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[IRELAND, William Henry (1777-1835)]. Miscellaneous Papers and Legal Instruments under the Hand and Seal of William Shakespeare. London: Cooper and Graham for Egerton [and others], 1796. 8° (212 x 130mm). Folding engraved plate. (Some light spotting.) 19th-century half calf (rubbed). Provenance: BGS (monogram on booklabel). One of three editions published by Egerton in 1796. Edited by the forger's father, Samuel Ireland.
Edmond MALONE (1741-1812). An Inquiry into the Authenticity of Certain Miscellaneous Papers and Legal Instruments. London: H. Baldwin for T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1796. 8° (212 x 138mm). 3 folding engraved plates. (Lacks half-title, light spotting to plates.) Contemporary marbled calf (worn). Provenance: Mathew Wilson (armorial bookplate) -- Frances Mary Richardson Currer (bibliophile, armorial bookplate) -- numerous pencilled annotations in an unidentified hand. FIRST EDITION. Lowndes II, p. 1458. -- W.H. IRELAND. The Confessions of ... containing the particulars of his fabrication of the Shakespeare manuscripts. London: 1805. 12° (203 x 124mm). 2 engraved plates. (Some soiling, particularly to title, marginal tears.) Old half calf (scuffed and soiled). Provenance: Viscount Cross (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Lowndes II, p. 1458; and 10 other works on Shakespeare and the Ireland forgeries in 11 volumes. (14)
Edmond MALONE (1741-1812). An Inquiry into the Authenticity of Certain Miscellaneous Papers and Legal Instruments. London: H. Baldwin for T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1796. 8° (212 x 138mm). 3 folding engraved plates. (Lacks half-title, light spotting to plates.) Contemporary marbled calf (worn). Provenance: Mathew Wilson (armorial bookplate) -- Frances Mary Richardson Currer (bibliophile, armorial bookplate) -- numerous pencilled annotations in an unidentified hand. FIRST EDITION. Lowndes II, p. 1458. -- W.H. IRELAND. The Confessions of ... containing the particulars of his fabrication of the Shakespeare manuscripts. London: 1805. 12° (203 x 124mm). 2 engraved plates. (Some soiling, particularly to title, marginal tears.) Old half calf (scuffed and soiled). Provenance: Viscount Cross (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Lowndes II, p. 1458; and 10 other works on Shakespeare and the Ireland forgeries in 11 volumes. (14)
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