Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. The third impression. And unto this Impression is added seven Playes, never before Printed in Folio, viz, Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigall. The History of Thomas Ld. Cromwell. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A York-shire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine. London, Printed for P. C. 1664.
Fo. (131⁄8 × 83⁄4). A. 2.
Collation: A4 (A 3 misprinted A 2) b6; A-2A62B82C-4D64E4a6b4 *-4*4¶A-¶B6¶C-¶F4¶G6, paged (continuously in the original sheets and in two parts beginning at sigs. a 1 and * 1 in the additional; see below). Two leaves containing portrait with verses signed B. J. printed below and titlepage, replacing original A 1 and 2. The present copy has the original A 1 preserved after A 4. Epistle and address as before. Commendatory verses signed: L. Digges, (1 copy unsigned), J. M., Ben. Johnson, J. M. S., (1 copy unsigned), and Hugh Holland. List of principal actors. Table of contents. In the present copy the additional plays are misplaced immediately after the preliminary matter. There was an earlier issue of this edition with different titlepage and preliminary leaf, and without the additional plays. In that issue the leaf before the titlepage contains the verses only and the titlepage runs 'Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. The Third Impression. [Portrait.] London, Printed for Philip Chetwinde, 1663.' Third edition.
Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before Printed in Folio: viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigal. The History of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A Yorkshire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine. The Fourth Edition. London, Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street Covent-Garden. 1685.
Fo. (141⁄4 × 91⁄8). A. 3.
Collation: 2 leaves unsigned, A4; A-Y6Z4; 2B-3D63E8; 3A-4B6 4C2, paged (in three parts beginning respectively at A 1, 2B 1, and 3A 1 in last set of signatures). Engraved portrait, as before, with verses printed below, and titlepage, unsigned. Epistle and address as before. Commendatory verses as before. List of principal actors. Table of contents. The fresh signatures and pagination begin with the comedies, histories, and 'Timon of Athens'.
The Works of Mr. William Shakespear; in six volumes. Adorn'd with Cuts. Revis'd and Corrected, with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. By N. Rowe, Esq; London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate, next Grays-Inn Lane. MDCCIX.
6 vols. 8o. (81⁄2 × 51⁄2). N. 1-6.
The first edition after the four folios. Rowe published a second in 1714. The additional plays of 1664 are included.