Only two contain a date, the first 1684 and this 1691, and all seem to have been published to take advantage of the play's popularity after Thomas Betterton revived it at Drury Lane in 1682. Bartlett placed four undated quartos between this and the present 1691 edition (making this the sixth). The first quarto of Julius Caesar appeared in 1684. Of these, three were issued in quarto format during the 17th century: The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar. (bookplate).ĪDDITIONAL INFORMATION: Julius Caesar was one of the twenty plays which made their first appearance in the 1623 First Folio. PROVENANCE: Frederick William Cosens (1819-1889, bookplate) Ralph Vallone, Jr. bound in 19th century 1/2 green morocco and marbled boards and endpapers, modern custom 1/4 green morocco clam-shell slipcase.ĬONDITION: Small repairs at fore-edge of title, scattered foxing and occasional mild toning, overall A VERY GOOD COPY. PUBLISHER: London: Henry Herringman, and Richard Bentley, 1691.ĭESCRIPTION: THE SECOND QUARTO EDITION OF ONE OF SHAKESPEARE'S MOST POPULAR PLAYS. "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your Ears,"
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