The excellent history of the merchant of Venice
Subtitle: with the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Iew towards the saide merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh and the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets
By: written by W. Shakespeare
Contributors: Jaggard, William, 1569-1623, printer; Pavier, Thomas, -1625, bookseller; Roberts, James, -1618?; Rodd, Thomas, 1796-1849, former owner; Lewis, Charles, 1786-1836, binder; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
Publisher: Printed by J. Roberts [i.e. by William Jaggard for Thomas Pavier]
Published: 1619
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Other titles: Shakespeare Collection (Collection of Distinction)
Work titles: Merchant of Venice
Notes: This quarto is one of nine believed to bear false imprints and dates, having in fact been printed in London by William Jaggard for Thomas Pavier in 1619.

Signatures: A-Ḱþ.

Title vignette: printer's mark of William Jaggard.--Cf. McKerrow

Bartlett, H.C.  Shakespeare early editions, 70

Bartlett & Pollard.  Shakespeare's quartos (rev. ed.), 626

Boston Public Library.  Barton collection catalogue, 439

ESTC S111195

McKerrow, R.B.  Printer's devices,   283

STC (2nd ed.) 22297

Cataloged 2015 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in green morocco-grained leather by the workshop of Charles Lewis. Board edges and turn-ins tooled in gilt. All text block edges are gilt. Thomas Pennant Barton Purchased this copy from Thomas Rodd in 1843. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown.