Shelfmark
Go.4.04(04)
Author
Title
The Old Taming of a Shrew, upon which Shakespeare founded his comedy ; Reprinted from the Edition of 1594, and Collated with the Subsequent Editions of 1596 and 1607. Edited by Thomas Amyot, ... .
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for the Shakespeare Society., 1844..
Physical description
ix, [3], 91 p. : ill. (facsim.) ; 22 cm.
Series statement
(Publications / Shakespeare Society ; no. 25)
Note
With facsimile of original t.-p.: A Pleasant Conceited Historie, called The taming of a Shrew ... Printed at London by Peter Short and are to be sold by Cutbert Burbie ... 1594.
Note
Title page verso and last page: "Frederick Shoberl, Junior, printer to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, 51, Rupert Street, Haymarket, London.
With note
Issued with other Shakesperean plays, shelfmarks: Go.4.04(01)-(03).
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 4"; "Merry wives. Henry VI. Richard III. Taming of the Shrew"; "Lond. 1842.-44."). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated paper; three flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 Taming of the shrew.
Added entry--name
Amyot, Thomas, 1775 - 1850 editor.
Added entry--name
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775 - 1853 printer.
Added entry--name
Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51028