The tragedy of Hamlet prince of Denmarke : newly imprinted and inlarged according to the true and perfect copy lastly printed / by William Shakespeare. [Furness collection copy 2]

Contributor:

Stansby, William, active 1597-1638 (printer); Smethwicke, John, -1641 (bookseller)

Name:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835

Date:

1619

Description:

Penn Libraries Furness copy 2 imperfect: leaves A1, A2 and N4 (blank) wanting; leaf A4 mended at inner margin; leaves D1, F2, F3, G1, G2 and G3 mended at outer margin; tear across the bottom of leaf F3 mended without damage to text; most pages close cropped at top margin with frequent damage to and occasional loss of running title.; Penn Libraries Furness copy 2 has ms. note in pencil on front free endpaper and black silk marker.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 (autograph) (bookplate) (honoree); Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor)

Publisher:

Printed by W.S. for Iohn Smethwicke ..

Relation:

Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): copy 1: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3057dd92

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

books

Physical Description:

102 unnumbered pages; 20 cm (4to)

Related Place:

England -- London.

Rights:

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

Notes:

W.S. is William Stansby. Cf. ESTC.; Date of publication conjectured by ESTC.; Signatures: A-N⁴ (N4 blank).; Without pagination.; Woodcuts: title vignette (publisher's device--McK. no. 376), initial and head-piece.; Identified as Early English books, 1475-1640: 859:6 on UMI microfilm.; Penn Libraries Furness copy 1 bound in full red morocco inset with brown calf panels stamped in gold with a coat of arms and the initials "S S" (probably Scipio Squire); five raised, gold-stamped bands on spine; brief title stamped in gold on spine; gold-stamped cover edges and turn-ins; marbled endpapers.; Penn Libraries Furness copy 1 has forged signature of William Shakespeare on title leaf and ms. note in ink on front free endpaper that reads: "This has one of the Ireland forgeries with name of Shakespeare on the title."; Penn Libraries Furness copy 1 has ms. notes in ink and pencil on front free endpapers; unidentified coat of arms stamped on verso of title leaf.; Penn Libraries Furness copy 1 has many leaves closely cropped at top and bottom margins without damage to text; front free endpapers detached from spine.; Penn Libraries Furness copy 2 imperfect: leaves A1, A2 and N4 (blank) wanting; leaf A4 mended at inner margin; leaves D1, F2, F3, G1, G2 and G3 mended at outer margin; tear across the bottom of leaf F3 mended without damage to text; most pages close cropped at top margin with frequent damage to and occasional loss of running title.; Penn Libraries Furness copy 2 has ms. note in pencil on front free endpaper and black silk marker.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, PR2750 .A07 1619 copy 2

Collection:

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