Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; 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.; Payne, Roger, 1739-1797, binder.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Beaufoy, Henry Benjamin Hanbury, 1786-1851, former owner.; Shakerley family library, former owner.; Williams-Wynn family library, former owner.; Beaufoy library, 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.
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.
Payne, Roger, 1739-1797, binder.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Beaufoy, Henry Benjamin Hanbury, 1786-1851, former owner.
Shakerley family library, former owner.
Williams-Wynn family library, former owner.
Beaufoy library, former owner.
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.
Payne, Roger, 1739-1797, binder.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Beaufoy, Henry Benjamin Hanbury, 1786-1851, former owner.
Shakerley family library, former owner.
Williams-Wynn family library, former owner.
Beaufoy library, 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'.
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'.
Exhibited
STC 22273 no. 11 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2018. Form and Function. Opening:Payne portrait.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992. Fine and Historic Bookbindings (catalog entry 11:5)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2018.Form and Function: The Genius of the Book.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992. Fine and Historic Bookbindings (catalog entry 11:5)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2018.Form and Function: The Genius of the Book.
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, 69
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111228
Lee, S. Census, 18
West, A.J. Shakespeare first folio, 69
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111228
Lee, S. Census, 18
Genre/form
Made-up copies.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 22273 Fo.1 no.11
Folger-specific note
In Folger copy 11 [superscript pi]A1 inlaid; [superscript pi]A1+1 (title leaf) mounted and inlaid, with some letters touched up with pen and ink; [superscript pi]A5+1.2 bound after [superscript pi]A6; and 3b6 inlaid. Port. (on title page) in state 3. Leaves P1-6 (inlaid) supplied from another copy. Imperfections affect text on Q1,2,6, h6, and m6, and slightly affect text on 6 other leaves. See curatorial file for additional information, including variations not recorded here. Bookplate of Henry B. H. Beaufoy. Shakerley family library--Williams-Wynn family library--Beaufoy family library copy. Bound by Roger Payne. (Folger Shakespeare Library. Fine and Historic Bookbindings, 11:5.) Accompanied by (a) etched port. of Roger Payne, 1800 (cf. British Museum. Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits, III, p. 429): (b) Roger Payne's bill, [ca. 1780-1790]; and (c) 5 nineteenth-century letters and memoranda about this copy. (All removed to file.) Curatorial file available.