Shelfmark
Go.4.03(03)
Author
Title
Sir Thomas More, a play; now first printed. Edited by Alexander Dyce.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for the Shakespeare Society., 1844..
Physical description
xxiii, [3], 102, 16 p. ; 22 cm.
Series statement
(Shakespeare Society. Publications)
Note
The bulk of the play is now ascribed to Anthony Munday -- Sir E.M. Thompson, Shakespeare's Handwriting, 1916.
Note
Final sequence: Report of the proceedings of the third annual meeting of the members of the Shakespeare Society, 1844.
Note
Includes corrigenda.
Note
Title page verso and last page: "London; Frederick Shoberl, Junior, Printer to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, 51, Rupert Street, Haymarket, Loondon.".
Note
Bottom of final report page: "William Stevens, printer, Bell Yard Temple Bar.".
With note
Issued with other plays, shelfmarks: Go.4.03(01)-(04).
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton School Library with label of Macmillan Fund and date "May 1899" on front pastedown.
Binding
19th-century red morocco over millboards. Covers decorated with gilt fillets and roll to form a border; gilt panel with gilt tools at the corners; gilt fillets on board-edges and gilt roll on turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets, tools, titling ("Shakespeare Society 3"; "Patient Grissil. Timon Sir T. More. Ralph Roister Doister"; "Lond. 1841-47."). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated paper; three flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Subject
More, Thomas (), 1478 - 1535 Sir, Saint,
Added entry--name
Dyce, Alexander, 1798 - 1869 editor.
Added entry--name
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775 - 1853 printer.
Added entry--name
Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) publisher.
Added entry--name
Stevens & Pardon printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50975