Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Subtitle: a tragedy : as it is now acted by His Majesty's Servants
By: written by William Shakespear
Contributors: Hughes, John, 1677-1720, editor; Darby, John, -1733, printer; Wellington, M., active 1717-1720, bookseller; Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716, artist
Publisher: Printed by J. Darby for M. Wellington at the King's Head, over against St. Clement's Church, in the Strand
Published: 1718
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
Work titles: Hamlet
Notes: Thomas Pennant Barton Collection of Shakespeare and Shakespeariana (Boston Public Library)
This is the first edition of the text revised by John Hughes, referred to by Theobald in Shakespeare Restored, and also the first edition in 12mo; Mr. Wilks played Hamlet at Drury Lane (Ford).

Signatures:  A-Íœ

With a cast list, and bookseller's advertisements (leaf I6v).

Engraved frontispiece (leaf A1) is a close copy of the plate engraved by Du Guernier; image engraved in reverse.

Not in Barton collection catalog.

ESTC T35952

Ford, H.L.  Shakespeare 1700-1740, 44

Jaggard, W.  Shakespeare bibliography, p. 308

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in modern black cloth. The perforation stamp of the Library is present on the title page.