Shakespeare, William. The life and death of Richard III : with the landing of the Earl of Richmond, and the battle at Bosworth-Field

Folger bibliographic ID: 180728
ESTC number: T54712
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare, 1700-1740: 146
Folger call number: PR2752 1734-35b copy 9 v. 1 item 2 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 422464
Accession Number: No case or acc. number present

Bibliographic format

twelvemo

General notes

One of three Tonson issues in 1734. In this issue the title page ornament is a portrait of Shakespeare in an oval, the initial N on p. [3] is surrounded by a trophy and a basket of fruit, p. 96 has a large tail-piece with Mercury's head, "by Mr." on t.p. is in italics, while "William Shakespear" is in roman type, and the headline on p. 5, reads "Ricaard." Engraved frontispiece lettered: P. Fourdrinier scul., v. 5, p. 289 Signatures: A-D¹²

Item information about Folger PR2752 1734-35b copy 9 v. 1 item 2 Sh.Col

Copy 9 consists of 8 vols. of Shakespeare's plays printed in 1734-35 by Tonson, bound in a different order than the collected works, and lacking vol. title pages; this play is the second of six in v. 1. Mottled calf binding with marbled endpapers. Gift of Henry N. Paul

Uniform title: King Richard III
Extended title: The life and death of Richard III : with the landing of the Earl of Richmond, and the battle at Bosworth-Field / by Mr. William Shakespear

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
printmaker: Fourdrinier, Paul, 1698-1758
bookseller: Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735
former owner: Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954