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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: viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre, The London prodigal, The history of Thomas Lord Cr
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Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The second impression
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Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The second impression

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1632

The 'second folio'. 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Colophon: Printed at London by Thomas Cotes for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot 1632. F.1b. 'To the re...

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Lucasta: epodes, odes, sonnets, songs, &c. to which is added Aramantha, a pastorall

Lovelace, Richard (1618-1658)

1649

In verse. The frontispiece plate and the portrait plate of Aramantha are both signed by Peter Lely, the artist, and William Faithorne, the engraver. Leaves A4 and M4 are blank. There are two states ...

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A Yorkshire tragedie : Not so new, as lamentable and true. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare
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A Yorkshire tragedie : Not so new, as lamentable and true. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1619

Not in fact by Shakespeare. Mostly in verse. Signatures: pi1(=D4) A-C⁴ D⁴(-D4). The text is followed by a blank leaf [D3]. The title was printed on leaf [D4] which was transferred to the beg...

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Preliminary page 3
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Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Bedford, Francis (1799-1883); Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William (1853-1930); Vail, Theodore Newton (1845-1920); Wells, Gabriel (1861-1946); Condell, Henry (1627); Heminge, John (1556-1630); Droeshout, Martin (1601-); Jaggard, Isaac (1627); Blount, Edward (1588-1632); Smethwicke, John (1641); Aspley, William (1640)

1623

The 'first folio', with very slight imperfections. 12 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches. F.1b. 'To the reader'. [By Ben Jonson.] F.2a. Title-page. F.3a-b. 'To the most noble...'. F.4a. 'To the great variety ...'. F....

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Brotherton Collection Safe TRA Westminster 1480 final leaves
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[Epitome margaritae eloquentiae]

Traversagni, Lorenzo Guglielmo (1425-1503); Caxton, William (1422-1491); Higgin, Anthony (1624)

[after 21 January 1480]

Signatures: [a⁶ b⁴ c⁶ d⁶ e⁸ f⁴]. No printed signatures, catchwords or pagination. With explicit but no colophon. The author also appears in catalogues as Guillermus Saphonensis (the ...

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A panegyrike congratulatorie deliuered to the Kings most excellent maiestie at Burleigh Harrington in Rutlandshire

Daniel, Samuel (1562-1619)

1603

Blank leaves: A1, B8, C8, D8, E4, i.e. first leaf and before, during and at end of the epistles. No pagination. Signatures: A-H⁸. Separate t.p. for: A defence of ryme. Against a pamphlet entit...

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Natures embassie : or, The wilde-mans measures : danced naked by twelve satyres, with sundry others continued in the next section

Brathwait, Richard (1588?-1673)

1621

The 'Epistles dedicatorie' is signed Richard Bratwayth. Title within illustrated border. In 5 parts, parts 2-5 having separate title pages giving London as the place of publication: 'The second se...

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Preclarissimus liber elementorum Euclidis perspicacissimi, in artem geometrie incipit qua[m]foelicissime
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Preclarissimus liber elementorum Euclidis perspicacissimi, in artem geometrie incipit qua[m] foelicissime

Euclid (fl. 300 B.C); Adelard of Bath (1116-1142); Campano da Novara (1296); Ratdolt, Erhard (1447?-1528); Malaspina, Manfredi marchese di Filattiera (1720-1787); Sadler, Sir Michael (1861-1943)

anno Salutis 1482 octauis Calen[darum] Iun[ij]. [25 May 1482]

Signatures: a¹⁰ b-r⁸. Title from incipit in red on a2r. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on r7v reads: Opus elementoru[m] euclidis megarensis in geometria[m] arte[m] In id quoq[ue] Campani p...

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