Lot 183
SHAKESPEARE. "The First Part of Henry the Sixt." A leaf extracted from: THE FIRST FOLIO. L., 1623.
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SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). "The First Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Duke of Yorke." Extracted from: THE FIRST FOLIO. London: Printed by Isaac Jaggard, and Ed. Blount…, 1623.
2pp. on a single sheet, folio (305 x 203 mm). Double column text, comprising pp. 107-108 (signatures I2–I2v). (Very light marginal toning, a few tiny spots.)
A LEAF FROM THE FIRST FOLIO. Contains the first part of this historical play the deals with the events leading up to the War of the Roses. The text, from the third act, includes a portion of Scene 1, the entirety of Scene 2, and a portion of Scene 3. Pucelle and four soldiers, posing as peasants, arrive in Roan. From a tower in the city, Pucelle indicates to the French army where to enter. The French succeed in capturing the city, but the English forces, commanded by Burgundy and Talbot and watched by a dying Bedford, manage to retake it.
Henry VI Part 1 was written ca 1591, but was first printed only in the 1623 First Folio. This leaf contains the famous quote “Deferre no time, delays have dangerous ends” – a statement emphasizing the danger of procrastination when immediate action is required. See STC 22273; Pforzheimer 905; Grolier English 19; PMM 122 (for First Folio).
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