Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. A tragedy. As it is now acted by his Majesty's servants. Written by William Shakespear

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by J. Darby for M. Wellington at the King's Head, over against St. Clement's Church, in the Strand, 1718 [i.e. 1717?]

Added name

Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716, artist.; Wellington, M., active 1717-1720, bookseller,; Darby, John, -1733, printer.

Publication year

1717

ESTC No.

T35952

Grub Street ID

265954

Description

107, [1] p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Appears to be post-dated. Advertised in The Post Boy, Dec. 5-7, 1717. See Andy Reilly, 'The Correct Publication Date of Mary Wellington's '1718' Edition of Hamlet', Notes and Queries, Vol. 68, Issue 2, June 2021, p.217-219

Below imprint: (Price one shilling.); With a cast list, and bookseller's advertisement (I6v)

"Engraved frontispiece (leaf A1) is a close copy of the plate engraved by Du Guernier; image engraved in reverse"--Boston Public Library OPAC (02/2024); With headpiece composed of printers' flowers; tailpiece; factotum initial

Signatures: A-I]6.