Comedies, histories, & tragedies
| Title | Comedies, histories, & tragedies |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1623 |
| Authors | Shakespeare, W |
| City | London |
| Library | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Binding | Bound in calf with stamp 1 in gold on both covers |
| Signature | Note on the front flyleaf: “This is the Sheldon copy of Shakspeares works, see the family arms impressed on the cover. It was bought by Mr. King of Moorfields, when Mr. Christie sold the Sheldon library at Long Compton Warwickshire, in 1781. This sale, in which there were many old plays, first suggested the idea to Mr. Henderson the player, Mr. Isaac Reed, editor of Shakspeare (in 1785) and Mr. Watson Reed, son [of] the author of the Register office, to make a pilgrimage to the shrine of Shakspeare on foot, which they performed.” |
| Other Provenance Information | Provenance: Ralph Sheldon--Sheldon family library--Vanderberg--John Horne Tooke--Sir Francis Burdett, Bart.--Sir Robert Burdett, Bart.--Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, baroness Burdett-Coutts--William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts copy |
| Call Number | STC 22273 fo 1 no 10 |
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