British Library Copy
Shelfmark: C.34.k.22
Copy notes: Signatures: A-I4 K2. Cropped at head, affecting headlines.
Provenance: David Garrick, bequeathed 1779.
Binding: In a 19th-century English blind and gold tooled green grained
sheep binding with the coat of arms of David Garrick tooled in gold
in the centre of both covers. Author, title, place and date of publication
are lettered in gold up the flat spine. The edges of the boards
and the turn-ins are gold tooled. The edges of the leaves are gilt.
With comb marbled paper endleaves. MS. notes in unidentified hands
on the verso of the titlepage and on the first flyleaf at the back.
Signed at the top on the turn-in of the upper cover 'TUCKETT. BINDER.
BRITISH MUSEUM'.
Shelfmark: C.12.g.11
Copy notes: Signatures: A-I4 K2.
Provenance: John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, sold 1812; King George
III, presented 1823.
Binding: In a 19th-century English gold tooled red half sheep binding,
the boards covered with marbled paper. Title and date of publication
are lettered in gold up the flat spine. The edges of the leaves
are red. With plain paper endleaves. Bound by the British Museum
Bindery.
Shelfmark: C.12.g.32
Copy notes: Signatures: A-I4 K2. Leaf D3 is slightly defective.
Provenance: King George III, presented 1823.
Binding: In a 19th-century English gold tooled red half sheep binding,
the boards covered with comb marbled paper. The cypher of King George
III is tooled in gold on the flat spine. Author, title, place and
date of publication are lettered in gold up the spine. The edges
of the leaves are sprinkled red. With comb marbled paper endleaves.
Bound by the British Museum Bindery.
Merchant of Venice, Second Quarto, 1600
[1619]
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 obtayning of Portia, by the choyse
of three caskets. Written by W. Shakespeare.
[London]: Printed by I. Roberts [i.e. by William Jaggard for Thomas
Pavier], 1600 [i.e. 1619].
[80] p.; 4o
Signatures: A-K4
References: STC (2nd ed.) 22297; Greg, I, 172(b)
British Library Copies
Shelfmark: C.34.k.23
Copy notes: Signatures: A-K4.
Provenance: David Garrick, bequeathed 1779.
Binding: In a 19th-century English gold tooled red grained sheep
binding with the coat of arms of David Garrick tooled in gold in
the centre of both covers. Author, title and date of publication
are lettered in gold up the flat spine. The edges of the boards
and the turn-ins are gold tooled. The top edge is gilt. With comb
marbled paper endleaves. Bound by the British Museum Bindery.
Shelfmark: C.12.g.31
Copy notes: Signatures: A-K4.
Provenance: Probably belonged to W. H. Ireland, sold 1801; King
George III, presented 1823.
Binding: In a 19th-century English gold tooled red half sheep binding,
the boards covered with comb marbled paper. The cypher of King George
III is tooled in gold on the flat spine. Author, title, place and
date of publication are lettered in gold up the spine. The edges
of the leaves are gilt. With comb marbled paper endleaves. MS. note
on the third front flyleaf 'Merchant of Venice Second Edition Steevens's
List says Printed for I. Roberts'. MS. note on K4r 'This copy was
used by S. I.' and MS. notes in unidentified hands on K4v. Bound
by the British Museum Bindery.
Merchant of Venice, Third Quarto, 1637
The most excellent historie of the merchant of Venice. With the
extreame crueltie of Shylocke the Iewe towards the said merchant,
in cutting a just pound of his flesh: and the obtaining of Portia
by the choice of three chests. As it hath beene divers times acted
by the Lord Chamberlaine his servants. Written by William Shakespeare.
London: printed by M. P. [Marmaduke Parsons] for Laurence Hayes,
and are to be sold at his shop on Fleetbridge, 1637.
[72] p.; 4o
Signatures: A-I4
References: STC (2nd ed.) 22298; Greg, I, 172(eI)
British Library Copy
Shelfmark: C.34.k.24
Copy notes: Signatures: A-I4.
Provenance: David Garrick, bequeathed 1779.
Binding: In a 19th-century English gold tooled red grained sheep
binding with the coat of arms of David Garrick tooled in gold on
the flat spine. Author, title, place and date of publication are
lettered in gold up the spine. The edges of the boards and the turn-ins
are gold tooled. The edges of the leaves are gilt. With comb marbled
paper endleaves. MS. notes on A1v. Bound by the British Museum Bindery.
