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The late and much admired play, called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true relation of the whole historie, adventures, and fortunes of the said prince. As also, the no lesse strange, and worthy accidents, in the birth and life of his daughter Mariana. As it hath been diuers and sundry times acted by his Maiestie's Seruants, at the Globe on the Banck-side. By William Shakespeare.

  • Author

    Shakespeare, William

  • Date published

    1609

  • Publisher

    Imprinted at London : [By William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, and are to be sold at the signe of the Sunne in Pater-noster row, &c., 1609.

  • Accession number

    81031890

  • Class

    SR 35.26

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [72] pages ; 19 cm (4°).

Printers' names from STC and addendum; "Creede pr[inted]. quires B, F-I". Signatures: A-I4. The last leaf is blank. In this edition, A2r line 3 reads: Enter Gower. Variant: title page has "diuers aad sundry". Lacks A1.4, I1.4; A1 replaced by type reprint; MS. ink signatures on A2r: "John Jones, 1709" and "James Chesman"; on B1r: "James Chesman his book"; on I2r: "John Jones his book"; MS. ink correction "greene" to "grave" on F2r, line 27; "Henry Gossen" on I3r. MS. ink marks on C4r; formerly contained flyleaf with notes by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps and bookplate of John Fitchett Marsh UK-SuSCL

References: STC (2nd ed.), 22334 Greg, I, 284(a).

Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1973. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1334:17). Microopaque. New York, N.Y. : Readex, 1955. 1 microopaque ;23 x 15 cm. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1516-1641) (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830). Also available in microfiche.

Ownership and custodial history: Signatures of John Jones and James Chesman; sold at Daniels sale, 1864; Halliwell-Phillipps' copy, purchased by Charles E. Flower at Halliwell-Phillipps' sale, July 1889 (no. 908) and sent in late 1940s to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust for safekeeping; deposit from RSC UK-SuSCL

Binding note: Nineteenth century half binding with paper boards and red leather; stored in a cloth-covered drop-back box UK-SuSCL