The excellent history of the merchant of Venice. With the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Iew towards the saide merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets

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Title: The excellent history of the merchant of Venice. With the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Iew towards the saide merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets
Alternative Title: Merchant of Venice
Creator: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Published / Created: 1600. [recte, 1619]
Publisher: Printed by J. Roberts
Description: Eliz 181: Bound by F. Bedford in crimson goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911.
The second edition (first, 1600).
This is one of the ten plays reprinted by William Jaggard in 1619, possibly as part of a collection for which a general title page was never printed.
Extent: 4.̊ A-K⁴ 17.6 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Elizabethan Club
Call Number: Eliz 181

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Subjects: Cochran, Alexander Smith, 1874-1929 > Ownership
Bedford, F. > Binding
Huth, Henry, 1815-1878 > MS. note and bookplate

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 3618618
Object ID (OID): 10000566