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  • Shakespeare's Second folio, 1632

    Alternative Title
    Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the try Originall Copies. The Second Impression.
    Subject
    Tempest (Shakespeare, William), Othello (Shakespeare, William), King Henry IV (Shakespeare, William), Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare, William), Measure for measure (Shakespeare, William), Love's labour's lost (Shakespeare, William), All's well that ends well (Shakespeare, William), Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare, William), Timon of Athens (Shakespeare, William), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William), Coriolanus (Shakespeare, William), King Richard III (Shakespeare, William), Hamlet (Shakespeare, William), King Richard II (Shakespeare, William), King Lear (Shakespeare, William), Two gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare, William), King John (Shakespeare, William), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, William), Henry V (Shakespeare, William), Comedy of errors (Shakespeare, William), As you like it (Shakespeare, William), Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare, William), Twelfth night (Shakespeare, William), Merry wives of Windsor (Shakespeare, William), Midsummer night's dream (Shakespeare, William), Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William), Macbeth (Shakespeare, William), Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William), Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William), King Henry VIII (Shakespeare, William), and Much ado about nothing (Shakespeare, William)
    Creator
    Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
    Contributor
    Droeshout, Martin, 1601-, Milton, John, 1608-1674, and Cotes, Thomas, -1641
    Publisher
    London, Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard. 1632.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1632
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 volume (419 pages)
    Edition
    Second edition and Second impression
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Includes an engraved title page portrait of the author signed: Martin Droeshout, sculpsit, London.Contemporary clippings describing auctions selling the first Shakespeare folio among other details and a card with "Shakespeare The Rare Second Folio, 1632"...
    Physical Repository
    British Columbia. Legislative Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books
    Provenance
    From the Legislative Library of British Columbia's collection.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    drama (literary genre), plays (performing arts compositions), books, collected works, folio (book format), and fiction (general genre)
    Date Digitized
    2017-02-27/2017-03-13
    Transcript
    Contents _archival-image-number/title/(printed page number):_005 title page with portrait_006 dedication_007 To The Great Variety of Readers_014 Contents / Tempest (1)_024 Two Gentlemen of Verona (20)_033 Merry Wives of Windsor (39) _044 Measure for Measure (61)_056...
    Technical Note
    Received from Legislative Library late February 2017. Scanned from 27 Feb - 13 Mar. 600 dpi TIFFS. Edge of book approx 10 1/4" from front edge of scan deck. 1/20; 263 ISO; Bent 5 tone. Size 10.33 x 12.69 (adjusted to 12.95) @ 450 camera height. Cropped to 12x...

  • Shakespeare's Fourth Folio, 1685 [Copy 01]

