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1655	Shakespeare, William	King Lear
Reference Information DEEP #: 519 Greg #: 265e STC/Wing #: S2957 Record Type: Single-Play Playbook Play Type: Adult Professional Genre (Annals): Tragedy Book Edition: 3 Play Edition: 5 Format: Quarto Leaves: 44 Date of First Publication: 1608 Date of First Production: 1605 [1605-1606] Company of First Production: King's Men Company Attribution: King's Men Total Editions: 3 quartos, 2 folios in collection Title-Page Features Title: True Chronicle History of the life and death of King Lear, and his three Daughters. With the Vnfortunat life of EDGAR, sonne and heire to the Earle of Glocester, and his sullen assumed humour of TOM of Bedlam. Author: M. William Shake-speare, HIs Performance: As it was plaid before the Kings Maiesty at Whit-Hall, vppon S. Stephens night, in Christmas Hollldaies. By his Maiesties Servants, playing vsually at the Globe on the Bank-side. Imprint: LONDON. Printed by Jane Bell, and are to be sold at the East-end of Christ-Church. 1655. Paratextual Material Other Paratexts: Advertisement for books "Sold by Jane Bell" [A1v] Stationer Information Printer: Bell, Jane Imprint Location: C.1 (Newgate Within - Christ Church) Entries in Stationers' Register: Nov 26, 1607: Entered to Nathaniel Butter and John Busby (1): "A booke called. M^r William Shakespeare his historye of Kynge Lear as yt was played before the kinges maiestie at Whitehall vppon S^t Stephans night at xpistmas Last by his mai^ties servantes playinge vsually at the globe on the Banksyde". May 21, 1639: Transferred from Nathaniel Butter to Miles Flesher: "saluo iure cuiuscunque ... The history of king Lear. by [William interlined above Iohn deleted] Shakspeare".