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The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Hemige, John, approximately 1556-1630, editor; Condell, Henry, -1627 editor; Blount, Edward, active 1588 - 1632, bookseller; Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller; Aspley, William, -1640, Bookseller; Jaggard William, 1569-1623, printer; Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, printer; Droeshout, Martin, 1601 -, engraver; Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?; Holland, Hugh, -1633; Rodd, Thomas, 1796-1849, former owner; Lewis, Charles, 1786 -...
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This, the first edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare, is commonly known as the First Folio. Printed in London and issued in 1623 by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, the First Folio contains 36 plays, 18 of which had never before appeared in print, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and Julius Caesar. Before the First Folio, a number of Shakespeare's plays had been published in various smaller formats that frequently contained significant textual divergences between editions.
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Chetwind, Philip, publisher; Droeshout, Martin, 1601- engraver; Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630, editor; Condell, Henry, -1627, editor; Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; Milton, John, 1608-1674; Holland, Hugh, -1633; Daniel, Roger, printer; Warren, Alice, printer; Hayes, John, 1633 or 1634-1705, printer; Kinnear, John Gardiner, former owner; Thorpe, Thomas, 1791-1851, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant,...
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This book is commonly known as ́the third folio" and is the third edition, second issue, of the collected plays of William Shakespeare. The so-called ́first folió was printed in London and issued in 1623 by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount. It contained 36 plays, 18 of which had never before appeared in print, including Macbeth, The tempest, and Julius Caesar. Before the first folio, a number of Shakespeare's plays had been published in various smaller formats that were often edited...
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer; Allot, Robert, active 1625-1636?, bookseller; Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller; Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller; Hawkins, Richard, -1637?, bookseller; Meighan, Richard, bookseller; Droeshout, Martin, 1601- engraver; Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630, editor; Condell, Henry, -1627, editor; Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; Milton, John, 1608-1674; Holland, Hugh, -1633; Heber,...
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This, the second edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare, is commonly known as "the second folio." The so-called "first folio" was printed in London and issued in 1623 by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount. It contained 36 plays, 18 of which had never before appeared in print, including Macbeth, The tempest, and Julius Caesar. Before the first folio, a number of Shakespeare's plays had been published in various smaller formats that were often edited poorly, with...
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Wellington, Richard, -1715, bookseller; Rumball, Edmund, -1702 or 1703, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Thomas Betterton's stage version (Folger card catalog)
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; Stansby, William, active 1597-1638, printer; Hole, William, -1624, engraver; Williams, John, former owner. MB; Williams, Mary, former owner. MB; Bracebridge, W., former owner. MB
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The main title page exists in three states, each with a variant imprint. Each play has a separate title page, some with multiple states, and numerous variants exist within the texts. See Greg, as well as Studies in bibliography vol. 40, pages 106-120, vol. 49, pages 149-168, and vol. 50, pages 408-409 for further information
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Greville, Fulke, Baron Brooke, 1554-1628; Windet, John, -1610, printer; Butter, Nathaniel, -1664, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Published anonymously. By Fulke Greville, Baron Brooke
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, engraver; Gravelot, Hubert Francʹois, 1699-1773, artist; Garrick, David, 1717-1779, editor; Draper, Somerset, bookseller; J. and R. Tonson, bookseller; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
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Signatures: A-B℗£℗ø C℗£℗ø(-C12)
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625, author; Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, engraver; Macock, John, printer; Hills, Henry, -1689? printer; Martyn, John, active 1649-1680, bookseller; Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller; Marriot, Richard, active 17th century, bookseller; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687, former owner; Gaffield, Thomas, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB
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Both authors' names appear within braces
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632; Boston Public Library. Thomas Pennant Barton Collection of Shakespeare
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Signatures: A-K⁴.
Topic: Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632; Webster, John, 1580?-1625?, author
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This was the first of the "Hoe" plays. Eastward Hoe was a reply to it, as Northward Hoe was a reply to Eastward Hoe
Topic: English literature
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Tonson, Jacob, -1735, bookseller; Fourdrinier, Paul, 1698-1758, engraver
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Also issued as part of Tonson's edition of the Works of Shakespeare, v. 2, 1735
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
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Wing
Topic: Cambyses II, King of Persia, d. 522 B.C
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The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Dryden, John, 1631-1700; Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695, composer; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, publisher
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Libretto only (the music, composed by Purcell, "was never published, and it disappeared, probably within a very few years of its production"--DNB)
Topics: Arthur, King, English drama, English drama, Operas
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Wenman, Joseph, -1790, bookseller; Covent Garden Theatre; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
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Printed in two columns
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II; Knapton, James, -1738, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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A reissue, with a cancel title, of the 1681 edition.--Pforzheimer entry 919
Printer's name from STC
Topic: Alexander VI, Pope, 1431-1503
Printers' names from STC.
