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A most pleasant and excellent conceited comedy, of Sir Iohn Falstaffe, and the merry vviues of VVindsor. VVith the swaggering vaine of Ancient Pistoll, and Corporall Nym. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare.

  • Author

    Shakespeare, William

  • Date published

    1619

  • Publisher

    [London] : Printed [by William Jaggard] for Arthur Iohnson [i.e. Thomas Pavier], 1619.

  • Accession number

    81000057

  • Class

    SR 35.22

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [56] p. ; 4°.

General note: Partly in verse.
General note: Printer's and actual publisher's names from STC.
General note: Signatures: A-G4.
General note: Intended to be issued as part of William Jaggard's Shakespearian collection of ten plays (Greg, III, p. 1107-9).
Citation note: STC (2nd ed.), 22300 Greg, I, 187(b) Pforzheimer, 889.
Reproduction note: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1964. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1007:4).
Binding note: Bound in red goat leather by F. Bedford; in box UK-SuSCL
Provenance note: Book label with motto 'sub robore virtus' + rampant lion facing left and medal below; Marked 'W. Jaggard copy' in pencil; James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps; Charles Edward Flower (purchased at Sotheby's Halliwell-Phillipps sale, July 1889); presented by Charles E. Flower to the Shakespeare Memorial Library; deposit from RSC UK-SuSCL. Embossed crest under rampant lion with motto 'sub robore virtus' on upper flyleaf.
Local note: Lacks A1, B2 and B3 - supplied in MS. facsimile.
Local note: Bottom right corner repaired throughout, not affecting text.
Local note: Catalogue cutting pasted on front flyleaf.