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Shakespeare, William
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Shakespeare, WIlliam
- Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. The Third impression. And unto this impression is added seven Playes, never before printed in Folio... London: for P[hilip] C[hetwind], 1664
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folio (329 x 213mm.), 513 of 514 leaves, COLLATION (of a complete copy): πA4 (±A1,2) b6, A-2A6 2B8 2C-4D6 4E4 a6 b4, *-4*4, ¶A-¶B6 ¶C-¶F4 ¶G6, THE THIRD COLLECTED EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, the reissue with seven additional plays added at the end, woodcut head-pieces and initials, double column, 66 lines, roman and italic type, headlines and catchwords, later crushed red morocco gilt by Riviere & Sons, upper and lower covers with fillet panels with fleurons in the corners and ornaments in the centre, spine in seven compartments richly gilt, gilt edges, lacking [PI]A1 (portrait with verses 'To the Reader'), some of the preliminary leaves (?A2--b2) possibly from another copy or copies, [PI]A2 and b1 restored at inner and outer margin (affecting a few letters), repairs to lower margins of C1, L1, L2, R6, 2Y2, 3F1 (affecting a few letters), neat repair to upper margin of 3O5, repair to small holes on S3 (affecting a few words), minor repairs to Z3-4, repairs to outer margin of leaves in final gathering (¶G6), a few other minor repairs or tears and some occasional very slight staining or spotting
Provenance
William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Greg III, pp.1116-1119; Wing S2914; Bartlett 122; Pforzheimer 909
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
THE THIRD FOLIO EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, THE RAREST OF THE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FOLIO EDITIONS. An unknown number of copies are thought to have been destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
The third folio is a page-for-page reprint of the second (1632) so far as the text is concerned. This second issue adds seven plays at the end, the last six of which are spurious. The first, Pericles, appears here for the first time in any of the folio editions.
Mary Allot, the widow of the publisher of the second folio Robert Allot, had originally been forced to relinquish her husband's copyrights before she married out of the company. But her new husband, the clothworker Philip Chetwind (who was not a member of the Stationers' Company), later contested the assignment, alleging mispresentation on the part of Legatt and Crooke. He subsequently recovered the copyrights on her behalf. His name alone (or his initials) appears on the title pages of the two issues, but in fact other proprietors included Eleanor Cotes, Miles Flesher, William Leake, John Martin, Gabriel Bedell, Thomas Collins and Alice Warren. The text was the work of three different printers, identified from the ornaments as probably Roger Daniel, John Hayes and Alice Warren. Daniel probably printed the seven additional plays in this issue.
The third folio is a page-for-page reprint of the second (1632) so far as the text is concerned. This second issue adds seven plays at the end, the last six of which are spurious. The first, Pericles, appears here for the first time in any of the folio editions.
Mary Allot, the widow of the publisher of the second folio Robert Allot, had originally been forced to relinquish her husband's copyrights before she married out of the company. But her new husband, the clothworker Philip Chetwind (who was not a member of the Stationers' Company), later contested the assignment, alleging mispresentation on the part of Legatt and Crooke. He subsequently recovered the copyrights on her behalf. His name alone (or his initials) appears on the title pages of the two issues, but in fact other proprietors included Eleanor Cotes, Miles Flesher, William Leake, John Martin, Gabriel Bedell, Thomas Collins and Alice Warren. The text was the work of three different printers, identified from the ornaments as probably Roger Daniel, John Hayes and Alice Warren. Daniel probably printed the seven additional plays in this issue.