The confessions of William-Henry Ireland : containing the particulars of his fabrication of the Shakspeare manuscripts ; together with anecdotes and opinions (hitherto unpublished) of many distinguished persons in the literary, political, and theatrical world.
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835, author.; Goddard, Thomas, active 18th-19th century, bookseller.; Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, annotator.; Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906, former owner.; Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843, former owner.; Ellerton and Byworth, printer.
1805
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The confessions of William-Henry Ireland : containing the particulars of his fabrication of the Shakspeare manuscripts ; together with anecdotes and opinions (hitherto unpublished) of many distinguished persons in the literary, political, and theatrical world.
Created/published
London : Printed by Ellerton and Byworth, Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, for Thomas Goddard, corner of Pall Mall and the Haymarket, 1805.
Description
[8], 317, [19] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., facsim. ; 20 cm (12mo)
Associated name
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835, author.
Goddard, Thomas, active 18th-19th century, bookseller.
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, annotator.
Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906, former owner.
Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843, former owner.
Ellerton and Byworth, printer.
Goddard, Thomas, active 18th-19th century, bookseller.
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, annotator.
Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906, former owner.
Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843, former owner.
Ellerton and Byworth, printer.
Note
Interleaved issue of 1805 ed.
Signatures: A⁴ B-P¹².
Signatures: A⁴ B-P¹².
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Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library W.b.496: "Textual variants in Shakespeare’s love letter to Anne Hathaway", The Collation (23 February 2016)
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library W.b.496: "Textual variants in Shakespeare’s love letter to Anne Hathaway", The Collation (23 February 2016)
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Manuscripts (documents)
Annotations.
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
PR2950 .A7 1805 Cage
Folger-specific note
PR2950.A7 1805: leaf P1 remounted. Provenance: manuscript notes by J.P. Kemble, with his armorial binding: Johannes Philippus Kemble. Transferred from modern stacks
Call number
Bd.w. PR4821.I5 A73 1803 Cage
Folger-specific note
S. Ireland-W.H. Ireland-J.W. Mackenzie copy
Call number
W.b.496
Folger-specific note
Inlaid and extra-illustrated with his original forgeries and engravings and water-colors. Possibly Burdett-Coutts-Duke of Sussex copy
Call number
W.a.209-210
Folger-specific note
Interleaved and extra-illustrated with forgeries. W.H. Ireland copy
Call number
W.a.193
Folger-specific note
Manuscript notes on front and back endleaves added ca. 1823.
Folger accession
cs1259