.

Names

  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Creede, Thomas, -1619?, printer.
  • Church, Elihu Dwight, 1835-1908, former owner.
  • Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895, former owner.
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by Thomas Creede for Cuthbert Burby ..., 1599.

Headings

  • -  Romeo--(Fictitious character)--Drama
  • -  Juliet--(Fictitious character)--Drama
  • -  Verona (Italy)--Drama
  • -  Vendetta--Drama
  • -  Youth--Drama
  • -  England--London

Genre

  • Tragedies

Notes

  • -  STC (2nd ed.) 22323
  • -  Signatures: A-L⁴ M².
  • -  LC copy from the libraries of E.D. Church and Frederick Locker, with their bookplates.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-12-03 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • [92] p. ; 20 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR2831 .A1 1599

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96218859

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Shakespeare, William, Thomas Creede, Elihu Dwight Church, Frederick Locker-Lampson, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. The most excellent and lamentable tragedie, of Romeo and Juliet: newly corrected, augmented, and amended, as it hath bene sundry times publiquely acted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. London: Printed by Thomas Creede for Cuthbert Burby, 1599. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96218859/.

APA citation style:

Shakespeare, W., Creede, T., Church, E. D., Locker-Lampson, F. & John Davis Batchelder Collection. (1599) The most excellent and lamentable tragedie, of Romeo and Juliet: newly corrected, augmented, and amended, as it hath bene sundry times publiquely acted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. London: Printed by Thomas Creede for Cuthbert Burby. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96218859/.

MLA citation style:

Shakespeare, William, et al. The most excellent and lamentable tragedie, of Romeo and Juliet: newly corrected, augmented, and amended, as it hath bene sundry times publiquely acted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. London: Printed by Thomas Creede for Cuthbert Burby, 1599. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/96218859/>.