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<dl><dd>Signatures: A℗ø B-Ǵþ H℗ø</dd>
<dd>D'Avenant's adaption. The first and second editions were issued 1674</dd>
<dd>Two similar editions of Macbeth printed for J. Tonson in 1710 were issued with different settings of type. In this issue, "Phillips" is spelled with two "l"s in the imprint, and there is a catch-word "MAC-" at the bottom of the cast list leaf A2v. In the other issue, "Philips" is spelled with one "l" in the imprint, and there is not catch-word at the bottom of the cast list leaf A2v</dd>
<dd>English short title catalogue</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library. Catalogue of the Barton Collection</dd>
<dd>Cataloged</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy is the third of four items bound together in a single volume that includes: [1] The tempest, or, The enchanted island [Dryden's adaptation] -- [2]: The tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark [1703] / by William Shakespeare -- [3]: Macbeth [1710; D'Avenant's adaptation] -- [4]: Othello, the Moor of Venice [1705] / by W. Shakespear</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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<dl><dd>D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668</dd>
<dd>Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616</dd>
<dd>Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller</dd>
<dd>Phillips, John (Bookseller), bookseller</dd>
<dd>Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner</dd></dl></div>
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