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392 Charles W. Traylen
Sept. '93
3L = $4.50

Shakespeare , William (1564 - 1616)
Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies , Histories and
Tragedies. The Fourth Edition.
London : Printed for Henry Herringman , Edward
Brewster, and Richard Bentley , 1685. folio in sixes.
Ref : Pforzheimer 910, Wing S 2915, Jaggard p.497,
Greg III p1119 - 1121. no watermark
Cop : Stanford.
458 leaves. The last of the 17th. C. editions ; The next ed.
appeared only in 1707 , edited by Nicolas Rowe in 6 octavo
volumes.
The text in 2 col. box ruled (184x309 )mm 73 - 74 lines.

Much ado about Nothing. pp. 99 & 100.
Actus Tartius.

4th folio reprinted the edition of 1664 - some of the
spelling modernised.
This ed, the last in so grand a format & the last in
Shakespeare's own century , was the principal textual basis
of 18th C recensions from Rowe, Theobald & Pope to
Hammer & Johnson. 1707 (6 octavo volumes)
The copy for this ed. was divided among several shops,
as a result Sig. L is printed in much smaller type
than the rest of the volume.
Otto Ege
The paper used for the Folio was the best crown paper
available, much better than that used for the printing
of Bibles in those days