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FOLGER. The Jonas (sold, May, 1903) copy. Bound in morocco, by Riviere. [715

HUNTERIAN MUSEUM, GLASGOW. Size not given. Top slightly cropped, stained in parts. Bound with books by other authors. Pressmark, Co. 3. 31. [716 HUNTINGTON. 64 x 5′′. Long note in faded ink signed "Jos. Edgerton" on verso title; Church book-plate. The Sewall (January, 1897, No. 3433), Church (sold, April, 1911) copy. Bound in brown levant morocco, by Hammond. [717 NEW YORK PUBLIC. 615/16 x 518". Cropped at top, injuring one or two headlines. The H. Stevens (sold, December, 1855), Lenox (incorporated as Lenox Library, 1870; New York Public, 1895) copy. Bound in red morocco, by Bedford. [718 QUARITCH. 7% x 516". Title mended in lower corner, date in facsimile; headlines shaved. Probably the Utterson (April, 1852, No. 1701), Corser (February, 1871, No. 413), Kershaw (July, 1877, No. 1238) copy. Bound in red levant morocco, by Riviere. [719

TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. 7 x 54". The Capell (presented, June, 1779) copy. Bound with other old plays. Pressmark, R. 20. 5. [720 WHITE. 6116 x 4%". Cropped top and foot, injuring some headlines and signatures; stained in first part; holes in margin of title. The Lamb (February, 1898, No. 1095) copy. Bound in calf.

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RICHARD III.

RICHARD III, 1597.

[Ornament] The Tragedy of | King Richard the third. Containing, His treacherous Plots against his brother Clarence: | the pittie full murther of his iunocent nephewes: | his tyrannicall vsurpation: with the whole course of his detested life, and most deserued death. As it hath beene lately Acted by the Right honourable the Lord Chambe-laine his seruants. [Ornament] At London | ¶Printed by Valentine Sims, for Andrew Wise, dwelling in Paules Chuch-yard, at the Signe of the Angell. 1597.

First edition. A-M; total, 48 leaves. M4 blank. Type-page, 6 % x 3 %". Catchwords: A2, I am; Bi, La.; Ci, Glo.; Di, Ile; Ei, Enter; Fi, Then; Gi, Who; Hi, When; Ii, King.; Ki, bloudie; Li, These; Mi, Me.

COPIES.

BODLEIAN. 6% x 44". Ci, C2, D4, L4, Mi, M2, M3, lacking and are supplied from the edition of 1598; cropped at top, injuring headlines on As, Hi-Hз, li; CA, Li-L3, mended; B4, K4, Li, stained; portrait of Lord Hunsdon inserted to face A2. Malone's note: "This copy of the original edition of King Richard III was imperfect, when I purchased it, wanting Signat. Ci and 2, D4, L4, Mi, 2 & 3. These seven leaves I have supplied from a later copy (that of 1598) and have collated with the edition of 1597. The variations are set down in the margins. It is remarkable that the name of the author does not appear on the title-page, a presumptive proof that he had not in 1597 arrived to so high reputation as he undoubtedly afterwards acquired. Mr. Penn Ashton Curzon and Mr. Kemble are possessed of copies of this original edition of this play. I know of no other except that in this volume." The Malone (presented, 1821) copy. Inlaid and bound in tree calf, "E. M." on covers, with other plays in Vol. VI of the collection. Pressmark, Malone, 37. [722 BRITISH MUSEUM. 6% x 5/16". Bi, B4, some places in inner margin made good; As small rust hole mended; K2, K3 cropped at top, injuring headlines. Huth book-plate and Huth Bequest stamp. The Nixon (May, 1818, No. 649), Heber (June, 1834, No. 5463), Daniel (July, 1864, No. 1427), Huth (bequeathed, April, 1911) copy. Bound in purple morocco with "G. D." monogram on covers. Pressmark, Huth, 47. [723

ELIZABETHAN CLUB. 74 x 5/16". Ci-C4, Di-D4, eight leaves in all, uncut and unsewed as originally printed; mounted on large quarto sheets. Stamp of British Museum duplicates. Exchanged with British Museum which took the perfect copy from the Huth collection and substituted this; Huth (November, 1911, No. 1192), Cochran (presented, December, 1911) copy. Bound in red levant morocco, elaborate gilt tooling. [724

FOLGER. 74 x 5". Title mended in margins; A4 mended in lower outside corner, four lines defective. The Jennens (collected, c. 1740, bequeathed, 1773, to W. P. A. Curzon, ancestor of Lord Howe), Howe (sold, December, 1907) copy. Bound in half blue morocco. [725 HUNTINGTON. 615/16 x 46". Cropped at top, injuring some_headlines. "Collated & Perfect, J. P. K. 1798". The Kemble (sold, 1821), Devonshire (sold, January, 1914) copy. Inlaid and bound with other plays in Vol. 120. [726

RICHARD III, 1598.

