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LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD. 81⁄2 x 6 %". Last leaf torn.
"Hamlet," 1676, in brown leather. Pressmark, Q. v. 1. (2).
PERRY. 84 x 64". Book-plate of Sir William Horton, Chaderton.
old half calf, with other plays.

Bound with

[635

Bound in [636

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. 818 x 6". Foxed. The Anderson (October 27, 1911, No. 135) copy. Unbound. [637 WHITE. 8% x 62". Purchased, March, 1892. Bound in half red levant

morocco.

OTHELLO, 1687.

[638

Othello, The Moor of Venice. | A | Tragedy. | As it hath been divers times Acted at the | Globe, and at the Black-Friers: | And now at the | Theatre Royal, | by | His Majesties Servants. | Written by William Shakespear. | London, [ Printed for Richard Bentley and S. Magnes in RusselStreet near Covent-Garden, 1687.

Fifth edition. 2 leaves without signatures; B-K; L2; total, 40 leaves. Type-page, 7% x 4 15/16".

Catchwords: A2, Dram-; Bi, Rod.; Ci, You; Di, Lieutenant; Ei, King; Fi, Enter; Gi, Oth.; Hi, (Exeunt. Actus; Ii, Patience; Ki, Cas.; Li, So.

COPIES.

[639 Cropped at foot, injuring some catchwords. Bound in half calf.

[640

BIRMINGHAM. 81⁄2 x 616". The R. Smith (sold, 1881) copy. Bound in half
morocco, by Hawkins, Birmingham.
BOSTON PUBLIC. 8516 x 616".
The Barton (sold, May, 1873) copy.
BRITISH MUSEUM. 84 x 6 4". Title backed and mended; F3 torn; Li and
L2 mended; some leaves uncut at foot. Probably the Marsh (May, 1882, No. 2421)
copy. Bound with other plays in half calf. Pressmark, 841. c. 22.
FOLGER. The Halliwell Rarities (sold, January, 1897, No. 120), Perry (sold,
March, 1907) copy. Bound in half brown morocco.

[641

[642

NEW YORK PUBLIC. 816 x 6 1⁄2". The Duyckinck (presented, 1878) copy. Bound with collection of plays.

[643

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. 816 x 6". The Sotheran (sold, 1893) copy. Bound in half green calf.

[644

WHITE. 8% x 64". Purchased, April, 1903. Bound in calf.

[645

OTHELLO, 1695.

Othello, The Moor of Venice. |A| Tragedy. | As it hath been divers times Acted at the Globe, and at the Black-Friers: | and now at the | Theatre Royal, | by | His Majesties Servants. | Written by William Shakespear. London, | Printed for Richard Bentley, in Russel-Street near Covent-Garden, 1695.

Sixth edition. 2 leaves without signatures; B-K; L2; total, 40 leaves. Type-page, 7% x4%".

Catchwords: Bi, Rod.; Ci, You; Di, Lieutenant; Ei, King; Fi, Enter; Gi, Oth.; Hi, Actus; Ii, Patience; Ki, Cas.; Li, So.

COPIES.

BIRMINGHAM. 8% x 616". Some headlines cropped. Purchased in 1871. Bound in half calf. [646 BODLEIAN. 8116 x6 16". Cropped at top, injuring "OTHELLO" on title and headline of B4. Purchased, 1866. Bound with Othello, 1705, in half calf, some lower edges uncut. Pressmark, Malone, 961. [647 BOSTON ATHENAEUM. 816 x62". Purchased, 1896. Bound with other plays. [648 BOSTON PUBLIC. 8% x 6". Badly foxed; cropped at top, injuring some headlines. Probably the Jolley (June, 1844, No. 615) copy. The Barton (sold, May, 1873) copy. Bound in half calf.

[649 BRITISH MUSEUM. 816 x 6 %". Ka mended in lower margin; foxed. "1703. The 21 of May Fryday" on title; notes on fly-leaves by previous owner dated July 1, 1703. Bound in cloth, with other plays. Pressmark, 841. c. 8. [650 CLAWSON. 84 x 64". With manuscript notes said to be by Alexander Pope. Purchased by G. D. Smith in London, 1914, and resold in 1915. Unbound and

uncut.

CRICHTON STUART.

[650*

[651

FURNESS. 85% x 6 1⁄2". Cropped at foot, injuring some leaves; Kз torn, a few words lacking. Acquired prior to 1880. Bound in half morocco, lower edges uncut. [652 HARVARD UNIVERSITY. 84 x 6 16". The Lamb (February, 1898, No. 1104) copy. Bound in half morocco, lower edges uncut, January, 1899. [653 HUNTINGTON. 85% x 66". The Griswold (sold, August, 1889), Hoe (January, 1912, No. 3039) copy. Bound in red levant morocco, with Griswold's arms on sides, by Bedford.

[654

PERRY. 84 x 6 5%". Book-plate of F. A. Marshall. The Marshall (June, 1890,
No. 1171) copy. Interleaved and bound in boards, leather back.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. 8516x64". Somewhat stained. The Soth-
eran (sold, 1897) copy. Bound in boards.

