An authentic account of the Shaksperian manuscripts, &c. By W.H. Ireland
Publisher: Printed for J. Debrett
Published: 1796
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Description: <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"> 8vo. pp. [2], 43, [1] (blank). Signatures: [A]1 B-C⁸ D⁶. Marbled wrappers. Signature on title page: "John Cobb, Doctor [...] 1796." Stamp at end, of Stoke Newington Public Libraries. "London" on title page is part of a woodcut ornament. Includes tailpiece.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">The genuine (first) edition. Characteristics of this edition: page 3, line 2 = "published"; page 5, line 6 = "Srtatford" [sic]; paper watermarked '96'. Another edition with a 1796 imprint date is on paper watermarked 1803 or 1804 and has page 3, line 2 = "publishing"; page 5, line 6 = "Stratford" (see Bib# 4173325/Fr# 493 in this collection). See also ESTC, T5915.
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