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M. William Shak-speare: His True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three Daughters

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Title
M. William Shak-speare: His True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three Daughters
Additional title: Plays. King Lear. 1608
Additional title: M. William Shak-speare
Names
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1608
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Nathaniel Butter
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KC 1608 (Shakespeare, W. M. William Shak-speare: His True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three Daughters)
Topics
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear
Genres
Books
Notes
Ownership: Lenox Collection. The Heber copy.
Exhibitions: Title page: TL 17.01.1008
Citation/reference: Indexed in: STC 22292; Bartlett: Census, 504
Physical Description
Extent: 41 l. 19 cm. (4to.)
Title vignette: printer's mark of Nicholas Okes (McKerrow316)
Description
M. William Shak-speare: His True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three Daughters. With the vnfortunated 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 Kings Maiestie at Whitehall vpon S. Stephans night in Christmas Hollidayes. By his Maiesties seruants playing vsually at the Gloabe on the Bancke-side. [from title]
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14395077
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 412a81a0-d505-0136-ea25-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1564: Creator Born
  • 1608: Issued
  • 1616: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "M. William Shak-speare" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1608. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ff4de4b-de2d-be92-e040-e00a18060a0b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "M. William Shak-speare" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ff4de4b-de2d-be92-e040-e00a18060a0b

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1608). M. William Shak-speare Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ff4de4b-de2d-be92-e040-e00a18060a0b

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M. William Shak-speare