1444600 1734 Shakespeare. Six Spurious Plays Attributed to Him.

 

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM, attributed to. Bound volume containing 6 spurious plays, from the edition published by Jacob Tonson in competition with Robert Walker. 12mo, 156x93 mm, 19th-century 1/2 calf, scuffed; margins trimmed without text or image loss, occasional toning and soiling, owners' notes and mounted catalogue cutting on front endpapers. Signature of R. E. Gathorne-Hardy dated 1924. London: Jacob Tonson, 1734-35.  The Life and Death of Thomas, Lord Cromwell. Engraved frontispiece. [24], 45, [3] pages, including final blank. Marginal dampstaining on preliminaries. 1734.  The Tragedy of Locrine, the Eldest Son of King Brutus. 59, [1] pages, with notice on last page attacking Robert Walker for piracy; lacks the frontispiece. Last page heavily soiled. 1734.   The Puritan; or, The Widow of Watling-Street. 60 pages. 1734.  The History of Sir John Oldcastle, the Good Lord Cobham. Engraved frontispiece. 72 pages, with notice on title verso attacking Walker. 1734.   A Yorkshire Tragedy. Engraved frontispiece. 22 pages; lacks final blank. 1735.  The London Prodigal. A Comedy. Engraved frontispiece. 130, [1] pages, with notice on last page attacking Walker. 1734.