[655

[656

6

WHITE. 818 x64". The Genest (sold, 1815), Pickering (sold, March 26, 1898) copy. Bound in half morocco, by Walters, 1912, for Mr. White. WHITE. 8% x 6 4". Somewhat foxed. Bound in half morocco.

[657

[658

OTHELLO, 1705.

Othello, | The Moor of Venice. | A | Tragedy. | As it hath been divers times Acted at the Globe, and at the Black-Friers: | And now at the Theatre Royal, | By | Her Majesties Servants. | Written by W. Shake

spear. London: | Printed for R. Wellington, at the Dolphin and Crown, at the West-End | of St. Paul's Church-Yard. 1705. [9 lines of advertisements].

Seventh edition. Title and list of plays with Dramatis Personae on verso, 2 leaves; B-K; L2; total, 40 leaves. Type-page, 8 x 5 1/4".

Catchwords: Bi, 'Tis; Ci, Hath; Di, For; Ei, Mon.; Fi, Oth.; Gi, As; Hi, This; Ii, Em.; Ki, Jag.; Li, Lod.

COPIES.

BIRMINGHAM. 84 x 65%". The Grant (sold, 1898) copy. Bound in cloth, August, 1898. [659 BODLEIAN. 85% x 616". Cropped at top, injuring headlines on E4, Gi, G4, H2, Ii, I4, Ki. Purchased, 1866. Bound with Othello, 1695, in half calf. Pressmark, Malone, 961. [660 BOSTON ATHENAEUM. 81⁄2 x 61⁄2". Purchased prior to 1870. Bound with collection of old plays. [661 BOSTON PUBLIC. 8% x 64". Cropped at top, injuring some headlines. With "Geo. Bromley, Theatre Royal, Norwich, 1814" and "Jermyn Bond" on title. The Barton (sold, May, 1873) copy. Bound with collection of late Shakespeare plays. [662 BRITISH MUSEUM. 816 x 6 %". Bound with Hamlet, 1703, and other plays, in old calf. Pressmark, 841. c. 3. [663 BROOKS. 8% x 6 %". Probably the [Jonas] Sotheby (March 17, 1911, No. 521) copy. Purchased, 1911. Bound in calf, gilt edges on the rough, by Ramage for Mr. Brooks.

[664

FOLGER. The Warwick copy. MORGAN. 8% x6%". The Irwin (sold, March, 1900) copy. Bound in half levant morocco. [666 NEW YORK PUBLIC. 81⁄2 x 616". The Sotheby (August, 1857, No. 482), Lenox (incorporated as Lenox Library, 1870; New York Public, May, 1895) copy. Bound in olive levant morocco, by Bedford. [667 PERRY. 81⁄2 x 6 1⁄2". The Marshall (June, 1890, No. 1171) copy. Bound in half calf. [668 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. 816 x 6516". Slightly foxed. The Harris (April, 1883, No. 1617) copy. Bound in half morocco. [669 WHEATLEY. 8% x6%". Bound in red levant morocco, with device of H. B. Wheatley on covers, by Riviere.

[665

[670

WRENN, Estate of J. H. 816 x 61⁄2". Purchased, July 27, 1905. Bound in polished calf, by Riviere.

[671

RICHARD II.

RICHARD II, 1597.

The Tragedie of King Richard the se- cond. | As it hath beene publikely acted by the right Honourable the Lorde Chamberlaine his Ser-luants. [Simmes's device] | London | Printed by Valentine Simmes for Androw Wise, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules church yard at the signe of the Angel. | 1597.

First edition. A-I; K2; total, 38 leaves. Type-page, 6 5/16 x 3/16".

Catchwords: A2, Mow; Bi, what; Ci, Exit. | Au-; Di, The; Ei, But; Fi, To; Gi, Till; Hi, Bull.; Ii, I; Ki, Our.

COPIES.

BRITISH MUSEUM. 61518 x 5". B4 mended in outer margin; G2 torn across and carelessly mended. "25, By W. Shakespear, df", all on title in old hands; George Daniel's copy with long note written in 1847 for which see introduction; Huth book-plate and Huth Bequest stamp. The Daniel (July, 1864, No. 1425), Huth (bequeathed, April, 1911) copy. Bound in crimson morocco with "G. D." on covers, by Lewis. Pressmark, Huth, 46. [672 HUNTINGTON. 6% x 41318". A4 cropped at foot, one line replaced in manuscript. "Collated & Perfect. J. P. K. 1792". The Kemble (sold, 1821), Devonshire (sold, January, 1914) copy. Inlaid and bound with other plays in Vol. 120. [673 TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. 6% x 4 34". Ki cropped at top, injuring headline. The Capell (presented, June, 1779) copy. Bound in brown calf, with other old plays. Pressmark, S. 35. 4. [674

RICHARD II, 1598.

The Tragedie of King Ri-chard the second. As it hath beene publikely acted by the Right Ho-|nourable the Lord Chamberlaine his | seruants. By William Shake-speare. | [Simmes's device] | London | Printed by Valentine Simmes for Andrew Wise, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules churchyard at | the signe of the Angel. | 1598.

Second edition. A-I; total, 36 leaves. Type-page, 616 x 3 %".

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