Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Daniel, George, 1789-1864.; Pickering, George, 1796-1854.; Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883.; Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899.; Brown, Hannah Meredith, -1878.; Burdett-Coutts, W. (William), 1851-; Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630.; Condell, Henry, -1627.; Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, bookseller.; Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, bookseller.; Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller.; Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.; Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.; Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, printer.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Moore, Daniel, 1760- former owner.; Booth, William Henry, 1787-1837, former owner.; Gage, John, 1786-1842, former owner.; Pickering, William, 1796-1854, former owner.; Daniel, George, 1789-1864, former owner.; Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906, former owner.; Burdett-Coutts, W. (William), 1851- former owner.
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Title
Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies.
Uniform title
Plays. First Folio
Created/published
London : Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623.
Description
[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) ; 35 cm (fol.)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Daniel, George, 1789-1864.
Pickering, George, 1796-1854.
Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883.
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899.
Brown, Hannah Meredith, -1878.
Burdett-Coutts, W. (William), 1851-
Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630.
Condell, Henry, -1627.
Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, bookseller.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, bookseller.
Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller.
Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.
Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, printer.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Moore, Daniel, 1760- former owner.
Booth, William Henry, 1787-1837, former owner.
Gage, John, 1786-1842, former owner.
Pickering, William, 1796-1854, former owner.
Daniel, George, 1789-1864, former owner.
Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906, former owner.
Burdett-Coutts, W. (William), 1851- former owner.
Daniel, George, 1789-1864.
Pickering, George, 1796-1854.
Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883.
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899.
Brown, Hannah Meredith, -1878.
Burdett-Coutts, W. (William), 1851-
Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630.
Condell, Henry, -1627.
Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, bookseller.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, bookseller.
Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller.
Smethwicke, John, -1641, bookseller.
Aspley, William, -1640, bookseller.
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, printer.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Moore, Daniel, 1760- former owner.
Booth, William Henry, 1787-1837, former owner.
Gage, John, 1786-1842, former owner.
Pickering, William, 1796-1854, former owner.
Daniel, George, 1789-1864, former owner.
Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906, former owner.
Burdett-Coutts, W. (William), 1851- former owner.
Note
Editors' dedication signed: Iohn Heminge. Henry Condell.
Colophon: Printed at the charges of W. Jaggard, Ed. Blount, I. Smithweeke, and W. Aspley, 1623.
Stationers' register: Entered to Blount and I. Jaggard 8 November [1623]
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁶([superscript pi]A1+1, [superscript pi]A5+1.2), A-2B⁶, 2C², a-g⁶, [superscript chi]2g⁸, h-v⁶, x⁴, "gg3.4"(±"gg3"), [par.]-2[par.]⁶, 3[par.]1, 2a-2f⁶, 2g², "Gg⁶", 2h⁶, 2k-3b⁶.
The title page ([superscript pi]A1+1) is letterpress except for a large portrait of Shakespeare, engraved by Martin Droeshout.
"The life and death of King Iohn" begins new pagination on leaf a1r; "The tragedy of Coriolanus" begins new pagination on leaf 2a1r.
Page 399 misnumbered '993'.
Port. (on title page) in state 3.
See curatorial file for additional information, including variations not recorded here.
Colophon: Printed at the charges of W. Jaggard, Ed. Blount, I. Smithweeke, and W. Aspley, 1623.
Stationers' register: Entered to Blount and I. Jaggard 8 November [1623]
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁶([superscript pi]A1+1, [superscript pi]A5+1.2), A-2B⁶, 2C², a-g⁶, [superscript chi]2g⁸, h-v⁶, x⁴, "gg3.4"(±"gg3"), [par.]-2[par.]⁶, 3[par.]1, 2a-2f⁶, 2g², "Gg⁶", 2h⁶, 2k-3b⁶.
The title page ([superscript pi]A1+1) is letterpress except for a large portrait of Shakespeare, engraved by Martin Droeshout.
"The life and death of King Iohn" begins new pagination on leaf a1r; "The tragedy of Coriolanus" begins new pagination on leaf 2a1r.
Page 399 misnumbered '993'.
Port. (on title page) in state 3.
See curatorial file for additional information, including variations not recorded here.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Fame, Fortune, and Theft.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 22273
West, A.J. Shakespeare first folio, 63
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111228
Lee, S. Census, 5
West, A.J. Shakespeare first folio, 63
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111228
Lee, S. Census, 5
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Genre/form
Made-up copies.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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STC 22273 Fo.1 no.05
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: [superscript pi]A5+1.2 bound after [superscript pi]A6. Leaves T3, T4, and b2 are supplied from another copy or copies. Imperfections affect text on L6, Q4, T4, i2, 2b4, and 3b2 and slightly affect text on A1, I3, V3, and g2. Aut. note sig. by George Daniel, dated from Canonbury Square, May 1841, about provenance and condition (front flyleaf). Daniel Moore--William Henry Booth--John Gage Rokewode--William Pickering--George Daniel--Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, baroness Burdett-Coutts--William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts copy. Provided with a protective box made for George Daniel (housed separately as Wood no. 14a). Provided with an ornamental casket (see Perry, W. Treatise on ... Herne's oak); housed separately as Wood no. 14. Accompanied by 5 separate mss.: (1) transcription by [George Daniel?] (on paper with watermark date 1827) of excerpt from T.F. Dibdin, Library companion, on First Folios, with note [1837?] about provenance and condition that is attributed to John Gage Rokewode by [W.L.A.B. Burdett-Coutts, 1920?], (2) aut. let. sig. by William Pickering to George Daniel, dated from Chancery Lane, Jan. 29, 1841, presenting this copy and describing its provenance; (3) aut. let. sig. by Francis Bedford to Bernard Quaritch, dated from 91 York Street, Westminster, S.W., Jan. 1870, testifying to the fine condition of presumably this copy; (4) aut. note initialed HMB by [Hannah Meredith Brown], dated from Stratton Street, Jan. 1873, about the ornamental casket; and (5) aut. memorandum by [W.L.A.B. Burdett-Coutts], dated Dec. 8, 1916, about repair of the protective box. (All removed to file.) Accompanied also by 2 scrapbooks (formerly housed, in drawers, in the ornamental casket) containing mounted notes and clippings (extra-illustrated) about the sale of the library of George Daniel at Sotheby's, July 1864, especially about the lots bought by Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (later baroness Burdett-Coutts) including the Daniel copy of The First Folio. (Housed separately as PR2900 B9 As.Col.)