Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the true original copies

All titles

• Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the true original copies
• Plays

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

London : printed [by Roger Daniel, Alice Warren, and another] for Philip Chetwinde, 1663. The third impression.; ..

Added name

Condell, Henry, -1627, editor.; Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630, editor.; Droeshout, Martin, 1601- engraver.; Chetwind, Philip, bookseller.; Daniel, Roger, printer.; Warren, Alice, -1665, printer.

Publication year

1663

ESTC No.

R212954

Grub Street ID

88487

Description

[20], 568, 560-607, 609-664, 667-715, 714-877, [1] p. : port. (metal cut) ; 2°.

Note

Editors' dedication to "William Earl of Pembroke" and "Philip Earl of Montgomery" is signed: John Heminge, Henry Condell

"Roger Daniel printed quires A-E, I-Z, Gg-Aaa, and Ppp-Eeee; another printed quires F-H, Aa-Ff, and Iii-Ooo; while Alice Warren printed quires Bbb-Hhh"--(Pforzheimer)

The title page is in two states:(1) without portrait, or (2) with portrait of Shakespeare, signed "MartinDT Droeshout: sculpsitDT London"

The first leaf bears verses "To the reader"

Leaf [superscript pi]A3 missigned "A2"

Signatures: [superscript pi]A]4 b]6 A-2A]6 2B]8 2C-4D]6 4E]4.