M. William Shake-speare, his True chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear  and his three daughters
Subtitle: with the unfortunat life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Glocester, and his sullen assumed humour of Tom of Bedlam : as it was plaid before the Kings Maiesty at Whit-Hall, upon S. Stephens night, in Christmas hollldaies : by his Maiesties servants, playing vsually at the Globe on the Bank-side
Contributors: Bell, Jane, printer; Jolley, Thomas,  former owner; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
Publisher: printed by Jane Bell, and are to be sold at the east-end of Christ-Church
Published: 1655
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Other titles: History of King Lear; True chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear  and his three daughters
Work titles: King Lear
Notes: Signatures: A-Lþ́

Running title: The history of King Lear.

Bartlett, H.C.  Shakespeare early editions, 93

Bartlett & Pollard.  Shakespeare's quartos (rev. ed.), 542

Boston Public Library.  Barton collection catalogue, 360

Greg I, 265(e)

ESTC R017679

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy halfbound in brown morocco grained leather and combed marbled paper over boards. Leaves E ́and E ́have been bound in reverse order. The English bibliophile J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps purchased this copy from Thomas Jolley, Esq., in 1844. Thomas Pennant Barton subsequently purchased it from Halliwell-Phillips in 1857. The armorial bookplate of Jolley is present on the front pastedown, and that of the Barton Library on the rear pastedown.