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[1619]	Shakespeare, William	The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York
Reference Information DEEP #: 5077 Greg #: n/a STC/Wing #: 26101 Record Type: Collection Play Type: Collection of Adult Professional Plays Genre (Annals): n/a Book Edition: 1 Play Edition: n/a Format: Quarto Leaves: 98 Date of First Publication: 1619 Date of First Production: n/a Company of First Production: n/a Company Attribution: n/a Total Editions: 1 quarto Collection contains: 2 Henry the Sixth (The First Part of the Contention of the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster); 3 Henry the Sixth (The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York and the Good King Henry the Sixth); Pericles, Prince of Tyre Title-Page Features Title: THE Whole Contention betweene the two Famous Houses, LANCASTER and YORKE. With the Tragicall ends of the good Duke Humfrey, Richard Duke of Yorke, and King Henrie the sixt. Diuided into two Parts: And newly corrected and enlarged. Author: Written by William Shakespeare, Gent. Performance: Imprint: Printed at LONDON, for T. P. Paratextual Material None Stationer Information Printer: Jaggard, William Publisher: Pavier, Thomas Entries in Stationers' Register: None Additional Notes: This collection was apparently intended to contain ten plays; it lacks a general title page but does begin with a joint title, transcribed here, for the first two plays, 2 and 3 Henry the Sixth, and continuous signatures for these two and the third play, Pericles, Prince of Tyre. The other plays apparently intended for inclusion in the collection were: A Yorkshire Tragedy, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, King Lear, Henry the Fifth, 1 Sir John Oldcastle, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.