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
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 obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
1619
Signatures: A-K⁴. Title vignette: printer's mark of William Jaggard.--Cf. McKerrow Bartlett, H.C. Mr. William Shakespeare: original and early editions of his quartos and folios, his source books, and those containing contemporary notices, 70 Catalogue of the Barton collection, Boston Public Library (1888 edition), 439 English short title catalogue, S111195 McKerrow, R.B. Printers’ & publishers’ devices in England & Scotland, 1485-1640, 283 Pollard, A.W. A census of Shakespeare's plays in quarto (revised edition), 626 Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) 22297 Cataloged Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy G.176.17 bound in green morocco-grained leather by the workshop of Charles Lewis. Board edges and turn-ins tooled in gilt. All text block edges are gilt. Thomas Pennant Barton Purchased this copy from Thomas Rodd in 1843. Armorial bookplate of the Barton Library on front pastedown.
