Shakespeare, William. The tempest : a comedy

Folger bibliographic ID: 181752
ESTC number: T63760
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740: 268
Folger call number: PR2833 1725 copy 2 Sh.Col
Folger holdings ID: 421353
Accession Number: cs146

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

These are the sheets of Grierson's 1726 Dublin edition of The works, printed to be issued as a prospectus. Differences between the prospectus and the completed edition of The works include: in the prospectus, the general title is printed in black ink, and the signatures of the Tempest are marked with an asterisk (*). In the completed works of 1726, the general title is printed in black and red, and the signatures of the Tempest are not marked with an asterisk General title page: The works of Shakespeare : collated and corrected by the former editions / by Mr. Pope. Dublin : Printed by and for Geo. Grierson, in Essex-Street, and for George Ewing, in Dame-Street, MDCCXXV [1725] Signatures: A⁸ B² C-F⁸ G1 Ford notes a final leaf (G2) of advertisements; Folger card catalog states that this leaf appears accidentally, and is redundant

Item information about Folger PR2833 1725 copy 2 Sh.Col

Tempest only. Red leather binding with filleting and marbled endpapers

Uniform title: Tempest
Extended title: The tempest : a comedy / by Mr. William Shakespear ; collated and corrected by the former editions, by Mr. Pope

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
printer: Grierson, George, -1753
bookseller: Grierson, George, -1753
bookseller: Ewing, George, -1764