Hamlet, 1603 / by William Shake-speare ; Hamlet, 1604 / by William Shakespeare ; being exact reprints of the first and second editions of Shakespeare's great drama, from the very rare originals in the possession of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire ; with the two texts printed on opposite pages, and so arranged that the parallel passages face each other ; and a bibliographical preface by Samuel Timmins.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.; Timmins, Samuel, 1826-1902.; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876, printer.; Williams, Edmund Sydney, 1817-1891, former owner.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Sampson Low, Son & Co., publisher.
1860
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Title
Hamlet, 1603 / by William Shake-speare ; Hamlet, 1604 / by William Shakespeare ; being exact reprints of the first and second editions of Shakespeare's great drama, from the very rare originals in the possession of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire ; with the two texts printed on opposite pages, and so arranged that the parallel passages face each other ; and a bibliographical preface by Samuel Timmins.
Uniform title
Hamlet
Variant title
Half-title: Devonshire "Hamlets"
Created/published
London : Sampson Low, Son, and Co., 1860 (Birmingham [England] : Printed by Josiah Allen, Jun.)
Description
xv, 100 [i.e. 200], 16 p. : 2 facsims. ; 23 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Timmins, Samuel, 1826-1902.
Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876, printer.
Williams, Edmund Sydney, 1817-1891, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Sampson Low, Son & Co., publisher.
Timmins, Samuel, 1826-1902.
Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876, printer.
Williams, Edmund Sydney, 1817-1891, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Sampson Low, Son & Co., publisher.
Note
With facsimiles of 1603 and 1604 title-pages before text.
With an errata slip.
With 16 p. of publisher's advertisements at end: A list of books suitable for presents and prizes. Dated December 1, 1859; printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick Press.
With an errata slip.
With 16 p. of publisher's advertisements at end: A list of books suitable for presents and prizes. Dated December 1, 1859; printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick Press.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xi]-xv).
Cited/described in
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 312
Genre/form
Annotations.
Publishers' advertisements.
Publishers' advertisements.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Great Britain -- England -- Birmingham.
Great Britain -- England -- Birmingham.
Item Details
Call number
PR2807 1860 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
One or two manuscript markings. Armorial bookplate: Sydney Williams. Errata slip tipped in. Publisher's cloth binding, with paper spine label. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Folger.
Folger accession
cs1312