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Book Name:

King Lear, Quarto 1

Full Title:

M. William Shakespeare: His True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three Daughters. With the vnfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Gloster, and his sullen and assumed humor of Tom of Bedlam: As it was played before the the Kings maiestie vpon S.Stephens night in Christmas Hollidayes. By his maiesties seruants playing usually at the Gloabe on the Bancke-side.

Published:

London: Nathaniel Butter, 1608

Printer:

Nicholas Okes

Bookseller:

Nathaniel Butter

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Halliwell-Phillipps (Alternate)

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The British Library

Library shelf number:

BL C.34.k.17

Permission Statement:

© The British Library Board (shelfmark C.34.k.17)

Copy Comments:

This copy has a hand-written inscription in the front cover noting the "extraordinary number of curious textual variations" between this copy and the other by Halliwell-Phillipps, and thus suggesting that this copy be preserved with the other "perfect copy."

Halliwell-Phillipps (Perfect)

Owned By:

The British Library

Library shelf number:

BL C.34.k.18

Permission Statement:

© The British Library Board (shelfmark C.34.k.18)

Copy Comments:

This copy is referred to as the "perfect" copy in the hand-written inscription at the front of the alternate copy by the same name.