A Skeleton Hand-list of the Early Quarto Editions of the Plays of Shakespeare: With Notices of the Old Impressions of the Poems

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private circulation, 1860 - 191 pages

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Page 110 - M. William Shak-speare : His True Chronicle Historic of the life and death of King Lear and his three Daughters.
Page 102 - The late, And much admired Play, called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true Relation of the whole Historie, aduentures, and fortunes of the said Prince : As also, The no lesse strange, and worthy accidents, in the Birth and Life, of his Daughter Mariana. As it hath been diuers and sundry times acted by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the Banck-side. By William Shakespeare.
Page 124 - The Tragicall Historic of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke — By William Shake-speare. As it hath beene diuerse times acted by his Highnesse seruants in the Cittie of London : as also in the two Vniuersities of Cambridge and Oxford, and else-where— At London — printed for NL and lohn Trundell.
Page 42 - The Tragedie of King Richard the Second : with new additions of the Parliament Sceane, and the deposing of King Richard.
Page 66 - THE | CRONICLE | History of Henry the fift, | With his battell fought at Agin Court in | France. Togither with Auntient \ Pistoll. \ As it hath bene sundry times playd by the Right honorable \ the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants.
Page 26 - The excellent History of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the lew towards the saide Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia by the choyse of three caskets. Written by W. Shakespeare. Printed by J. Roberts, 1600.
Page 126 - Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much againe as it was, according to the true and perfect Coppie.
Page 68 - The Chronicle History of Henry the fift, With his battell fought at Agin Court in France. Together with Auntient Pistoll.
Page 24 - The most excellent Historic of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the lewe towards the sayd Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh : and the obtayning of Portia by the choyse of three chests.
Page 20 - A | Pleasant | Conceited Comedie | called, | Loues labors lost. | As it was presented before her Highnes | this last Christmas. | Newly corrected and augmented | By W. Shakespere.

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