title: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
title_page_title: [in single column] COMEDIES, | HISTORIES, & | TRAGEDIES.
title_page_author: M<small>R</small>. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARES
title_page_imprint: Published according to the True Originall Copies. <i>LONDON</i> Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount. 1623.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatorie" <i>to</i>: William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke; and Philip Herbert, 1st Earl Montgomery (4th Earl of Pembroke); <i>from</i>: John Heminges; and Henry Condell [<sup>π</sup>A2r]
paratext_other_paratexts: "A Catalogue of the seuerall Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies contained in this Volume" (omitting <i>Troilus and Cressida</i>) [<sup>π</sup>A6r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Nov 8, 1623: Entered to Edward Blount and Isaac Jaggard: "M<sup>r</sup>. William Shakspeers Comedyes Histories, & Tragedyes soe manie of the said Copies as are not formerly entred to other men.".<br />Aug 4, 1626: Transferred from the widow of Thomas Pavier to Edward Brewster and Richard Bird: "M<sup>r</sup>. Paviers right in Shakesperes plaies or any of them".<br />Jun 19(?), 1627: Transferred from the widow of Isaac Jaggard to Thomas Cotes and Richard Cotes: "her p<i>ar</i>te in Shackspheere playes."<br />Jul 1, 1637: Transferred from the widow of Robert Allott to John Legat (2) and Andrew Crooke (1) (by order of a court): "saluo Iure cuiuscunq<i>ue</i> ... Shakespeares workes their Part."
stationer_additional_notes: This edition exists in three distinct states: the first does not contain <I>Troilus and Cressida</i>; the second contains <I>Troilus and Cressida</i> but without its prologue and with a redundant final page of <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> crossed out by the printer; the third contains <I>Troilus and Cressida</i> with its prologue, which replaces the redundant page of <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>. See Peter W. M. Blayney, <i>The First Folio of Shakespeare</i> (Washington, D.C.: Folger Library, 1991), 17, 21-24.
transcript_modern_spelling: Mr. William shakespeare's comedies histories and tragedies published according to the true original copies London printed by Isaac jaggard and ed. Blount 1623