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The troublesome raigne of John, king of England. The first quarto, 1591, which Shakspere rewrote (about 1595) as his "Life and death of King John"... A facsimile, by photolithography, from the unique original in the Capell collection at Trinity college, Cambridge, by Charles Praetorius. With forewords by F.J. Furnivall...and a reprint of Mr. Edward Rose's paper of 1877-8 on 'Shakspere as an adapter'.

Title
The troublesome raigne of John, king of England. The first quarto, 1591, which Shakspere rewrote (about 1595) as his "Life and death of King John"... A facsimile, by photolithography, from the unique original in the Capell collection at Trinity college, Cambridge, by Charles Praetorius. With forewords by F.J. Furnivall...and a reprint of Mr. Edward Rose's paper of 1877-8 on 'Shakspere as an adapter'.
Publication
London : C. Praetorius, 1888.

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Additional Authors
  • Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910
  • Rose, Edward, 1849-1904.
  • Praetorius, Charles.
Description
2 v.; 22 cm.
Series Statement
  • Shakspere-quarto facsimiles ; no. 40-41
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. Selections. 1880 ; no. 40-41.
Uniform Title
Troublesome raigne of John, King of England.
Subject
Note
  • With facsimile reproductions of original title-pages : 1. [The] Troublesome Raigne of Iohn King of England, with the discouerie of King Richard Cordelions Base sonne (vulgarly named, The Bastard Fawconbridge): also the death of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey... Imprinted at London for Sampson Clarke ...1591; 2. [The] Second part of the troublesome Raigne of King Kohn, conteining the death of Arthur Plantaginet, the landing of Lewes, and the poysning of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey... Imprinted at London for Sampson Clarke... 1591.
  • "Forewords" to pt. II contain extracts from the sources of the play(Hall's and Holinshed's chronicles) : p. iii-xxxviii.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
LCCN
^^^01013252^
OCLC
  • 2941270
  • SCSB-11851761
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library