Comedies and tragedies / written by Francis Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher Gentlemen ; neverprinted [sic] before, and now published by the authours originall copies.
1647
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Comedies and tragedies / written by Francis Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher Gentlemen ; neverprinted [sic] before, and now published by the authours originall copies.
Created/published
London : Printed for Humphrey Robinson, at the Three Pidgeons, and for Humphrey Moseley, at the Princes Armes in St Pauls Church-yard, 1647.
Description
[52], 75, [1], 143, [1], 165, [3], 71, [1], 172, 92, 51, p. 50, 28, 25-48 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616, author.
Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.
Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
Lowin, John, 1576-1659.
Taylor, Joseph, 1586?-1653?
Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, printmaker.
Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.
Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
Lowin, John, 1576-1659.
Taylor, Joseph, 1586?-1653?
Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, printmaker.
Note
Printed by at least 8 printers--see Pforzheimer catalogue.
Includes all the plays not hitherto printed, except the Wild-goose chase, the manuscript of which was later recovered and which was printed in 1652.
"The Epistle dedicatorie" is signed by John Lowin, Joseph Taylor, and eight others; "To the reader" is signed: Ja. Shirley, who is usually regarded as the editor.
Portrait of Fletcher by W. Marshall.
Includes all the plays not hitherto printed, except the Wild-goose chase, the manuscript of which was later recovered and which was printed in 1652.
"The Epistle dedicatorie" is signed by John Lowin, Joseph Taylor, and eight others; "To the reader" is signed: Ja. Shirley, who is usually regarded as the editor.
Portrait of Fletcher by W. Marshall.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), B1581
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 53
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R22900
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 53
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R22900
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Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library B1581: "Minding the Gaps of Early Modern Drama", The Collation (04 October 2018)
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library B1581: "Minding the Gaps of Early Modern Drama", The Collation (04 October 2018)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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B1581 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Gold tooled calf binding, with the spine rebound in goatskin and gold tooled. Bookseller's label: Robson & Kerslake, Booksellers, 43 Cranbourn St. London.