Shelfmark
Ky.6.01
Author
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777 - 1835 (William Henry)
Title
Miscellaneous papers and legal instruments under the hand and seal of William Shakespeare: including the tragedy of King Lear, and a small fragment of Hamlet, from the original mss. in the possession of Samuel Ireland, of Norfolk Street.
Varying form of title
Shakspeare papers Ireland
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed by Cooper and Graham, Bow Street, Covent Garden. Published by Mr. Egerton, Whitehall; Messrs. White, Fleet Street; Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby, York Street, Covent Garden; Mr. Robson, and Mr. Faulder, New Bond Street; and Mr. Sael, opposite St. Clement's Church, 1796.
Physical description
xix, [33], 156[i.e.154], [2], 7, [1]p plate ; 23cm. (8vo.)
Note
Documents forged by Samuel William Henry Ireland, edited by his father Samuel Ireland.
Note
Label inside back cover: "79.2 ? 25m Ireland, W.H.".
Note
Pp.153-154 misnumbered 155-156.
Note
With a half-title.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T125752
Additional physical form available
Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1983. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 721, no. 16).
Additional physical form available
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Provenance
Stamp inside back cover: "Folger Shakespeare Library released".
Binding
19th century green cloth boards; spine title: "Shakspeare [sic] papers. Ireland".
Copy-specific note
Previously: I.tbs.
Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 Forgeries.
Subject
Forgery of manuscripts England.
Subject
Literary forgeries and mystifications.
Added entry--name
Egerton, Thomas, fl. 1784 - 1830 publisher.
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Sael, George, 1760 or 61 - 1799 publisher.
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Robson, James, 1733 - 1806 bookseller.
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White, Benjamin, fl. 1785 - 1798 bookseller.
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Ireland, Samuel, ? - -1800 editor.
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Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B25187