Miscellaneous papers and legal instruments under the hand and seal of William Shakespeare
Subtitle: including the Tragedy of King Lear and a small fragment of Hamlet, from the original mss. in the possession of Samuel Ireland, of Norfolk Street
Contributors: Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Publisher: Printed by Cooper and Graham ...; Published by Mr. Egerton ... Messrs. White ... Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby ... Mr. Robson ... [and 2 others
Published: 1796
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Forgeries; Ireland; Literary forgeries and mystifications
Notes: Spurious documents forged by W.H. Ireland, edited by his father, Samuel Ireland. Cf. Halkett & Laing; ESTC.

Engraved portrait of S. Ireland mounted on t.p. verso.

Numerous pages blank.

"List of subscribers": p. [5]-[6] at front; "Directions to the binder": p. [1] follwing p. 14 at front, followed by plates of facsimiles with pages of letterpress transcription or description.

ESTC t101332