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Shakespeare, William
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
The History of King Lear. Acted at the Duke's Theatre. Reviv'd with Alterations. By N. Tate. London: Printed for E. Flesher, sold by R. Bentley and M. Magnes, 1681
4to (8 x 6 in.; 202 x 152 mm). Minor soiling in title, a few dampstains in quire F and page 65, occasional marginal spotting, upper outer corners of leaves B3-4 mended without loss, bottom margin cut close affecting a few quire marks and catchwords. Blue morocco with gold-stamped medallion on both covers, gold-stamped title on spine, edges gilt, dentelles. Blue half-morocco drop-box.
4to (8 x 6 in.; 202 x 152 mm). Minor soiling in title, a few dampstains in quire F and page 65, occasional marginal spotting, upper outer corners of leaves B3-4 mended without loss, bottom margin cut close affecting a few quire marks and catchwords. Blue morocco with gold-stamped medallion on both covers, gold-stamped title on spine, edges gilt, dentelles. Blue half-morocco drop-box.
Provenance
W.A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate, his sale, Christie's NY, 12 July 2000, lot 468)
Literature
Bartlett 174; Pforzheimer 918; Wing S-2918
Catalogue Note
First edition of the Tate version, forming the most-used text through the eighteenth century. Shakespeare's text was first printed in 1608. Tate omitted the Fool, eliminated the tragic ending, and intruded a love plot between Edgar and Cordelia, who he admits in the dedication, "never chang'd word with each other in the original."