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The tempest, or, The enchanted island : a comedy as it is now acted at his Highness the Duke of York's theatre

by: Dryden, John, 1631-1700; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest; D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668, author; Pickering, Basil Montagu, 1836-1878, bookseller; Herringman, Henry, -1704, publisher; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner

Publication date: 1670

Publisher: London : Printed by J.M. for Henry Herringman at the Blew Anchor in the Lower-walk of the New-Exchange

Collection: bplsctpbs; bplsceep; bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: English

Adapted by Dryden and Sir William D'Avenant Cf. preface (signed: John Driden)

"The play is greatly altered from Shakespeare's original but has some scenes and lines copied verbatim from him. Several new characters are introduced and more stage directions; it is divided into acts but not scenes."--Bartlett

Bartlett, H.C. Shakespeare early editions

ESTC

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy 1 is halfbound in sheepskin and mottled paper over boards. A monogrammed bookplate with the phrase, "Freedom lives hence -- January 1, MDCCCLXIII" is present on the front pastedown. The booksellers' label of Basil Montagu Pickering (Aldine motto, with an address of 196 Picadilly) is on the same pastedown. "By J. Dryden" is inscribed on the title page above the place of publication

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy 2 is quarterbound in red sheepskin and combed marbled paper over boards. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown, along with an inscription that reads, "Thomas P. Barton, with the regards of Winthrop [illegible], May 17, 1854." A blue piece of notepaper, with a list of various editions in the hand of Thomas Pennant Barton, is tipped to the front flyleaf. An ink inscription, in an early hand, is present on the title page

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy 3 displays the typographical peculiariaties that ESTC ascribes to a second variant of the first edition, namely page 7 is mislabeled as 5. This item is the sixth of seven works bound together in a volume titled: Dryden's plays, vol. 1. This volume contains [1]: The wild gallant: a comedy -- [2]: The rival ladies: a tragi-comedy -- [3]: The Indian emperor, or, The conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, being the sequel of the The Indian queen -- [4]: Secret love, or, The maiden queen -- [5]: Sr. Martin Mar-all, or, The feign'd innocence: a comedy -- [6]: The tempest, or, The enchanted island: a comedy -- [7]: Tyrannick love, or, The royal martyr: a tragedy

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Addeddate: 2014-06-04 12:02:05.25514

Associated-names: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest; D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668, author; Pickering, Basil Montagu, 1836-1878, bookseller; Herringman, Henry, -1704, publisher; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner