Boston Public Library – Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks

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.

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Located, P–S

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.

G–I, Located

Heywood – A Pleasant Conceited Comedy, Wherein Is Shewed, How a Man May Choose a Good Wife from a Bad (1621)

Heywood, Thomas. A pleasant conceited comedy, wherein is shewed, how a man may choose a good wife from a bad : as it hath been sundry times acted by the Earle of Worchesters Seruants (London : Printed [by Thomas Purfoot] for Matthew Law, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard, neere vnto S. Augustines gate, at the signe of the Foxe, 1621)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 321. ESTC S108521. Boston Public Library G. 3970.2. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum and Jay Moschella. Images of the book may be seen here.

A–C, Located

Chapman, Jonson, and Marston – Eastward Hoe (1605)

Chapman, George, Ben Jonson, and John Marston. Eastward hoe : as it was playd in the Black-friers, by the Children of her Maiesties Reuels (London : Printed [by George Eld] for William Aspley, 1605)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 241. ESTC S107691.

Boston Public Library G.3962.2. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum and Jay Moschella.