Tag: Annotations

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Shakespeare – The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet (1637)

Shakespeare, William. The most excellent and lamentable tragedie of Romeo and Juliet : as it hath been sundry times publikely acted by the Kings Majesties Servants at the Globe ( London : Printed by R. Young for John Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in St. Dunstans Church-yard in Fleetstreet, under the Dyall, 1637)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 355. ESTC S111244.

The Folger Library STC 22326 copy 4. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum. Images of the book may be seen here and my guest blog post for the Folger’s Collation blog about the book’s identification can be read here.

STC 22326 copy 4, A1v and A2r. Used by permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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Shakespeare – The Most Excellent Historie of the Merchant of Venice (1637)

Shakespeare, William. The most excellent historie of the merchant of Venice, with the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the Iewe towards the said merchant, in cutting a just pound of his flesh, and the obtaining of Portia by the choice of three chests : as it hath beene divers times acted by the Lord Chamberlaine his servants (London : Printed by M[armaduke]. P[arsons]. for Laurence Hayes, and are to be sold at his shop on Fleetbridge, 1637)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 354. ESTC S111192.

Boston Public Library G.176.18. Located by Jay Moschella. Images of the book may be seen here.

Image courtesy the Boston Public Library.
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Shakespeare – A Wittie and Pleasant Comedie Called The Taming of the Shrew (1631)

Shakespeare, William. A wittie and pleasant comedie called The taming of the shrew : as it was acted by his Maiesties Seruants at the Blacke Friers and the Globe (London : Printed by W[illiam]. S[tansby]. for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstones Churchyard vnder the Diall, 1631)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 352. ESTC S111180.

Boston Public Library G.176.40. Located by Jay Moschella. Images of the book may be seen here.

Image courtesy the Boston Public Library.
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Shirley – Love Will Finde out the Way (1661)

Shirley, James. Love will finde out the way : an excellent comedy (London : Printed by Ja: Cottrel, for Samuel Speed, at the signe of the Printing-Press in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1661)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 231. ESTC R10871. In September 2017, Harry Ransom Center curator Aaron T. Pratt discovered that Wolfreston annotated the book “i doe not lik this.”

University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center PFORZ 929 PFZ. Located by Paul Morgan.

Image courtesy Aaron T. Pratt: https://twitter.com/aarontpratt/status/908332776587489280
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I.A. – The Good Womans Champion, or, A Defence for the Weaker Vessell ([1650?])

I.A. The good womans champion, or, A defence for the weaker vessell, being fit for vviddowes, wives, maidens, or others, to read or heare : wherein is vindicated the bitter reproaches, [and] scandalous writings of some fantastick men, against poore harmlesse women, and maides (London : For Francis Grove, and are to be sold at his shop neare the Sarazens Head on Snow Hill, [1650?])

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 203. ESTC R11216.

British Library 12330.a.21. Located by Paul Morgan.