Topic: Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Marston, John, 1575?-1634; Eld, George, -1624, printer; Thorpe, Thomas, 1570?-1635?, bookseller; Holgate, William, former owner; Riviere, Robert, 1808-1882, binder; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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"Probably a revision by Marston of an earlier play by an unknown author"--Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.)
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer; Cotes, Richard, -1653, printer; Allot, Robert, active 1625-1636?, bookseller; Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller; Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller; Hawkins, Richard, -1637? bookseller; Meighan, Richard, bookseller; Droeshout, Martin, 1601- engraver; Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630, editor; Condell, Henry, -1627, editor; Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; Milton, John, 1608-1674;...
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This, the second edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare, is commonly known as the Second Folio. The so-called First Folio was printed in London and issued in 1623 by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount. It contained 36 plays, 18 of which had never before appeared in print, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and Julius Caesar. Before the First Folio, a number of Shakespeare's plays had been published in various smaller formats that frequently contained significant textual divergences...
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640; Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedie of Darius; Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedy of Croesus; Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Alexandraean tragedy; Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedie of Iulius Caesar; Simmes, Valentine, active 1585-1622, printer; Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant,...
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"Another issue of the expanded reissue of 1607 in which the original title of The Alexandrean Tragedy, ³A2, is replaced by a cancel (verso blank) bearing an ornament in place of a lace ornament. The cancel is from a wholly different setting"--Greg.
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
by Cary, Elizabeth, Lady, 1585 or 6-1639; Carey, Elizabeth, Lady, 1585 or 6-1639; McKee, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1899, former owner
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E.C. = Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland. Also sometimes attributed to Lady Elizabeth Berkeley (nee Carey) and to her mother, Lady Elizabeth Carey.--ESTC
Topic: Mariamne, consort of Herod I, King of Judea, ca. 57-ca. 29 B.C
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637; Sampson, William, 1590?-1636, author; Eld, George, -1624, printer; Rhodes, Matthew, active 1622-1642, bookseller; Batten, David, binder; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm), auctioneer
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The names of Markham and Sampson are bracketed together on the title page
Topic: Herod I, King of Judea, 73 B.C.-4 B.C
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Stansby, William, active 1597-1638, printer; Meighen, Richard, active 1656, bookseller; Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner; Genest, John, 1764-1839, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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A reply to: Swetnam, Joseph. The araignment of lewde, idle, froward, and unconstant women
Topic: Swetnam, Joseph, fl. 1617
Signatures: A-V⁸
Topic: Classical literature
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Lee, John, -1781; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth; D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB; Cole, John William, -1870, former owner; Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807, former owner. MB; Cheyne, William, printer
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An alteration of the D'Avenant text, but closer to Shakespeare. The Biographia Dramatica states that the alterations were by John Lee, an actor in Garrick's company, later manager of the Edinburgh Theatre
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Lacy, John, d. 1681; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew
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A prose alterations of Shakespeare's Taming of the shrew
Topic: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Marston, John, 1575?-1634; Webster, John, 1580?-1625?, author of introduction, etc; Simmes, Valentine, active 1585-1622, printer; Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller; Tuckett, Charles, binder; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm), auctioneer
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The Induction is written by John Webster
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Kirkman, Francis, 1632-approximately 1680, compiler; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner; Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner; S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm), auctioneer
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The words "in London ... at other" are bracketed together on title page
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller; Eld, George, -1624, printer; Simmes, Valentine, active 1585-1622, printer; Lewis, Charles, 1786-1836, binder. MB; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB; Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner. MB
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Possibly printed by George Eld or Valentine Simmes.--Cf. ESTC; STC (2nd ed.)
