M^{r.} William Shakespear's 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, viz, Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigall. The History
of Thomas L^d. Cromwell. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan
Widow. A York-shire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine. _London, Printed
for P. C._ 1664.
F^o. (13-1/8 × 8-3/4). A. 2.
Collation: A^4 (A 3 misprinted A 2) b^6;
A-2A^{6}2B^{8}2C-4D^{6}4E^4a^6b^4 *-4*^4¶A-¶B^6¶C-¶F^4¶G^6, paged
(continuously in the original sheets and in two parts beginning at
sigs. a 1 and * 1 in the additional; see below). Two leaves
containing portrait with verses signed B. J. printed below and
titlepage, replacing original A 1 and 2. The present copy has the
original A 1 preserved after A 4. Epistle and address as before.
Commendatory verses signed: L. Digges, (1 copy unsigned), J. M.,
Ben. Johnson, J. M. S., (1 copy unsigned), and Hugh Holland. List
of principal actors. Table of contents. In the present copy the
additional plays are misplaced immediately after the preliminary
matter. There was an earlier issue of this edition with different
titlepage and preliminary leaf, and without the additional plays.
In that issue the leaf before the titlepage contains the verses
only and the titlepage runs 'M^{r}. William Shakespeare's Comedies,
Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original
Copies. The Third Impression. [Portrait.] London, Printed for
Philip Chetwinde, 1663.' Third edition.
M^{r.} 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: viz. Pericles Prince of
Tyre. The London Prodigal. The History of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John
Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A Yorkshire Tragedy. The
Tragedy of Locrine. The Fourth Edition. _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.
F^o. (14-1/4 × 9-1/8). A. 3.
Collation: 2 leaves unsigned, A^4; A-Y^6Z^4; 2B-3D^{6}3E^8; 3A-4B^6
4C^2, paged (in three parts beginning respectively at A 1, 2B 1,
and 3A 1 in last set of signatures). Engraved portrait, as before,
with verses printed below, and titlepage, unsigned. Epistle and
address as before. Commendatory verses as before. List of principal
actors. Table of contents. The fresh signatures and pagination
begin with the comedies, histories, and 'Timon of Athens'.
The Works of Mr. William Shakespear; in six volumes. Adorn'd with Cuts.
Revis'd and Corrected, with an Account of the Life and Writings of the
Author. By N. Rowe, Esq; _London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, within
Grays-Inn Gate, next Grays-Inn Lane._ MDCCIX.