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Shakespeare, William
Estimate
12,000 - 16,000 GBP
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Description
- Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The Second Impression. Thomas Cotes for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard HAwkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot, 1632
Folio (328 x 218mm.), collation (of a complete copy): [PI]A6 *4 , A-2B6 2C2 , a-y6, 2a-3c6 3d4 , 441 out of 454 leaves, the second collected edition of shakespeare's plays, woodcut head-pieces and initials, text in double column, 66 lines, roman and italic type, headlines and catchwords, six-line inscription in a near contemporary hand on front endpaper ("next door to ye hand & shears | nere Shore ditch Church In Bunnill | Fields | Mrs Woolmer's over against ye | pla[ ] yard near ye Kings head | in fettter laine nere Holborne"), modern brown morocco decorated in blind and gilt, red morocco label on spine, spine lettered in gilt (erroneously giving this as the First Folio, 1623), additional new endpapers, preliminary leaf [P]A3 (misprinted as [P]A3) detached (also cut down and repaired at inner margin, and torn at corners with loss of text), lacking all the other 9 preliminary leaves and final 5 leaves of "Cymbeline" at the end (3c6 and 3d4), *4 supplied in modern facsimile, later reprint of First Folio title page loosely inserted, with re-engraved portrait (this leaf torn at edges with loss), 3c5 repaired at lower corner, some slight damp-staining, spotting or browning to some leaves, slight worming at inner margin to a few leaves in the middle (not affecting text), some leaves slightly soiled
Literature
STC 22274; Greg III, pp.1113-1116; Bartlett 120
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
the second folio edition of shakespeare's plays.
The second folio, which in principle was a page-for-page reprint of the First Folio of 1623, was printed in 1632 by Thomas Cotes, who had taken over the Jaggard shop following Isaac's death in 1627. Like the First Folio it was printed for a syndicate of publishers, which again included John Smethwick and William Aspley. Although many obvious corrections were made, the printing introduced hundreds of minor changes to the text, including many errors.