The Tragedie of King Richard | the third. | Conteining his treacherous Plots against his brother Clarence: the pitiful murther of his innocent Nephewes: his tyrannicall vsurpation: with the whole course of his detested life, and most deserued death. | As it hath beene lately Acted by the Right honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. | By William Shake-speare. [Creede's device] | London | Printed by Thomas Creede, for Andrew Wise, | dwelling in Paules Church-yard, at the signe❘ of the Angell. 1598,

Second edition. A-M; total, 48 leaves. M4 blank. Type-page, 6 1⁄2 x 3%". Catchwords: A2, I am; Bi, La.; Ci, Glo.; Di, Ile; Ei, Enter; Fi, Then; Gi, Who; Hi, When; Ii, King; Ki, Bloudie; Li, These; Mi, Me.

COPIES.

BODLEIAN. 7% x 5%". Title extended on lower margin and mended; A4 remargined front and foot: margins mended throughout, injuring some words on As; wormhole mended in lower inner corner, Bi-Di; Heber stamp and note on fly-leaf: "July 1816, Bt. of Whites stock G. Saunders £ 5.7.6." The Heber (June, 1834, No. 5464) copy. Bound in red straight-grained morocco. Pressmark, Malone, 879. [727 BRIDGEWATER HOUSE. 73% x 5%". Acquired prior to 1649 when it was catalogued by John, Second Earl of Bridgewater. Bound in green morocco, with arms of the Marquis of Stafford, by Murton. [728 BRITISH MUSEUM. 64 x 5 %". M2 and Ms lacking and replaced in facsimile. Cropped top and foot, injuring last line of text on verso of A2 and I2, and many headlines, signatures and catchwords. The Garrick (bequeathed, January, 1779) copy. Bound in red morocco, Garrick's arms on sides. Pressmark, C. 34. k. 47. [729 BRITISH MUSEUM. 74 x 51⁄2". Lacking title, replaced in facsimile. G2 has slight mend and small hole; I2 mended; scribble on Bз. The Halliwell (sold, November 9, 1858) copy. Bound in red morocco. Pressmark, C. 34. k. 46. [730

HUNTINGTON. 6% x 46". Badly cropped at top, injuring most of the headlines on sheets A-F. "Collated & Perfect. J. P. K. 1814". The Kemble (sold, 1821), Devonshire (sold, January, 1914) copy. Inlaid and bound in crimson levant morocco, by Birdsall. [731 HUNTINGTON. 716 x 5 16". Title, As, Ci-C4, D4, LA, Mi and M2 in Harris's facsimile; lower margins extended throughout, some signatures, catchwords, and last lines of text in facsimile. Locker and Church book-plates. The Jolley (June, 1844, No. 582), Halliwell (May, 1856, No. 339), Tite (June, 1874, No. 2776), Locker (sold, January, 1905), Church (sold, April, 1911) copy. Bound in red morocco, by Bedford. [732 TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. 74 x 54". Mi mutilated; M2 and Ms from smaller copy (6 % x 3") and mutilated. "George Lettin his book" on verso Mi; some collation with second folio. The Capell (presented, June, 1779) copy. Bound in brown calf, with other plays. Pressmark, R. 22. 4.

RICHARD III, 1602.

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The Tragedie of King Richard | the third. | Conteining his treacherous Plots against his brother | Clarence: the pittifull murther of his innocent Ne-phewes his tyrannicall vsurpation: with the whole course of his detested life, and most deserued death. | As it hath bene lately Acted by the Right Honourable | the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. | Newly augmented, By William Shakespeare. | [Creede's device] | London | Printed by Thomas Creede, for Andrew Wise, dwelling | in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the | Angell. 1602.

Third edition. A-L; M2; total, 46 leaves. Type-page, 6 16 x 3 3⁄4%".

Catchwords: A2, By; Bi, La.; Ci, I can; Di, 2 Ile; Ei, Enter; Fi, Ile; Gi, Hast.; Hi, Glo.; Ii, And; Ki, Qu.; Li, By; Mi, And.

COPIES.

BRITISH MUSEUM. 6116 x 5". Small holes in K4, L2. The Garrick (bequeathed, January, 1779) copy. Bound in red morocco, Garrick's arms on sides. Pressmark, C. 34. k. 48.

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HUNTINGTON. 64 x 4". "Collated & Perfect. D. 1827". The Bunbury (exchanged, 1823), Payne & Foss (sold, 1823), Devonshire (sold, January, 1914) copy. Inlaid and bound with other plays in Vol. 542.

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TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. 7 x 5". Capell book-plate on verso title.
The Capell (presented, June, 1779) copy. Bound in brown calf, with other plays.
Pressmark, S. 30. 1.
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RICHARD III, 1605.

The Tragedie of King Richard | the third. | Conteining his treacherous Plots against his brother | Clarence: the pittifull murthur of his innocent Ne-phewes: his tyrannicall vsurpation: with the whole course of his

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