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Shakespeare, William. M. William Shak-speare: his true chronicle historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three daughters. : With the vnfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Gloster, and his sullen and assumed humor of Tom of Bedlam: as it was played before the Kings Maiestie at Whitehall vpon S. Stephans night in Christmas hollidayes. By his Maiesties seruants playing vsually at the Gloabe on the Bancke-side

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Reference IDs
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration: I, 265 (a)
Folger bibliographic ID: 163884
STC number: 22292
ESTC number: S111085
Folger call number: STC 22292 copy 1
Folger holdings ID: 157418
Notes
Bibliographic format

quarto

General notes

Mostly in verse Printer's name from STC Signatures: [A]² B-L⁴ The first leaf is blank Running title reads: The historie of King Lear Entered to Butter and J. Busby 26 November 1607 Also available in digital reproduction

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004-2005. Letterwriting in Renaissance England (catalog entry 100) Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2008. History in the Making

Item information about Folger STC 22292 copy 1

ac4836. Imperfect: wanting the title leaf, which is supplied in facsimile; also wanting the blank leaf. Leaf B3 is damaged and repaired, with loss of catchword. Cropped, affecting headlines and side-notes. Provenance: collated at Quaritch by E. Talbot

Also known as
Uniform title: King Lear
Extended title: M. William Shak-speare: his true chronicle historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three daughters. : With the vnfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Gloster, and his sullen and assumed humor of Tom of Bedlam: as it was played before the Kings Maiestie at Whitehall vpon S. Stephans night in Christmas hollidayes. By his Maiesties seruants playing vsually at the Gloabe on the Bancke-side
Alternate titles: Historie of King Lear
Related names
author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
printer: Okes, Nicholas
bookseller: Butter, Nathaniel, -1664
former owner: Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889
former owner: Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1935