The vvhole contention betvveene the tvvo famous houses, Lancaster and Yorke : vvith the tragicall ends of the good Duke Humfrey, Richard Duke of Yorke, and King Henrie the sixt : diuided into tvvo parts and nevvly corrected and enlarged

Alternate Title:

Whole contention betweene the two famous houses, Lancaster and Yorke; Late and much admired play called Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Contributor:

Jaggard, William, 1569-1623 (printer); Pavier, Thomas, -1625 (bookseller)

Name:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Date:

1619

Language:

English

Provenance:

Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889 (autograph, 1871) (Furness copy 1); Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 (honoree) (inscription) (Furness copy 1); Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor) (Furness copy 1); Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (Furness copy 1)

Publisher:

[By William Jaggard] for T.P.

Relation:

Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): copy 1: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3tm72n2m

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Drama

Physical Description:

196 unnumbered pages; 20 cm (4to)

Related Place:

England -- London.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Corrupt and shorter versions, possibly memorial reconstructions, of "Henry VI", parts 2-3, by William Shakespeare, which first appeared in finished form in the First Folio. Also reprints "Pericles Prince of Tyre"; "The late and much admired play called Pericles, Prince of Tyre" has separate title page dated 1619 on chi1; signatures are continuous. Cf. ESTC.; The printer was William Jaggard and the publisher's initials are those of Thomas Pavier.--ESTC; Signatures: A-Q⁴ chi1 R-2A⁴ 2B²(-2B2).; Leaf chi1 possibly printed as leaf 2B2. Cf. ESTC.; Without pagination.; Woodcuts: title vignette, initials and head-pieces.; Intended to be issued as part of William Jaggard's Shakespearian collection of ten plays. Cf. Greg, III, p. 1107-9.; Identified as Early English books, 1475-1640; 1018:8 on UMI microfilm.; "The late, and much admired play, called, Pericles, Prince of Tyre" has separate title page dated 1619 on chi1; register is continuous.; Identified as on UMI microfilm.; Furness copy 1 imperfect: all before leaf chi1 wanting; leaves chi 1, 2A3, 2A4 and 2B1 wanting with electrostatic copies from the Folger Shakespeare Library inserted in their place; leaf R1 repaired at outer margins.; Furness copy 1 has a few ms. marginal marks in pencil.; Furness copy 2 possibly the gift of J.O. Halliwell (later Halliwell-Phillipps), to the Shakspere Society of Philadelphia.; Furness copy 2 imperfect: all before leaf chi1 wanting; leaves Aa¹⁻⁴ and Bb¹ wanting.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, PR2750 .A13 1619; Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, PR2750 .A13 1619 copy 2

Collection:

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)