Miscellaneous Plays in Quarto.
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, Published according to the True Originall Copies. London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount. 1623. —This is the copy in the Boston Public Library.
Facsimiles. —These are useful for comparison, since the original copies are often imperfect, and they differ one copy from another.
Shakespeare as put forth in 1623. A reprint of Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, Published according to the True Originall Copies. London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount. 1623; and Re-Printed for Lionel Booth, 307 Regent Street. 1864. —A typographic facsimile.
The First Edition of Shakespeare. The Works of William Shakespeare in reduced facsimile from the famous First Folio edition of 1623. With an introduction by J. O. Halliwell-Phillips. London: Chatton and Windus, Piccadilly. 1876. —This seems to be a photographic facsimile of some sort. “It is not of course pretended that any facsimile of any old book will in all cases of minute research entirely supersede the necessity of a reference to copies of the ancient impression, but for all usual practical objects of study this cheap reproduction will place its owner on a level with the envied possessors of the far-famed original.”
Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1623. London: Methuen & Co., 1910.
The
Second Folio (1632). —From the Boston Public
Library.
Another
copy.
The Third Folio (1663). —From the Boston Public Library.
Edward III.
The
Raigne of King Edward the third: As it
hath bin sundrie times plaied about the Citie of
London. London, Printed for Cuthbert Burby. 1596.
—Photographic facsimile.
Hamlet.
The First Edition of the Tragedy of Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. London, printed for N. L. (Nicholas Ling) and John Trundell, 1603. Reprinted at the Shakespeare Press, by William Nicoll, for Payne and Foss, Pall-Mall. 1825.
The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke. By William Shakespeare. Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much againe as it was, according to the true and perfect Coppy. At London. Printed for Iohn Smethwicke and are to be sold at his shoppe in Saint Dunstons Church yeard in Fleetstreet. Under the Diall. 1611.
Hamlet. Parallel texts of the First and Second Quartos and the First Folio. Edited by Wilhelm Vietor. Marburg: N. G. Elweret’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1891. —This is as useful as it sounds.
Henry VI.
The First part of the Contention betwixt the two famous Houses of York and Lancaster, with the death of the good Duke Humphrey: And the banishment and death of the Duke of the Duke of Suffolke, and the Tragicall end of the proud Cardinall of Winchester, with the notable Rebellion of Iack Cade: And the Duke of Yorkes first claime unto the Crowne. London: printed by Thomas Creed, for Thomas Millington, and are to be sold at his shop under Saint Peters Church in Cornwall. 1594. —This is Henry VI Part 2 in the First Folio. A photographic facsimile, from the Tudor Facsimile Texts, 1913.
The True Tragedie of Richarde Duke of Yorke, and the death of good King Henrie the sixt, etc. Printed at London by W.W. for Thomas Millington, and are to be sold at his shoppe under Saint Peters Church in Cornewall. —This is Henry VI Part 3 in the First Folio. A poor scan of a photographic facsimile.
Love’s Labors Lost.
A Pleasant Conceited Comedie called, Loves labors lost. As it was presented before her Highnes this last Christmas. Newly corrected and augmented by W. Shakespere. Imprinted at London by W.W. for Cuthbert Burby. 1598. —A fac-simile in photo-lithography.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
A Midsommer nights dreame. As it hath been sundry times publickely acted, by the Right honourable, the Lord Chamberlaine his servants. Written by William Shakespeare. Imprinted at London, for Thomas Fisher, and are to be soulde in his shoppe, at the Signe of the White Hart, in Fleetestreete. 1600. —A fac-simile in photo-lithography.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (which may or may not be Shakespeare’s).
The late, and much admired play, called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true Relation of the whole Historie, adventures, and fortunes of the said Prince: as also, the no lesse strange, and worthy accidents, in the Birth and Life, of his daughter Mariana. As it hath been divers and sundry times acted by his Maiesties Servants, at the Globe on the Banck-Side. By William Shakespeare. Imprinted at London for Henry Goffon, and are to be sold at the figure of the Sunne in Pater-noster row, &c. 1609.
Richard III.
The Tragedy of King Richard the third. Containing, His treacherous Plots against his brother Clarence, etc. At London: Printed by Valentine Sims, for Andrew Wise, dwelling in Paules Church-yard, at the Signe of the Angell. 1597. —A photographic facsimile.
Romeo and Juliet.
An Excellent conceited Tragedie of Romeo and Iuliet. As it hath been often (with great applause) plaid publiquely, by the right Honourable the Lord Hunsdon his servants. London: Printed by Iohn Danter, 1597.
Shake-speares Sonnets. Never before imprinted. London: By G. Eld for T. T., 1609.
Images of the original at the British Library. The viewer is clumsy and primitive in comparison with the Internet Archive’s book viewer, but the images are good.
Shakespeare’s Sonnets. The First Quarto, 1609. A facsimile in photo-lithography by Charles Praetorius, photographer to the British Museum, etc., etc. With an introduction by Thomas Tyler. London: Publisht by C. Praetorius, [1886]. —A brief comparison with the British Library images above suggests that this is a very reliable facsimile, and much easier to handle than the British Library’s awkward viewer. Includes about forty pages of introduction, all outdated, as today’s scholarship will be a century hence.
☛The popularity of Shakespeare’s plays caused a number of other plays to be falsely attributed to him.
The First and second Part of the troublesome Raigne of John King of England. With the discouerie of King Richard Cordelions Base sonne (vulgarly named, the Bastard Fawconbridge:) Also, the death of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey. As they were (sundry times) lately acted by the Queenes Maiesties Players. Written by W. Sh. Imprinted at London by Valentine Simmes for Iohn Helme, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstons Churchyard in Fleetestreet. 1611. —The second quarto edition of this play, first published in 1591. This play has its own Wikipedia article, which is presently wrong in at least one particular: “In this edition the first quarto's artificial division into two parts was removed,” says the article, but, as the title page plainly indicates, the division is retained. Some critics accept the attribution to Shakespeare, but it is difficult to account for Shakespeare’s having also produced a different and better play on the same subject.
The Puritaine: Or, The Widdow of Watling-streete. Acted by the Children of Paules. Written by W. S. —W. S. may be Wentworth Smith; naturally the initials looked familiar, however, and this play was slipped into the Third Folio of Shakespeare.
A
Yorkshire Tragedie. Not so New, as
Lamentable and True. Written by W. Shakespeare.
Printed for T. P. 1619. —The plot, taken from real
events, is the same as that of George Wilkins’ Miseries
of Inforst Mariage. According to
Wikipedia, this short play is most often attributed to
Thomas Middleton.
1635
edition, with a fine frontispiece.
A Collection of the Vocal Music in Shakespear’s Plays, including the whole of the songs, duetts, glees, choruses, &c. engraved from original ms. & early printed copies, chiefly from the collection of W. Kitchiner, Esqr. M.D. Revised & arranged with an accompaniment for the piano forte by Mr. Addison. By John Caulfield. London, J. Caulfield, [no date]. —Dated about 1815 by the librarian.