Title: An apology for The believers in the Shakspeare-papers, which were exhibited In Norfolk-Street
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. ff. [2] (blank), pp. iv, 628, f. [1] (blank). Vellum-backed boards. Miscellaneous notes by an early reader laid in. Includes title vignette (coat of arms).</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 present work by the Scottish antiquarian George Chalmers was written in answer to and as a criticism of Edmond Malone's "An inquiry into the authenticity of certain miscellaneous papers [...] attributed to Shakespeare" (see Bib# 978959/Fr# 548 in this collection). The papers referred to were the Ireland forgeries. See also ESTC, T138271. "A supplemental apology" appeared under the author's name in 1799 (see Bib# 1737867/Fr# 573).</span><br /></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;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01JHU_INST/1lu78g9/alma991039123019707861" rel="ugc nofollow">Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record.</a></span></span></p>