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625, author; Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, engraver; Macock, John, printer; Hills, Henry, -1689? printer; Martyn, John, active 1649-1680, bookseller; Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller; Marriot, Richard, active 17th century, bookseller; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687, former owner; Gaffield, Thomas, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB
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Both authors' names appear within braces
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Garrick, David, 1717-1779
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Alterations are by David Garrick
Topic: Courtship
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by Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692; Rosimond, sieur, 1645-1686. Nouveau festin de pierre; Warren, Thomas, -1714, printer; Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller; Saunders, Francis, active 1684-1699, bookseller; Bennet, Thomas, -1706, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB
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An adaptation of Rosimond's Nouveau festin de pierre, ou l'Athee foudroye. Cf. A. Steiger, T. Shadwell's "Libertine", p. 40; Miles, Influence of Moliere, p. 231
Printer's name from STC
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Chapman, George, 1559?-1634; Creede, Thomas, -1619?, printer; Holmes, William, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB; Riviere, Robert, 1808-1882, binder
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This state has line 4 of the title page reads "Comedie, as it was sundrie times acted by her"
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Hayes, Thomas, -1604?, publisher; Roberts, James, -1618?, printer; Lewis, Charles, 1786-1836, binder; Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Signatures: A-I⁴ K².
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by Kirke, John, -1643; Okes, John, active 1627-1644, printer; Becket, James, active 1636-1641, bookseller; Mitford, John, 1781-1859, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Dedication signed: Iohn Kirke
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller; Bentley, Richard, -1697, bookseller; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller; Bennet, Thomas, -1706, bookseller; Saunders, Francis, active 1684-1699, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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One of two editions issued in 1695. In the other, the imprint contains the name of R. Bentley only
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shirley, James, 1596-1666; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625, dubious author; Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer; Crooke, Andrew, -1674, printer; Cooke, William, active 1632-1642, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Not in fact by John Fletcher, but by James Shirley
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by Dryden, John, 1631-1700; Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746, author; Creech, Thomas, 1659-1700, translator; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller; Plutarch. Lives. Cleomenes. English; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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The life of Cleomenes was translated from Plutarch by Thomas Creech, and owing to Dryden's illness, the fifth act of the play was completed by Thomas Southerne
Topic: Cleomenes III, King of Sparta
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by Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear; Flesher, E. (Elizabeth), active 1670-1678? bookseller; Bentley, Richard, -1697, bookseller; Magnes, Mary, bookseller; Benet, Richard, former owner. MB; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB
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An adaptation and alteration of Shakespeare's King Lear by Nahum Tate
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by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Jennens, Charles, 1700-1773, editor; Owen, W. (William), -1793, bookseller; Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776, artist; Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, engraver; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; W. Bowyer and J. Nichols (London, England), printer
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Edited by Charles Jennens (Maslen & Lancaster)
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by D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth; Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller; Bentley, Richard, -1697, bookseller; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller; Bennet, Thomas, -1706, bookseller; Saunders, Francis, active 1684-1699, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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An adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth with alterations and additions by Sir William D'Avenant
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by Dryden, John, 1631-1700; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra; Herringman, Henry, -1704, publisher; Newcomb, Thomas, -1681 or 1682, printer
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Based on Anthony and Cleopatra
Topic: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C
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by Middleton, Thomas, -1627; Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632, author; Archer, Thomas, active 1603-1634, bookseller; Okes, Nicholas, printer; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Printer's name Cf. STC
Topic: Cutpurse, Moll, 1584?-1659
Signatures: A-H⁴ (A1=blank)
Topic: Cutpurse, Moll, 1584?-1659
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by Matthewes, Augustine, printer; Norton, John, -approximately 1640, bookseller; Jones, Thomas, active 1600-1637, bookseller; Holgate, Wiliam, former owner. MB; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB
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In verse
Topic: Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68
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by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, printer; Pavier, Thomas, -1625, bookseller; Roberts, James, 1618?; Mackenzie, John, binder; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Signatures: A-H⁴.
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by Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592; Boston Public Library. Thomas Pennant Barton Collection of Shakespeare
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Signatures: A-H⁴.
Topic: Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272
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by Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637; Machin, Lewis, active 1608, editor; Matthewes, Augustine, printer; Sheares, William, -1662, bookseller; Snow, Robert, former owner; Mitford, John, 1781-1859, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Dedication signed "Lewes Machin". Machin apparently revised Markham's text
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
by Voltaire, 1694-1778; Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750, tr; Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
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Adapted from Voltaire
Topic: Merope, wife of Cresphontes
Source: bplill
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by Brome, Richard, -1652?; Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666, editor; Crooke, Andrew, -1674, bookseller; Brome, Henry, bookseller; Brome, Richard, -1652? English Moor; Brome, Richard, -1652? Love-sick court; Brome, Richard, -1652? Weeding of Covent Garden; Brome, Richard, -1652? New academy; Brome, Richard, -1652? Queen and concubine; Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner; Hughes, Hugh, former owner; Parry, Madam, former owner; Davis, Mary, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant,...
