William SHAKESPEARE. Othello, The Moor of Venice. A Tragedy 1695 SIXTH EDITION

  

"But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve". Othello, The Moor of Venice. As it hath divers times Acted at the Globe, and at the Black-Friers: and now at the Theatre Royal...

London: for Richard Bentley, 1695. Complete, quarto, 8-5/8" x 6-1/4", several leaves with untrimmed bottom edges, some toning and foxing to pages, closed tear to F2 mended without loss, a few headlines slightly trimmed but generally good wide margins, ex-libris Viscount Mersey of Bignor Park with book label inside front cover, bound in full red morocco, vertical lettered spine, covers ruled in gilt, gilt dentelles, hinges fine, a VERY GOOD copy of a scarce edition. Some of Shakespeare's plays were initially published individually as small, slim pamphlets, as opposed to the larger format of the collected plays. Editions of individual plays remained popular throughout the seventeenth century.

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