Shakspere's Merchant of Venice :
the first (tho worse) quarto, 1600 /
a facsimile in photo-lithography by William Griggs with forewords by Frederick J. Furnivall.

Description

Main Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Related Names

Griggs, William, 1832-1911
Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910

Language(s)

English

Published

London : W. Griggs, [1881?]

Subjects

Shakespeare, William, > Shakespeare, William, / 1564-1616. > Shakespeare, William, / 1564-1616. / Merchant of Venice > Shakespeare, William, / 1564-1616. / Merchant of Venice / Facsimiles.
Facsimiles

Note

Now known as the second quarto, as the date 1600 is probably fictitious. cf. Pollard, Shakespeare folios & quartos, 1909, p.81-104.
With reproduction of original t.-p.: The Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Iew towards the saide Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three Caskets. Written by W. Shakespeare. [Printer's device] Printed by J. Roberts, 1600 [i. e. 1619?]

Physical Description

xii, 78 p. : facsim. ; 22 cm.

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