The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark
By: by William Shakespeare
Contributors: Smethwicke, John, -1641, publisher, bookseller; Young, Robert, -1643, printer; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Clarke & Bedford
Edition: Newly imprinted and inlarged, according to the true and perfect copy last printed.
Publisher: Printed by R. Young for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-stteet [sic], under the Diall
Published: 1637
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Other titles: Hamlet; Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke
Work titles: Hamlet
Notes: Signatures: A-Nþ́

Edition statement precedes author's name on the title page.

This is the fifth edition of Hamlet in quarto.--Cf. Bartlett, H.C.  Shakespeare early editions

Running title reads: The tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke.

Bartlett, H.C.  Shakespeare early editions, 83

Bartlett & Pollard.  Shakespeare's quartos (rev. ed.), 51

Boston Public Library.  Barton collection catalogue, 226

ESTC S111099

STC (2nd ed.), 22279

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound by Clarke & Bedford in red morocco grained leather panelled in double-ruled gilt with rolled edges and gilt turn-ins. The spine is panelled and tooled in gilt and all text block edges are gilt. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown. Several paper repairs have been performed on this copy, including three small fills at the head of the title page and corner or edge repairs to leaves A,́ B,́ B,́ C,́ and F.́ Several sheet edges have been left uncut.