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Book/Printed Material Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies / Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies / Comedies, histories & tragedies / Comedies, histories, and tragedies / Shakespeare's first folio / Shakespeare first folio / First folio of Shakespeare

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Title

  • Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies

Other Title

  • Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies
  • Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies
  • Comedies, histories & tragedies
  • Comedies, histories, and tragedies
  • Shakespeare's first folio
  • Shakespeare first folio
  • First folio of Shakespeare

Names

  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  • Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, printer
  • Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, printer, bookseller
  • Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630, editor
  • Condell, Henry, -1627, editor
  • Droeshout, Martin, 1601- engraver
  • Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, bookseller
  • Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller
  • Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller
  • Wright, Richard, 1738 or 1739-1786, former owner
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by Isaac Iaggard and Ed. Blount, 1623.

Notes

  • -  First folio ed.; first issue.
  • -  Dedicatory epistle signed: Iohn Heminge, Henry Condell.
  • -  Portrait of Shakespeare on t.p. engraved by Martin Droeshout.
  • -  Colophon: Printed at the Charges of W. Jaggard, Ed. Blount, I. Smithweeke, and W. Aspley, 1623.
  • -  Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁸(A1+chi1) A-2B⁶ 2C² a-g⁶ [superscript chi]2g⁸, h-x⁶ [par.]-2[par.]⁶ 3[par.]1 2a-2f⁶ 2g² [superscript 2chi]2g⁶ 2h⁶ 2k-3b⁶.
  • -  Printed in 2 columns.
  • -  Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 22273
  • -  English short tItle catalog, S111228
  • -  Shakespeare first folios, a descriptive catalog
  • -  LC copy described by entry 142 in "The Shakespeare first folios, a descriptive catalog." Most likely a made-up copy created from 2 incomplete copies by John Davis Batchelder. Imperfect with several leaves replaced with facsimiles, including t.p. Different state of portrait of Shakespeare mounted on t.p. over original engraving. Receipt for portrait, dated Nov. 29, 1922, laid in; mss. notes on back of receipt on different states of portrait.
  • -  LC copy has armorial bookplate of Cholmondeley, Earl of Cholmondeley on front paste-down with “Inserted by JBD” in mss; bookplate likely added by Batchelder with inscription indicating it is not original. Typed sheet detailing provenance of the copy mounted on front fly-leaf. Volume heavily annotated in several different hands in pencil and ink, with some pencil annotations traced over in ink.
  • -  LC copy housed in cloth clamshell box. Bound in red textured cloth with silver etched oval centerpiece and fore-corners. Leather label on spine with title "Shakespeare's plays." Remnants of metal and ribbon tie enclosure on volume, with remaining ribbon laid in clamshell box. 2 notecards with additional information about the volume, one typed and the other handwritten, also laid in box.
  • -  Conserved 09-82-068 1982 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda
  • -  LAC ael 2019-11-25 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • [18], 303, [1], 46, 49-100, [2], 69-232, [2], 79-80, [26], 98, [2], 109-156, 257-993 [i.e. 399], [1] p. : 1 port. (engraving) ; 34 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR2751 .A1 1623
  • PR2751 .A1 1623 Copy 2 Described by entry 143 in "The Shakespeare first folios, a descriptive catalog." All original leaves present. First 2 leaves have original text mounted on new paper. 33 cm. Armorial bookplate of Theodore H. Broadhead on front paste-down. Armorial bookplate of Richard Wright, M.D. on covers from earlier binding. Typed note regarding conservation mounted on rear paste-down. Housed in cloth clamshell box. Rebound by LC in 1982 in full, white pigskin. Calfskin covers in which the volume arrived at the Library are housed in clamshell box. Also laid in box are 6 engraved plates of portraits of Shakespeare; 1 plate of Shakespeare's house in Stratford; and 4 items of ephemera concerning the volume.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96223545

Online Format

  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

Shakespeare, William, Isaac Jaggard, Edward Blount, Martin Droeshout, William Jaggard, John Smethwicke, William Aspley, Richard Wright, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies: published according to the true originall copies. editeds by Heminge, John, Approximately, and Condell, Henry, -1627 London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard and Ed. Blount, 1623. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96223545/.

APA citation style:

Shakespeare, W., Jaggard, I., Blount, E., Droeshout, M., Jaggard, W., Smethwicke, J. [...] John Davis Batchelder Collection, Heminge, J. & Condell, H., eds. (1623) Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies: published according to the true originall copies. London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard and Ed. Blount. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96223545/.

MLA citation style:

Shakespeare, William, et al. Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies: published according to the true originall copies. ed by Heminge, John, Approximately, and Condell, Henry, -1627 London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard and Ed. Blount, 1623. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/96223545/>.