The history of Timon of Athens, the man-hater. As it is acted at the Dukes Theatre. Made into a play· By Tho. Shadwell. Licensed, Feb. 18. 1677/8. Ro. L'Estrange (Vol 2)
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Type of record: Book
Title: The history of Timon of Athens, the man-hater. As it is acted at the Dukes Theatre. Made into a play· By Tho. Shadwell. Licensed, Feb. 18. 1677/8. Ro. L'Estrange (Vol 2)
Classmark: Blavatnik Honresfield Library BHL 01
Creator(s): Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692)
Additional creator(s): Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) (Other); Butterfield, Sarah (Former owner); Blavatnik Honresfield Library (Former owner)
Publisher: printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman, at the Blue Anchor, in the lower walk of the New-Exchange
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1678
Language: English
Size and medium: [8], 86, [2] pages
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/731011
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991019916276905181
Description
An adaptation of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens.
Printer's name from Wing CD.
In this setting, title date reads "1677/8" and leaf A4v bears "Persons names". Another setting has title date "1678/7" and leaf A4v is blank.
BHL 01 (Vol 2): ninth item in a bound volume of 17 items. Vol 1 has 8 items and vol 2 has 9 items, 17 in total.
BHL 01 (Vol 2) bound with: x) A True Widow, 1679; xi) The Woman-Captain, 1680; xii) The Lancashire-Witches, 1682; xiii) The Squire of Alsatia, 1688; xiv) Bury-Fair, 1689; xv) The Amorous Bigotte, 1690; xvi) The Scowrers, 1691; xvii) The Volunteers, 1693.
Indexed in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996),
Indexed in: ESTC
Indexed in: Woodward & McManaway,
Features
Leeds University Library copy at BHL 01: excerpt from booksellers catalogue pasted onto front pastedown of vol 1.
Bindings
Leeds University Library copy at BHL 01: (vol 1 & 2): Nineteenth-century blue morocco, gold tooled on cover and spines, red marbled endpapers.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at BHL 01: Given from the Blavatnik Honresfield Library by the Friends of the National Libraries, 2022. Excerpt from bookseller's catalogue on front pastedown of volume 1 explains that Mr Lacy of theatrical renown collected these original editions of Shadwell's plays over 30 years. MS. annotations by bookseller on front flyleaf, including possible price 6/6/-. MS. inscription on title page: Sarah Butterfield.
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