A collection of poems : in two volumes : being all the miscellanies of Mr. William Shakespeare, which were publish'd by himself in the year 1609, and now correctly printed from those editions ...
A collection of poems : in two volumes : being all the miscellanies of Mr. William Shakespeare, which were publish'd by himself in the year 1609, and now correctly printed from those editions ...
Uniform title
Poems. 1709. Bernard Lintott
Created/published
London : Printed for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross-keys between the Two Temple-Gates in Fleetstreet, [between 1709 and 1711?]
Title from general title page (states 2 and 3). Edited by Charles Gildon. The publication history for the edition of the Poems printed for Bernard Lintott is complicated. Three states have been identified. State 1: A vol. lacking "vol." designation was individually issued in July 1709, followed by the second vol. identifying itself as "the second volume" in Feb. 1711. The two vols., issued at different times, had no general title page State 2: The two vols. were immediately re-issued together with an undated general title page in 1711, with the same setting of type. State 3: The two vols. were re-issued again together with an undated general t.p., ca. 1711, lacking the first vol. t.p., with slight changes to dates on the divisional poem title pages. A later undated issue published ca. 1712, not cataloged on this record, has a different imprint which includes O. Lloyd (The sonnets; edited by Hyder Edward Rollins, J. B. Lippincott, 1944, p. 36-37; Folger card catalog). State 1 [first vol.] title page transcription: A collection of poems : viz. I. Venus and Adonis. II. The rape of Lucrece. III. The passionate pilgrim. IV. Sonnets to sundry notes of musick / by Mr. William Shakespeare. London : Printed for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross-keys between the Two Temple Gates in Fleetstreet. Price bound one shilling six-pence. [Note: some title page lacking "price bound" statement]. States 1 and 2 of the first vol., four divisional title page are respectively dated 1630, 1632, and twice 1599; state 3, they are (incorrectly) respectively dated 1609, 1609, 1599, 1609.
Contents
(From general title page) The first vol. contains, I. Venus and Adonis II. The rape of Lucrece III. The passionate pilgrim IV. Some sonnets set to sundry notes of musick. The second volume contains One hundred and fifty four sonnets, all of them in praise of his mistress II. A lover's complaint of his angry mistress.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T138085 English short title catalogue (ESTC), T138086 Ford, H.L. Shakespeare 1700-1740, p.37-40 Jaggard, William Shakespeare bibliography, p. 434
The 1st state of vol. 1; "Price bound..." on t.p.; A2v catchword "VE-". Autograph on back endpaper: G.W. Copeland, 1841. Red pencil manuscript drawing on back endpaper. Cambridge-style calf binding.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number
Call number
PR2841 .A12a copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 1st state of vols. 1 & 2; v. 1 lacking 'advertisement' leaf A2; "Price bound..." on t.p. Various manuscript pencil notes on front fly-leaves: "Theobald's own copy, one of the rarest (and wisest!) of the Sh. commentators"; "Dec. 13, 1923-Theobald's copy; see his initials on p. 69. Many corrections and notes by him. Also, the [ms.] index on five pages at end is by him"; "I have compared the notes with the Theobald-Warburton correspondence, and I believe these to be in Theo's hand, the index, too. G.E.D. [Dr. Dawson, Folger Library], 28 Oct. [19]63." Autograph: W.A. White, 6 May [18]89. Ruled in red ink.
Folger accession
cs361
Call number
PR2841 .A12a copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 1st state of vols. 1 & 2; imperfect: a combination of leaves of the Sonnets, from the first vol. (leaves L1; L4-M2) and the second vol. (leaves B1-G8), bound preceding the remainder of the intact first vol. (leaves A1-K8). "Price bound..." on t.p.; A2v catchword "VE-". Bookplate: Shakespeare Library, Warwick Castle. Bound in calf with filleting on spine; spine label reads: Shakspeare's Sonnets.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number
Call number
PR2841 .A12a copy 4 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 1st state of vol. 1; imperfect: leaves A1-2 and G8-H1 lacking, some supplied in manuscript by Morris, dated 4 Oct. 1866. Newspaper clippings regarding Shakespeare pasted into front endleaves. Bookplate and autograph of: F.W.J. Morris, Bognor, Sussex. Bound in goat with filleting and rolled tooling.
Folger accession
cs467
Call number
PR2841 .A12b copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 2nd state; vol. 1 t.p. lacking phrase "Price bound..."; A2v catchword "TO-". Autograph back endpaper: G.W. Bigg. Bound in goat with filleting and rolled tooling.
Folger accession
cs175
Call number
PR2841 .A12b copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 2nd state; "Price bound..." on vol. 1 t.p.; A2v catchword "VE-" in italics. Manuscript pencil note on front endleaf "In March 1936 the Library gave to Henry N. Paul of Philadelphia a copy of the 3rd issue of this book, bound in crimson morocco (by Riviere) in exchange for this copy. Note the catch-word on A2v; in other copies it is 'To' or 'VE-' but never italic as in the present case. The copy traded to Mr. Paul was in case no. 135" [G.E.Dawson]. Autograph: Edwd. Mangin. Bound in goat with rolled tooling, spine reads: Shakespeare's Poems, 1630.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2841 .A12b copy 3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 2nd state; "Price bound..." on vol. 1 t.p.; A2v catchword "VE-"; v. 1 with both 1st/2nd and 3rd-state poem t.p. Ink manuscript note by Richard Farmer concerning editorial notes of Capell and Steevens' for other editions of the Poems, preceding t.p. Poems were collated with original publications, per manuscript note on general t.p. A few leaves bound preceding and following the poems with manuscript notes and advertisements from the Tatler and Post-Boy pasted in (ca. 1710), regarding the varying publication history between 1596 to 1796, of the Poems and Sonnets. Autograph v.1 t.p.: J.H., Conduit Street. Halliwell-Phillipps copy. Manuscript ink on back endpaper recto: C. and P.; J.O.H. 2. Speckled calf binding with filleting on the spine and marbled endpapers; stamp: Bound by F. Bedford.
Folger accession
cs448
Call number
PR2841 .A12b copy 4 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 2nd state; imperfect: vol. 1 leaves A1-2, Lucrece t.p., and v. 2 leaf [A]1 lacking; third state poem t.p. for v. 1 Lucrece and v. 2 Sonnets, dated 1609, bound in their place. "Ms. notes and typographical corrections by Thos. Seward ... editor of Beaumont & Fletchers plays, 1750." Autograph: Henry White, Close Lichfield, Whit. Tuesday May XVI, MDCCCXV [May 16, 1815]. Armorial bookplate (motto: Non sibi sed patriae natus) of Sir Richard Paul Jodrell, Bar. Bound in calf with blind tooled flowers; red spine label reading: Shakespeare's Poems & Sonnets, 1609.
Folger accession
No case or acc. number present
Call number
PR2841 .A12c copy 1 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 3rd state; vol. 1 leaf A2v "VE-". Autograph: [E.W.?] Brooke. Stamp: Edward Dowden Library. Speckled sheep binding.
Folger accession
cs610
Call number
PR2841 .A12c copy 2 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
The 3rd state; vol. 1 leaf A2v "TO-". Manuscript pencil note: "As to date, the 2nd vol., I learned from Mr. Halliwell-Phillipps, was advertised in the Post-Boy of 24-27 Feb. 1710-11. E.D." Autograph: J. Payne Collier. Stamp: Edward Dowden Library. Top of general t.p. cut off, possibly effaced autograph. Bound in calf.