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"The English moor" (Thomason E.1782[1])--and "The love-sick court" (E.1782[2]) have separate title pages, continuous pagination and register, and a final leaf of epilogue. "Covent Garden weeded" (E.1782[3]) and "The nevv academy" (E.1782[4]) have separate title pages, continuous register, separate pagination, and a final leaf of bookseller's advertisements. "Covent garden weeded" has title page which reads: "The weeding of the...
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by Dryden, John, 1631-1700; Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller; Newcomb, Thomas, -1681 or 1682, printer; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Printer's name from Wing CD
Topic: Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan, 1618-1707
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by Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641; Boston Public Library. Thomas Pennant Barton Collection of Shakespeare
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Described in W.W. Greg, A bibliography of the English printed drama, London, 1939, vol. 1, p. 352-353, no. 224(d)
Topics: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, Royal Exchange (London, England), Armada, 1588
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Purfoot, Thomas, -1615, printer; Law, Matthew, -1629, bookseller; Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883, binder; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Edition statement precedes the author's name on the title page
Topic: Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413
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by Hemings, William, 1602?-; Gammon, Richard, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Signatures: A℗ø B-Íþ [K]℗ø
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by Brome, Richard, -1652?; Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666, editor; Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682, engraver; Roycroft, Thomas, -1677, printer; Moseley, Humphrey, -1661, bookseller; Marriot, Richard, active 17th century, bookseller; Dring, Thomas, -1695, bookseller; Feltham, Mary, former owner; Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Partly in verse.
Printer's name from ESTC
Topic: Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327
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by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Okes, Nicholas, printer; Walkley, Thomas, -1658?, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Printer's name from STC
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by Chettle, Henry, d. 1607?; Norton, John, d. ca. 1640, printer; Perry, Hugh, 17th cent., bookseller; Mitford, S., former owner
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Signatures: A² B-K⁴ L².
Topics: English drama (Tragedy), English drama, European drama
Wise, T.J. Ashley Lib., vol. 1, p. 29 (XZ.21.W75A)
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by Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689, attributed name; Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710, attributed name; Middleton, Thomas, -1627. No wit, help like a woman's; Curtis, Langley, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Smith, Millisent, autographer
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"Licensed Octob. 4th. 1677. Roger L'Estrange."--Title page
Page 29 misnumbered 26
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; Okes, Nicholas, printer; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Hayday & Co., binder
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Publisher's name from STC
Topic: Catiline, approximately 108 B.C.-62 B.C
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by Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632; Wright, John, -1646, bookseller; Rodd, Thomas, 1796-1849, bookseller; Moore, Sam, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Eliot's Court Press, printer; Clarke & Bedford, binder
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Anonymous. By Thomas Dekker
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by Marston, John, 1575?-1634; Purfoot, Thomas, -1639 or 1640, printer; Hodgets, John, active 1601-1625, bookseller; Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Bridgewater House Library, former owner
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Partly in verse
Signatures: A-I⁴.
Printer's name Cf. ESTC
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, editor; Tonson, Jacob, -1735, bookseller; Fourdrinier, Paul, 1698-1758, engraver
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Signatures: A-C℗£℗ø D́œ
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by Knevet, Ralph, 1600-1671; Beale, John, -1643, printer; Sparke, Michael, -1653, bookseller; Riviere, Robert, 1808-1882, binder; Holgate, William, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Dedication signed: Ra. Knevet
Edition statement precedes author's name on the title page.
Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Tonson, Jacob, -1735, bookseller; Fourdrinier, Paul, 1698-1758, engraver
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Also issued as part of Tonson's edition of the Works of Shakespeare, v. 2, 1735
Topics: Runaway husbands, Married women
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625, author; Wellington, Richard, -1715, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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A closed bracket follows the authors' names on the title page
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by Peaps, William; Wilson, William, active 1640-1665, printer; Meighen, Mercy, bookseller; Bedell, Gabriel, -1668, bookseller; Collins, Thomas, active 1650-1682, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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A gentleman, student at Aeton = William Peaps
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection at the Boston Public Library
by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716, engraver; Tonson, Jacob, -1735, bookseller; Plumptre, James, 1770-1832, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
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Three issues of Tonson's 1734 edition have been identified. In this issue, Tonson's name is in the imprint; the verso of the title page has the catchword: "Hamlet"; the headpiece on p. 5 (sig. A3) is framed; there is no endpiece at foot of p. 107; and the Chetwood advertisement is on p. [108] (leaf E6v).--ESTC