    Alternative Title
    Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before Printed in Folio: Viz. Peicles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigal. The History of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir...
    Subject
    Tempest (Shakespeare, William), Othello (Shakespeare, William), King Henry IV (Shakespeare, William), Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare, William), Measure for measure (Shakespeare, William), Love's labour's lost (Shakespeare, William), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare, William), Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare, William), Timon of Athens (Shakespeare, William), Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William), Coriolanus (Shakespeare, William), King Richard III (Shakespeare, William), Hamlet (Shakespeare, William), King Richard II (Shakespeare, William), Yorkshire tragedy, King Lear (Shakespeare, William), Two gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare, William), King Henry VIII (Shakespeare, William), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, William), Pericles (Shakespeare, William), Henry V (Shakespeare, William), Comedy of errors (Shakespeare, William), As you like it (Shakespeare, William), Locrine, Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William), All's well that ends well (Shakespeare, William), Twelfth night (Shakespeare, William), Merry wives of Windsor (Shakespeare, William), Midsummer night's dream (Shakespeare, William), London prodigal, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William), Macbeth (Shakespeare, William), Puritan (Middleton, Thomas), Sir John Oldcastle, Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William), Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William), King John (Shakespeare, William), Thomas, Lord Cromwell (Drama), and Much ado about nothing (Shakespeare, William)
    Creator
    Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
    Contributor
    Milton, John, 1608-1674, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, Droeshout, Martin, 1601-, Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630, and Condell, Henry, -1627
    Publisher
    London, Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street Covent-Garden 1685.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1685
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 volume (303 pages)
    Edition
    The Fourth Edition
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Contemporary clippings about the Second and Fourth folios attached to the inside front cover.Handwritten note attached to inside cover: Bequeathed to Charles Baron Clarke M.A. of Queen's College Cambridge by His affectionate Uncle Thomas Parker Esq of Sutton Scotney...
    Physical Repository
    British Columbia. Legislative Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books
    Provenance
    From the Legislative Library of British Columbia's collection.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    drama (literary genre), plays (performing arts compositions), books, collected works, folio (book format), and fiction (general genre)
    Date Digitized
    2017-03-14/2017-03-27
    Transcript
    Contents _archival-image-number/title/(printed page number): _007 frontspiece and title page_008 dedication_009 To The Great Variety of Readers_012 Tempest (1)_021 Two Gentlemen of Verona (18)_029 Merry Wives of Windsor (35) _039 Measure for Measure (55)_050 Comedy of...
    Technical Note
    Received from Legislative Library late February 2017. Scanned from 14 Mar - 27 Mar. 600 dpi TIFF. Edge of book approx 10 1/4" from front edge of scan deck. 1/20; 263 ISO; Bent 5 tone. Size 10.33 x 12.95 @ 500 camera height. Cropped to 12.95 x 9.25" -- built...

  • Shakespeare's Fourth folio, 1685 [Copy 02]

    Subject
    Tempest (Shakespeare, William), Othello (Shakespeare, William), King Henry IV (Shakespeare, William), Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare, William), Measure for measure (Shakespeare, William), Love's labour's lost (Shakespeare, William), All's well that ends well (Shakespeare, William), Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare, William), Timon of Athens (Shakespeare, William), Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William), Coriolanus (Shakespeare, William), King Richard III (Shakespeare, William), Hamlet (Shakespeare, William), King Richard II (Shakespeare, William), Yorkshire tragedy, King Lear (Shakespeare, William), Two gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare, William), King John (Shakespeare, William), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, William), Thomas, Lord Cromwell (Drama), Henry V (Shakespeare, William), Comedy of errors (Shakespeare, William), As you like it (Shakespeare, William), Locrine, Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare, William), Twelfth night (Shakespeare, William), Merry wives of Windsor (Shakespeare, William), Midsummer night's dream (Shakespeare, William), London prodigal, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William), Macbeth (Shakespeare, William), Puritan (Middleton, Thomas), Sir John Oldcastle, Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William), Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William), King Henry VIII (Shakespeare, William), Pericles (Shakespeare, William), and Much ado about nothing (Shakespeare, William)
    Creator
    Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1685
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 288 pages)
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    This copy contains a list of the principal actors in all the plays and a catalogue of all the comedies, histories, and tragedies contained within this folio.
    Physical Repository
    British Columbia. Legislative Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books
    Provenance
    From the Legislative Library of British Columbia's collection.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    drama (literary genre), plays (performing arts compositions), books, collected works, folio (book format), and fiction (general genre)
    Date Digitized
    2017-03-28/2017-04-12
    Transcript
    Contents: [_file page number] _007 Tempest (1) _016 Two Gentlemen of Verona (18) _024 Merry Wives of Windsor (35) _034 Measure for Measure (55) _045 Comedy of Errors (76) _052 Much Ado About Nothing (90) _062 Love's Labour Lost (110) _071 Midsummers Nights Dream...
    Technical Note
    Received from Legislative Library late February 2017. Scanned from 28 Mar - 12 Apr. Edge of book approx 10 1/4" from front edge of scan deck. 600 dpi TIFF. 1/20; 263 ISO; Bent 5 tone. Size 10.33 x 12.95 @ 500 camera height. Cropped to 12.95 x 9.25" -- built...