SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM

THE LIFE OF TYMON OF ATHENS. LONDON: PRINTED BY THO. COTES, 1632

Folio (12 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.; 308 x 216 mm)⭕. 107📖-128pp. Expertly bound to style in paneled calf, covers tooled in blind, upper cover gilt lettered.

From Shakespeare's second folio

Shakes🎀peare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The second folio of 1632, like the first folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 copies of the second folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today.

"Timon of Athens" centers on the very wealthy and generous Timon, who spends his money helping others, granting gifts, payingꦦ off others' debts, and entertaining. Timon's close friends warn him of the consequences of his irresponsible spending habits, and he soon runs out of money. When the recipients of his generosity refuse to help repay his debts, they feel the wrath of th🌸e bitter and vengeful Timon.

(See lots 123-127)

REFERENCE:

STC 22274a; Greg III:1113-1116; Jaggard 496; Pfor𒈔zheimer 906