King Henry the Fourth; with the humours of Sir John Falstaff
1700
[London : printed for R[ichard]. W[ellington]. and sold by John Deeve at Bernards-Inn-Gate in Holborn, 1700.]
83429516
SR 50.08 texts/1700
[2], 54 p. ; 4⁰.
Without the title page, but otherwise complete.
This is the first restoration quarto of Henry IV, part 1 and the ninth surviving edition in all. The previous edition had been in 1639. Interestingly enough, Hogan points out that this is the only acting edition of the play published before 1750. He also details the numerous excisions, notably in III, i (lines 140 to end) and the whole of IV, iv. The adaptation is by the great actor Thomas Betterton (163?-1710), who took the part of Falstaff. See Hogan, Shakespeare in the theatre 1701-1800, page 144.
Purchased from Christopher Edwards in November 2018.
Wing S2928.
