Sales catalogue 462: Maggs Bros

Date:
1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/34
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 462: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Shakespeare (William)—continued. WITH THE EXCESSIVELY RARE IMPRINT OF JOSEPH KNIGHT. 1515 The Fourth Folio. 1685. London, Printed for H. Herringman, and are to be sold by Joseph Knight and Frances Saunders at the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange. 1685. Folio, old calf, rebacked. £275 “** A TALL COPY OF THIS THE RAREST OF THE VARIANT IMPRINTS. WHICH OCCUR IN THE FOURTH FOLIO. The Portrait is genuine, but remargined ; bottom corner of title in facsimile, and a few other repairs. WITH THE ‘‘ HERRINGMAN ”’ IMPRINT. 1516 The Fourth Folic. 1685. London, Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley,. at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Vard, and in Russel-street, Covent-Garden. 1685. Folio, bound by Pratt in full calf, g.e. A fine copy of the Fourth Folio. Lhe Portrait and Title are genuine. The Portrait is margined and the letters ‘‘ B.J.’’ in facsimile. Title and a few other leaves also margined. £105 (517 Antony and Cleopatra: A Tragedy, as it is Acted at the Dukes Theatre. Written by the Honourable Sir Charles Sedley, Baronet mimdll Ato, jul call, (2. e London, Printed tor Richard Tonson, 1677. £14 14s *** This adaptation by Sir Charles Sedley is the first separate quarto edition of Antony and Cleopatra. The list of actors gives Betterton as Antony and his wife as Octavia.