Hamlet By William Shakespeare, 1603; Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, 1604
Subtitle: Being exact Reprints of the First and Second Editions of Shakespeare's great Drama, from the very rare Originals in the possession of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire [...]
Edition: First (1603) and Second (1604) editions on facing pages
Publisher: Printed for N. L. and John Trundell
Published: 1860
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Description: <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Full title:</b> Hamlet By William Shakespeare, 1603; Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, 1604: Being exact Reprints of the First and Second Editions of Shakespeare's great Drama, from the very rare Originals in the possession of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire; with the two texts printed on opposite pages, and so arranged that the parallel passages face each other. And a Bibliographical Preface by Samuel Timmins.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 8vo. pp. xv, ff. [2], pp. 100 (i.e. 200, paged in duplicate). Morocco-backed boards. Bookplate of E. Edge on front pastedown. Edited texts on facing pages.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">Includes reproductions of original titles:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"></p><ol><li><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke By Shakespeare. As it hath beene diuerse times acted by his Highnesse seruants in the Cittie of London: as also in the two Vniuersities of Cambridge and Oxford, and elsewhere [Printer's device] At London printed for N: L. and Iohn Trundell. 1603.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince Denmarke. By William Shakespeare. Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much againe as it was, according to the true and perfect Coppie. [Printer's device] At London, Printed by I. R. for N. L. and are to be sold at his shoppe vnder Saint Dunstons Church in Fleet street. 1604.</span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">The introduction to this work was written by the enthousiastic Shakespearian Samuel Timmins (1826-1902), who helped to establish the great Birmingham Central Library collection and who was a friend of Clement Mansfield Ingleby.
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