Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies. / Published according to the true originall coppies.

Author/creator Shakespeare, William
Format Electronic
EditionThe second impression.
Publication Info[London] : Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard., 1632.
Description[20], 303, [1], 46, 49-100, [2], 69-232, 168, 269-419, [1] p. : port.
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Other author/creatorJonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, attributed name.
Other author/creatorCotes, Thomas, d. 1641, printer.
Other author/creatorAllot, Robert, fl. 1625-1636?, bookseller.
Other author/creatorSmethwicke, John, d. 1641, bookseller.
Other author/creatorAspley, William, d. 1640, bookseller.
Other author/creatorHawkins, Richard, d. 1637?, bookseller.
Other author/creatorMeighan, Richard, bookseller.
Other author/creatorDroeshout, Martin, b. 1601, engraver.
Other author/creatorHeminge, John, ca. 1556-1630, editor.
Other author/creatorCondell, Henry, d. 1627, editor.
Uniform titlePlays
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteColophon reads: Printed at London by Thomas Cotes, for Iohn Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot, 1632.
General noteEditors' dedication signed: Iohn Heminge. Henry Condell.
General noteFrontispiece portrait of Shakespeare engraved by Martin Droeshout; verses of Ben Jonson "To the Reader" on leaf opposite.
General note"The life and death of King Iohn" and "The prologue" (to Troilus and Cressida) begin new pagination on a1r and 2a1r respectively.
General noteA reissue of the second edition, in fact a remainder from Allot's stock with sheet [superscript pi]A2.5 reset by Cotes some time after 1640. The eighth of nine imprint variants of this edition. The imprint is partly printed over the engraving. See "Studies in bibliography" V, p. 81-108. Cf. ESTC.
General noteIrregular pagination.
General noteHeadpieces; initials; text of plays within line borders.
General noteSignatures: [superscript pi] A⁶ (±[superscript pi] A2.5) *4 A-2B⁶ ²C² a-y⁶ 2a-3c⁶ 3d⁴.
General noteImperfect: stained.
General noteReproduction of original in: Folger Shakespeare Library.
References STC (2nd ed.), 22274e.3
References ESTC, S123147
References Greg, III, p. 1115-6.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2402:17)
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