Lot 264
Shakespeare (William) The History of Sir John Oldcastle, the Good Lord Cobham, extracted from the fourth folio, 1685.
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Shakespeare (William) The History of Sir John Oldcastle, the Good Lord Cobham, extracted from the fourth folio, comprising pp.241-261 of part 3, 1685; The Puritan: or, the Widow of Watlingstreet, comprising pp.262-279; A Yorkshire Tragedy, comprising pp.280-285, i.e. 3 complete 'spurious' plays, together with most leaves from the following plays (but lacking at least the opening and closing leaves of each): The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, The Comedy of Errors, Love's Labour's Lost, The Life and Death of Richard the Third, Pericles Prince of Tyre, The London Prodigal and The Tragedy of Locrine, in total 84 leaves, most browned and slightly chipped, others more severely torn and/or defective, folio; sold not subject to return
Description
Shakespeare (William) The History of Sir John Oldcastle, the Good Lord Cobham, extracted from the fourth folio, comprising pp.241-261 of part 3, 1685; The Puritan: or, the Widow of Watlingstreet, comprising pp.262-279; A Yorkshire Tragedy, comprising pp.280-285, i.e. 3 complete 'spurious' plays, together with most leaves from the following plays (but lacking at least the opening and closing leaves of each): The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, The Comedy of Errors, Love's Labour's Lost, The Life and Death of Richard the Third, Pericles Prince of Tyre, The London Prodigal and The Tragedy of Locrine, in total 84 leaves, most browned and slightly chipped, others more severely torn and/or defective, folio; sold not subject to return