Shakespeare, Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, 1685, fourth folio

Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM, SHAKESPEARE, W.

Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven plays, Never Before Printed in Folio...The Fourth Edition. Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster and R. Bentley, 1685 

folio (367 x 227mm.), π2, π A4, A-Y6 Z4, [2]B-2Z6 *3A-*3D6 *3E8 3A-4B6 4C2, L1 set in smaller type as usual, contemporary calf with modern rebacking and cornering, spine gilt title, a few manuscript corrections to signatures, lacking three leaves (2R2, 3*D1, 3*D6),* spotting and browning throughout, small stain to Epitaph, F1, 3F2, 4B5 each with small holes, H6, 2N, 2T, 3Q5, 3Q6 each with some tears or loss to corners, strengthened with tape at inner joints, minor loss to spine label, rubbed 

SHAKESPEARE'S FOURTH FOLIO, and the largest of the first four folio editions. The seven extra plays added for this edition are now generally considered not to be by Shakespeare, with the exception of Pericles. The fourth folio may be regarded as the stateliest of all the four editions, being printed on a Royal Paper stock, distinctly larger than the sheets of the First, second or third folios.

LITERATURE:

Wing S2917; Greg III, p.1121; Bartlett 123b; Pforzheimer 911

PROVENANCE:

Lord Sandys, his bookplate 

*Please note this text was amended on 06/12/2018

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