BEIN 1978 +83: West 58. Copy as described by A. W. Pollard's Shakespeare folios and quartos. London, 1909, except that signature V is correctly printed, and the order of the preliminary leaves is: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 5, 8., BEIN 1978 +83: Imperfect: Verses by Ben Jonson inlaid and partially in facsimile, t.-p. in facsimile with portrait from another edition (?), preliminary leaves and final leaf inlaid. Bookplate of John Hall., BEIN Eliz +28: West 232. Purchased about 1790 by Henry Constantine Jennings from bookseller Thomas Payne; acquired about 1820 by George Hibbert, at whose sale it was purchased by John Wilks, M.P.; purchased at Wilks sale by John Dunn Gardner; purchased at Gardner Sale by Henry Huth; acquired before Huth sale by Alexander S. Cochran., Colophon: Printed at the charges of W. Jaggard, Ed. Blount, I. Smithweeke, and W. Aspley, 1623., and Signatures: A⁶+¹ [B]² A-Bb⁶ Cc² a-g⁶ gg⁸ h-v⁶ x⁴ [*]² [par.]-2[par.]⁶ 3[par.]¹ aa-ff⁶ gg² Gg⁶ hh⁶ kk-bbb⁶.
The postscript is separately paginated., Signatures: [A]⁴ B-R⁴ S²., Extra-illustrated, interleaved copy, with Horace Walpole's note on title-page: "With MSS alterations by Mr. Mason." Mason sent his proposed alterations to Horace Walpole in a Ietter, 8 May 1769; Horace Walpole thanked him warmly, but wrote on Mason's letter that he did not wish to adopt the alterations. Mason mentioned the book in his letter to Horace Walpole, 15 May 1781; after Mason's death it is first reported in a letter (tipped in the book) from Lord Carlingford to F.W. Cozens, 8 May 1878, assuring him that the notes are by Mason. Horace Walpole's corrections: p. 8 and 34. Also with unidentified ms. notes., Lower right corner of leaf C2 torn with some loss of text., and Autograph letter signed Lord Carlingford to F.W. Cosens, 8 May 1878 bound in.
The postscript is separately paginated., Signatures: [A]⁴ B-R⁴ S²., One ms. correction on page 34., and "This copy is to be kept in the Beauclerck CIoset to explain Lady Di's drawings. H.W."--Front flyleaf.
