Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. Unto which is added, seven plays, never before printed in folio: viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London prodigal. The history of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan widow. A Yorkshire tragedy. The tragedy of Locrine

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  • Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. Unto which is added, seven plays, never before printed in folio: viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London prodigal. The history of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan widow. A Yorkshire tragedy. The tragedy of Locrine
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London : printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, R. Chiswell, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange; and at the Crane, and Rose and Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1685. The fourth edition.; ..
Added name
Condell, Henry, -1627, ed.; Droeshout, Martin, 1601- engraver.; Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630, ed.
Publication year
1685
ESTC No.
R202288
Grub Street ID
79532
Description
[12], 96, 99-160, 163-254, 243 [i.e. 253]-272, [2], 328, 303, [1] p. : port. (metal cut) ; 2°.
Note
Editors' dedication signed: John Heminge, Henry Condell

The portrait is signed: MartinDT Droeshout: sculpsitDT London

The words "Pericles ... Cromwel." and "Sir John ... Locrine." are bracketed together on title page

"Of the seven added plays only Pericles is now seriously considered to have any Shakespearian connection"--Pforzheimer

"The life and death of King John" and "The life of Timon of Athens" (caption titles) begin new pagination on ]2B1r and 3A1r respectively

Second p. 253 misnumbered 243

One of two title page settings associated with this edition, and one of three versions of the imprint. This title page is in the same setting as that lacking R. Chiswell's name in imprint (Wing S2915)

Seventeen sheets were printed anew in 1700 to make up a shortfall in the original edition. They lack the box rules at side and bottom. The sheets are 2B3.4, 2I2.5, 2I3.4, 2M1.6, 2N1.6, 2N2.5, 2O3.4, 2T3.4, 2X2.5, 2X3.4, 2Y1.6, 2Z2.5, 2Z3.4, *3B2.5, *3C2.5, *3C3.4, *3E3.6. Cf. "Studies in bibliography, 1951-2, p. 92-103. For confirmation of reprint date cf. "Canonising Shakespeare" (2017), p. 55-62.