Shakespeare forgeries.- Malone (Edmond) An Inquiry into the Authenticity of Certain Miscellaneous Papers and Legal Instruments, Published Dec. 24, MDCCXCV. And Attributed to Shakspeare, Queen Elizabeth and Henry, Earl of Southampton, first edition, half-title, 3 folding engraved plates, 2 ff. 'Prospectus' at end, light offsetting, occasional very light browning, brown crushed morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, spine gilt in compartments, patch of sunning to head of lower cover, t.e.g., 8vo, Printed by H. Baldwin for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell,) in the Strand, 1796.

⁂ In 1794 William Henry Ireland claimed to have unearthed a quantity of Shakespearean manuscripts, which were pronounced as genuine by a number of scholars. However, here the great Shakespeare authority Malone conclusively proves that the documents in question were forgeries.