Venvs and Adonis. ...

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Title: Venvs and Adonis. ...
Alternative Title: Venus and Adonis
Creator: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Published / Created: 1594
Publication Place: London.
Publisher: Imprinted by Richard Field, and are to be sold at the signe of the White Greyhound in Paules Church-yard.
Description: A few leaves have been remargined.
Blanks not digitized.
Eliz 199: George Daniel's copy, and sold as lot 1453 in his sale by Sotheby's, 26 July 1864, in which the catalog notes: "This is a taller copy than Jolley's, a poor one, bought by Mr. Grenville for [pound sign] 106 at these rooms in 1844. The Bodleian copy is a wretched one, perfect as to leaves, but with several slight defects. The present cannot be called a fine copy, yet still it may be considered the finest known. We are not aware that more than three copies exist."
The second edition (first, 1593).
Extent: 4.̊ [A]² B-G⁴ H² 18.4 cm.
Extent of Digitization: Completely digitized

Format: text
Genre: Plays
Resource Type: Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Name): Daniel, George,--1789-1864--Ownership
Hayday--Binding--696 % bind
Huth, Henry,--1815-1878--Bookplate

Access: Public
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Citation: STC 22355