Eliz 201: Bound by Rivière in crimson goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine. Many leaves have been remargined or mended. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911., The second edition (first, ?1593)., Falsely attributed to Shakespeare. Also attributed to Robert Greene, Thomas Lodge and Robert Wilson., and SML,MIC Film B134 25: Film copy. Negative.
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printed for Iohn Wright, and ar to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Bible in Guilt-spur street without New-gate
BEIN Ih H519 636L: Leaves K1 and A4 bound between A2 (t.p.) and A3. Quires A, H and I have vertical chainlines, Eliz 296: Imperfect: Leaves A4 and K1 wanting. Quires A and H have vertical chainlines. No. 7 of 8 titles bound together in mid 17th century calf with spine title: Plays, XVII Cent. Numerous inscriptions and autographs of owners, and perhaps borrowers, on front free endpaper and final page: Henry Rookes, Richard Rookes, Barzillay Jones, Humphrey East, Richard Hatton, Morris Bowen, William Slade, John Lorker, Robert Wadman., and Signatures: A⁴(-A1) B-I⁴ K1[=A1?].
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Printed by R. Raworth, and are to bee sold by Iames Becket, at his shop in the Inner Temple Gate
Quip for an vpstart courtier, Quaint dispute betweene velvet-breeches and cloth-breeches, Quip for an vpstart covrtier, and Quip for an upstart courtier
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BEIN Ig G835 592Qf: Imperfect: t.p. bled, with damage to imprint. Leaf A1 (blank) wanting. Bookplates of Henry Huth and Alexander Young., Eliz 296: No. 8 of 8 titles bound together in mid 17th century calf with spine title: Plays, XVII Cent. Numerous inscriptions and autographs of owners, and perhaps borrowers, on front free endpaper and final page: Henry Rookes, Richard Rookes, Barzillay Jones, Humphrey East, Richard Hatton, Morris Bowen, William Slade, John Lorker, Robert Wadman, Richard Barnwell., First published in 1592., "The first state of the first edition included an attack on the Harvey family, which Greene, destitute as he was, paid the printer to remove under stop-press conditions; this attack apparently motivated Harvey's diatribes against Greene"--Oxford DNB., In this edition E1r has catchword "without" and line 2 has "knave"--STC., Signatures: A-O⁴ (A1 blank )., and Illustrated t.p.
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Printed by E. Purslow, dwelling at the East end of Christs-Church
Eliz 195: Bound by F. Bedford in rust goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and Printed by William Stansby. The first separate edition.
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printed by W.S. for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstones Church-yard vnder the Diall
Aristippus, Jouiall philosopher, Aristippvs, or, The ioviall philosopher, Aristippvs, Ioviall philosopher, Aristippus, or, The joviall philosopher, Joviall philosopher, and Conceited pedler
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Eliz 296: No. 3 of 8 titles bound together in mid 17th century calf with spine title: Plays, XVII Cent. Numerous inscriptions and autographs of owners, and perhaps borrowers, on front free endpaper and final page: Henry Rookes, Richard Rookes, Barzillay Jones, Humphrey East, Richard Hatton, Morris Bowen, William Slade, John Lorker, Robert Wadman., Anonymous. Authorship attributed to Thomas Randolph. Cf. ESTC., Printed by Elizabeth Allde. Cf. STC., Signatures: A-F⁴ (F4 blank)., Woodcut device on title page., Pages 40, 41 and 44 numbered 32, 33 and 36, respectively., and "The Pedler, as it vvas presented in a strange show": p. 31-36 [i.e. 31-44].
Plays, Comedies, histories, and tragedies, and Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies
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BEIN Ig 12 +632 copy 1: Variations from the description given in A.W. Pollard's Shakespeare folios and quartos are recorded on slip laid in v. Bookplate of George Wilbraham., BEIN Ig 12 +632 copy 2: Imperfect: leaf of verse, t.p., and p. 405-408 and 415-419 (sig. A1-A2, 3c3-3c4, 3d2-3d4) wanting., BEIN Ig 12 +632 copy 3: Bookplates of Sir Thomas Cave, Sir Charles Cave and Milton of Peterborough., BEIN Ig 12 +632 copy 4: Variant copy: page 164 (r2 verso) is correctly numbered, in contrast to the usual '194' misnumbering. Page 88 (h1 verso) correctly numbered (sometimes misnumbered '87'), i2 is misprinted i3. Bookplate of William Gray and Mary Edgcumbe Blatchford., Bein 1997 +17: Imperfect: A1-A2, A5-A6, *1, 2v2, 2v5, all after 3a6 wanting. Could be STC 22274. With addition of a replacement t.p. Page 205 (S1 recto) misnumbered 208; p. 164 (r2 verso) numbered correctly. Bookplate: Joannis M Berdan., BEIN Speck Z S731 +632: Imperfect: p. 1-35 only; containing The tempest and The two gentlemen of Verona (wanting all after act 5, scene 3, line 1), BEIN Eliz +29 copy 1: Huth copy with bookplate acquired by Mr. Cochran before the Huth sale., BEIN Eliz +29 copy 2: Fragment only, consisting of Troilus and Cressida, Coriolanus, Titus Andronicus, and one page of Romeo and Juliet. With bookplate of Monty Woolley., Colophon: Printed at London by Thomas Cotes, for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot, 1632., Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁶ *⁴ A-2B⁶ 2C² a-y⁶ 2a-3c⁶ 3d⁴., Todd's first issue, state 1b (Studies in bibliography, V:81-108-, and Final p. blank.
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Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be fold [sic] at the signe of the Blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard
BEIN 1978 +83: West 58. Copy as described by A. W. Pollard's Shakespeare folios and quartos. London, 1909, except that signature V is correctly printed, and the order of the preliminary leaves is: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 5, 8., BEIN 1978 +83: Imperfect: Verses by Ben Jonson inlaid and partially in facsimile, t.-p. in facsimile with portrait from another edition (?), preliminary leaves and final leaf inlaid. Bookplate of John Hall., BEIN Eliz +28: West 232. Purchased about 1790 by Henry Constantine Jennings from bookseller Thomas Payne; acquired about 1820 by George Hibbert, at whose sale it was purchased by John Wilks, M.P.; purchased at Wilks sale by John Dunn Gardner; purchased at Gardner Sale by Henry Huth; acquired before Huth sale by Alexander S. Cochran., Colophon: Printed at the charges of W. Jaggard, Ed. Blount, I. Smithweeke, and W. Aspley, 1623., and Signatures: A⁶+¹ [B]² A-Bb⁶ Cc² a-g⁶ gg⁸ h-v⁶ x⁴ [*]² [par.]-2[par.]⁶ 3[par.]¹ aa-ff⁶ gg² Gg⁶ hh⁶ kk-bbb⁶.
Eliz 15: Bound by Rivière in red goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. Given to the club in 1912. and The first edition in English (the translator is not known.)
Eliz 206: Bound in calf, blind and gold tooling on cover and spine. Dogmersfield library bookplate of Sir Henry St. John Mildmay, and sold as lot 475 in the Mildmay sale by Sotheby's, 20 April 1907. Collation note of Bernard Quaritch on rear endpaper. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911., The second edition (first, 1611). The two parts were first published separately in 1591., and Falsely attributed to Shakespeare.
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printed by Aug: Mathewes for Thomas Dewe, and are to be sold at his shop in St. Dunstones Church-yard in Fleet-street