{"product_id":"1439200-1623-shakespeare","title":"1439200 1623 Shakespeare.  Henry IV Pt. 1.  Twelve leaves.","description":"9392. \u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry IV.  Part One.  From the First Folio.  1623.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty-four Pages.  (49-56, 59-73)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"\u003eTHE FIRST PART OF HENRY IV - FRAGMENT FROM THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE.  SHAKESPEARE. (The First Part of King Henry the Fourth). [London: Isaac Jaggard and Ed. Blount, 1623]. Eight folio leaves, measuring 8 by 12-1\/2 inches, disbound.  (The final page is on the recto of the title page of Henry IV pt. 2 elsewhere in the collection.)  All but the title page of this, considered by many the greatest of Shakespeare's history plays.  Fragment contains all of Hal and Falstaff's incomparable repartee and the complete arc of Hal's transition from profligate tavern denizen to the noblest and most admired of England's monarchs.  Sixteen pages of the 1623 printing, extracted from the landmark First Folio \"intrinsically the most valuable volume in the whole range of English Literature\" (Grolier 100 19).  Shakespeare’s \"arresting portrayal both of political struggle and and of conflict within the family\" (David Bevington). \"No play of Shakespeare’s is better than Henry IV.  History as a dramatic form ripens here to a point past which no further growth is possible\" (Mark Van Doren). Composed circa 1595, the second play in Shakespeare’s second tetralogy masterfully blends ominous drama, as Bolingbroke grapples with rising rebellions, and high comedy as young Prince Hal accompanied by one of the Bard’s most enduring creations, Sir John Falstaff begins his rise to power. The text was first published in 1598; an altered version appeared in the First Folio of 1623. These pages include the last few lines of Act I and all of Act II, Scenes 1-3 and much of Scene 4 (lacking leaf [e4]); much of Act III, Scenes 1 and 2 and all of Scene 3; all of Act IV; and Act V, Scenes 1-3 and almost all of Scene 4 (lacking Prince Henry and Falstaff’s final lines). See Jaggard, 327.  This missing final page is found (recto of the title page) in the complete Henry Fourth Part II in this collection.  The First Folio was prepared by Shakespeare’s associates John Heminges and Henry Condell, and published by William and Isaac Jaggard along with the bookseller Edward Blount in 1623. Of Shakespeare’s thirty-nine undisputed plays, eighteen survive solely because they appear in the 1623 Folio.  Fewer than 250 copies of the First Folio survive, and most of those copies are incomplete. Leaves e2-e3, [e5], f1-[f5]. See Jaggard, 327. Contemporary faint marginalia to lower margins of [f4]. Light soiling to upper corners of f1-[f5]. Light edge-wear, tissue and paper restoration to corners and margins.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKing Henry IV part one.  H 49-72, 73\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"\u003eTHE FIRST PART OF HENRY IV - FRAGMENT FROM THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE.  SHAKESPEARE. (The First Part This fragment can briefly be summarized as follows: King Henry expresses his wish to mount a crusade to the Holy Land and of the year long plan he’s constructed to mount such a campaign;  Westmoreland then informs the king that “noble Mortimer” has been defeated by the Welsh rebellion led by Owen Glendower;  the King realizes he must put aside his dreams of a crusade and face the “civil butchery” that has marred his reign; he laments the fact that his son Harry is a profligate roustabout, while Northumberland’s son (also Harry) known as Hotspur, is heroic and valiant. The king fantasizes if only the two had been switched at birth and from this sentiment we segue directly into the establishing scene with Prince Hal and Falstaff.  Basically, the only material the fragment does not address is the back story of the uprisings taking place in the kingdom and the civil unrest that the king must address.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"\u003eAn amazing fact about Henry IV that Shakespeare of course does not mention, was that somewhere around 1406 Henry contracted a severely disfiguring skin condition (either due to leprosy, syphilis or psoriasis).  The disease inflicted open and suppurating sores on Henry’s face and body.  In addition, a great bulbous tumor erupted under his nose.  In Shakespeare’s narrative, after Prince Hal proves himself by putting down Northumberland’s uprising in the battle of Shrewsbury and killing Hotspur (Part I), we see the king is indeed very worn down, has taken to bed a great deal and finally dies in the room called Jerusalem.  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"\u003e1 Henry IV was Shakespeare’s most popular play, at least in print.  During his lifetime, no fewer than nine quarto editions had been printed.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e  Very Good","brand":"1623","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41033783247021,"sku":"9392","price":10500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/7646\/products\/9392.jpg?v=1636224787","url":"https:\/\/www.nrarities.com\/products\/1439200-1623-shakespeare","provider":"The Gillespie Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}