Contention between liberality & prodigality, 1602;

Original title : A pleasant comedie, shewing the contention betweene Liberalitie and Prodigalitie ... London, Printed by S. Stafford for G. Vincent, 1602.

A true narrative of an unhappy contention in the church at Ashford; and the several methods used to bring it to a period /

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The whole contention (1619) The Third quarto, 1619.

They form the basis of Shakespeare's Henry VI, pt. 2 and 3. The authorship and their relation to his version are much disputed. For discussion see the prefaces to the reprints of the first quartos, no. 37-38 in the same series.

The importance and advantage of Cape Breton : truly stated and impartially considered ; with proper maps.

A discussion about French and English contention over this island of strategic and commercial importance until the siege of Louisburg in 1745 when the English gained temporary supremacy.

Shakspere quarto facsimiles /

--v. 25 Romeo and Juliet; the 1st quarto, 1597.--v. 26 Romeo and Juliet; the 2nd quarto, 1599.--v. 27 King Henry V; the 1st quarto, 1600.--v. 28 King Henry V; the 3rd quarto, 1608.--v. 29 Titus Andronicus; the 1st quarto, 1600.--v. 30 Sonnets; the 1st quarto, 1609.--v. 31 Othello; the 1st quarto, 1622.--v. 32 Othello, the 2nd quarto, 1630.--v. 33 King Lear; the 1st quarto, 1608.--v. 34 King Lear; the 2nd quarto, 1608.--v. 35 Lucrece; the 1st quarto, 1594.--v. 36 Romeo and Juliet; the undated quarto.--v. 37 First part of the Contention; the 1st quarto, 1594.--v. 38 True tragedy; the 1st quarto, 1595.--v. 39 Famous victories of Henry the fifth; the earliest known quarto, 1598.--v. 40-41 The troublesome raigne of John, king of England; the 1st quarto, 1591.--v. 42 Richard the third; the 3rd quarto 1602.--v. 43 Richard the third; the 6th quarto, 1622.

The dramatic works and poems of James Shirley, now first collected : with notes by the late William Gifford, esq., and additional notes, and some account of Shirley and his writings /

v. 1. Some account of Shirley and his writings. Commendatory verses on Shirley. Love tricks, or, The school of complement. The maid's revenge. The brothers. The witty fair one. The wedding.--v. 2. The grateful servant. The traitor. Love's cruelty. Love in a maze. The bird in a cage. Hyde park.--v. 3. The ball. The young admiral. The gamester. The example. The opportunity. The coronation.--v. 4. The lady of pleasure. The royal master. The duke's mistress. The doubtful heir. St. Patrick for Ireland. The constant maid. The humorous courtier.--v. 5. The gentleman of Venice. The politician. The imposture. The cardinal. The sisters. The court secret.--v. 6. Honoria and Mammon. Chabot, admiral of France. The Arcadia. The triumph of peace. A contention for honour and riches. The triumph of beauty. Cupid and death. The contention of Ajax and Ulysses for the armour of Achilles. Poems.

The comedies, histories, and tragedies of Mr. William Shakespeare as presented at the Globe and Blackfriars Theatres, circa 1591-1623 : being the text furnished the players, in parallel pages with the first revised folio text, with critical introductions : the Bankside Shakespeare /

"Five hundred copies only"--V. 1, p. [43].