Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, histories, and tragedies. : Published according to the true originall copies.

Editor's dedication signed: John Heminge. Henry Condell.

"Printed at London by Thomas Cotes for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot, 1632"--Colophon.

'The life of King Iohn' and 'The prologue' (to Troilus and Cressida) begin new pagination on a1r and 2a1r respectively.

With an engraved title page portrait of the author signed: Martin Droeshout : sculpsit London.

Leaf A5 includes "An epitaph on the admirable dramaticke poet, VV. Shakespeare", a poem by Milton.

Head and tail pieces, decorated initials; text in double columns within ruled border.

Text on paper watermarked with fleur-de-lis (similar to Heawood 1420); and grapes (Heawood 2186-2187).

English short title catalogue, s111233

STC (2nd ed.) 22274

Greg, III, p. 1113

Pforzheimer, 906

Coleridge, K.A. Milton, 75

binding, upper cover Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2006. Upper cover, copy 1.

Alexander Turnbull Library copy 1 exhibited ; qREng SHAK Mr 1632 (352248) : Collecting Pandemonium: John Milton at the Alexander Turnbull Library, 1 December 2008 - 14 March 2009

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 1. Misnumbering in pages: 161 and 164 misnumbered 164 and 161. ATL copy has 3rd state of t.p. and state I of 'Effigies' page with Milton poem (cf. Coleridge). Binding: calf, upper and lower covers tooled in gold with fillet rolls, and a crown and tudor rose roll at the outer edges; diamond-shaped centrepiece and corners built up of small tools; gold tooled edges and turn-ins; spine with raised bands, gold tooled in decorated compartments; marbled endpapers, gilt text edges. Text on paper watermarked with fleur-de-lis, as in note, ... confirmed for copy 1 only. Bound by Dodd & Peeling, Woburn (binder's stamp on front flyleaf). Spine title: Shakespeare.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 1. Provenance: ownership inscription on front fly leaf: Maurice Wynne, 1712; inscriptions on t.p. in 17th century hand; armorial bookplate with initials F.M.P.; bookplate and accompanying note in ms. of Alex H. Turnbull, note includes statement about copy being "unusually large" ,13 x 8 inches (purchased by A.H.T. from Bertram Dobell in 1908, see ATL MS-Papers-0057-111, 1908). Acc. 352248.

Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy 2. Copy specific details available on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections. Binding: 1/2 brown goatskin, double blind fillets, dark brown cloth. Provenance: Charles George Dyer, 1819 ; gold stamps of the General Assembly Library on upper cover and spine, booklabel on upper pastedown. Acc. 153109.

Digital image available: binding, upper cover, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy 1. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.

The second impression.