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William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar: A Tragedy. As It Is Now Acted at the Theatre Royal. London: H(enry) H(ills),...
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An Early Quarto Edition of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar: A Tragedy.
As It Is Now Acted at the Theatre Royal. London: H(enry)
H(ills), Jun(ior) for Hen(ry) Herringman, and R(ichard) Bentley and
sold by Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders, [1684-1695?] Bartlett's
fourth quarto edition. This is the printing with a colon after
"Caesar" on the title-page; "wander forth to day" in the
penultimate line of F2r; page 15 mis-numbered 51. A-H4, (lacks H1,
supplied in fine facsimile on old paper). 64 pages. Modern
Cambridge binding, spine in gilt with title label. Signature of
previous owner "H. Jeff. Coapman [?]" inserted from old endpaper.
Leaves A1-2 repaired at top with a few letters affected at the head
on the verso of A2; hole in inner margin of F2 (no text affected),
hole in F3 affecting lines 27-8 of page 46 (patched with missing
letters supplied); paper darkened and foxed with a few old stains
(minor); some old inner margin repairs (see verso of last leaf, but
no text affected). A very good copy. From the Krown & Spellman
Collection.Please visit HA.com/6112 for an extended description of this lot.
More Information:
Julius Caesar never appeared in print until the first folio edition of 1623 and was not printed in a separate quarto edition until 1684. "It was followed by four undated editions before the dated edition of 1691. The reason for six editions in seven years must be sought in the great popularity which the play had on account of the excellent acting of Thomas Betterton and in the general interest in the great tragedies..." (Bartlett; in Bartlett's list ours is the fourth edition).
Wing S2925. Bartlett 115. ESTC r226533.
Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar: A Tragedy. As It Is Now
Acted at the Theatre Royal. London: H(enry) H(ills), Jun(ior) for
Hen(ry) Herringman, and R(ichard) Bentley and sold by Joseph Knight
and Francis Saunders, [1684-95?] 4to. A-H4, (lacks H1, supplied in
fine facsimile on old paper). 64p. Modern Cambridge binding, spine
in gilt with title label. Signature of previous owner ÒH. Jeff.
Coapman?Ó (Moapman?) inserted from old endpaper. Lacks H1 (supplied
in facsimile on old paper), leaves A1-2 repaired at top with a few
letters affected at the head on the verso of A2; hole in inner
margin of F2 (no text affected), hole in F3 affecting lines 27-8 of
page 46 (patched with missing letters supplied); paper darkened and
foxed with a few old stains (minor); some old inner margin repairs
(see verso of last leaf, but no text affected). 'Julius Caesar'
never appeared in print until the first folio edition of 1623 and
was not printed in a separate quarto edition until 1684. "It was
followed by four undated editions before the dated edition of 1691.
The reason for six editions in seven years must be sought in the
great popularity which the play had on account of the excellent
acting of Thomas Betterton and in the general inerest in the great
tragedies..." [Bartlett] In Bartlett's list ours is the fourth
edition.
Wing S2925. Bartlett 115. ESTC r226533. This is the printing with a
colon after ÒCaesarÓ on the t.p.; Òwander forth to dayÓ in the
penultimate line of F2r; & page 15 misnummbered 51. English
Literature. Drama. Plays. Shakespeare.
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