Addendum 1 to the Catalogue: 52 Sutro Library California State Library [Th is description was inadvertently omitted from the main body of the catalogue, where it should properly follow the other Sutro Library First Folio, West 51.] history Th e copy is in twelve volumes, with plays distributed as listed in the Binding section. Th e fragments in Volume Eleven are from Timon of Athens, Richard II, and Henry VIII. Adolph Sutro (or one of his London agents) purchased the volumes at auction in 1889. Volume Seven, which contains King John, gives hints about the Folio’s provenance; in pencil there is a notation which reads: ‘12 vols. 8.8.0 S[otheby] W[ilkinson] & H[odge] ( 647) July 3. 1889.’ Like West 51, this Folio survived the fi res that consumed more than 100,000 of Sutro’s texts. provenance Lee, Census, no. 146, Class IIIB: ‘Acquired c 1889 by the late owner.’ Th e MS referenced in the History section provides information on Adolph Sutro’s acquisition of the volume. Th is Folio remained with West 51 after Sutro acquired them both. See the West 51 Provenance section for additional information. owners Adolph Sutro (1830–1898) Dr Emma Sutro Merritt (1856–1938) (and other Sutro heirs) Sutro Library, State of California (1915–present) binding General notes: All volumes were bound identically (half brown morocco, marbled upper and lower covers, and double parallel gold-tooled lines at the top and bottom of the spine) before 1889. Volume One: Th e spine reads ‘the first edition of measure for measure. – 1623’. Volume Two: Th e spine reads ‘first folio editions of much ado & love’s labour’s lost.’ Volume Th ree: Th e spine reads ‘the first folio edition of the midsummer night’s dream. – 1623.’ Volume Four : Th e spine reads ‘the first folio edition of the merchant of venice. –1623’ upside down. Volume Five: Th e spine has a gold-tooled title upside down, ‘the first edition of twelfth night – 1623’. Volume Six: Th e spine has a gold-tooled title upside down, ‘the first edition of the winter’s tale – 1623’. Addendum Volume Seven: Th e spine has a gold-tooled title upside down, ‘the first edition of king john – 1623’. Th ere is a small paste-on label near the bottom bands. Volume Eight: Th e spine has a gold-tooled title upside down, ‘imperfect first folio edition of henry the fourth’. Volume Nine: Th e spine has a gold-tooled title upside down, ‘imperfect copies of henry the fifth & henry the sixth – 1623’. Volume Ten: Th e spine has a gold-tooled title upside down, ‘the first folio edition of richard the third – 1623.’ Volume Eleven: Th e spine has a gold-tooled title upside down, ‘fragments of the first folio shakespeare.’ Th ere is rubbing at the upper and lower outer corners. Th e binding threads are purple and green. Volume Twelve: Th e spine has a gold-tooled title upside down, ‘the first edition of julius caesar – 1623.’ Th e lower outer corner is bent. Th e back corners are scuff ed. Th ere is wear at the edge of the marbled paper. condition: binder’s leaves original leaves present: No preliminaries and 211 (47) text leaves. missing leaves: πA1–E6, H1–I2, I6, Q3–Y1, d4, d5, gg3–6, i4, k6, x1–Gg1, gg6–hh6, ll6–bbb6. Pre-Original Leaves Volume One: Th e end-paper is marbled with brown and tan; there is a loose bookplate with the motto of the Sutro library and a picture depicting a mining scene and the Sutro mansion. Th ere are glue marks where it used to be attached. Th e verso of the free end-paper has a stamp of the Sutro Library near the top. Two slightly browned loose pages are inserted into the volume and entitled ‘Shakespeare Collection of First Folio Fragments, 1 v. in 12 | fv 822.33 | L j. | co. 2’ with a watermark reading ‘english bond | made in usa.’ Volume Two: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp. Th e free end-paper and fi rst binder’s leaf are blank. Th ere is an in-text binder’s leaf glued to K6v. Volume Th ree: Th eend-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top corner. Pencil MS on a binder’s leaf reads ‘fr 822.33 | Lj | cop. 2 | [v.3] | [Shakespeare, William | Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. 1623]’. Th e free end-paper has some off set ink from N1. Volume Four : Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top corner; there is a Sutro Library bookplate in the centre. Th e free end-paper has MS listing the title, call number, and volume number. Th e verso of the fi nal binder’s leaf has some off set ink from the fi rst page of Th e Merchant of Venice. Volume Five: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top centre. Th e free end-paper is blank. Th e fi rst binder’s leaf is mottled brown except for a white band, possibly from being held open. Volume Six: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top centre. Th e free end-paper has MS pencil listing the call number and title. Th e fi rst and second binder’s leaves are blank. Volume Seven: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top left corner; a catalogue entry is pasted in: ‘647 shakespeare (w.) Th e following plays from the fi rst folio, bound.’; in MS pencil below the catalog entry it reads, ‘Separately in 12 volumes half brown moroco, viz | HenryIV. Julius Addendum Caesar. Measure for Measure. | Winter’s Tale. Twelth Night. Merchant of Venice | Much Ado. Loves Labour Lost. Richard III | Midsummer Night’s Dream & King John | 12 vols. 8.8.0 | S.W. & H (647) | July 3.1889.’ Th e free end-paper has MS pencil with the title and call number. Th e verso of the fi rst binder’s leaf is browned with images of lines. Volume Eight: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top centre. Th e free end-paper has MS pencil listing the title and call number. Th e fi rst and second binder’s leaves are blank. Volume Nine: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top centre. Th e free end-paper has MS pencil listing the title and call number. Th e fi rst binder’s leaf is blank. Volume Ten: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top centre. Th e free end-paper has MS pencil listing the title and call number. Th e fi rst binder’s leaf is blank. Volume Eleven: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top centre. Th e free end-paper has MS pencil listing the title and call number. Th e fi rst binder’s leaf is blank. Volume Twelve: Th e end-paper has a Sutro Library stamp in the top centre. Th e free end-paper has MS pencil listing the title and call number. Th e verso of the fi rst binder’s leaf shows some off set ink from the fi rst page of Julius Caesar. Post-Original Leaves Volume One: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf has faint off set ink from the last page of the text. Th ere are a total of eleven browned binder’s leaves follow the text. Th e end-papers are marbled with brown and tan. Volume Two: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf has faint off set ink from the last page of the text. Seven binder’s leaves follow the text. Th e end-papers are blank. Volume Th ree: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf has faint off set ink from the last page of the text. Five binder’s leaves follow the text. Th e end-papers are blank. Volume Four : Th e fi rst binder’s leaf has stains from the fi nal leaf of Th e Merchant of Venice. Th irteen binder’s leaves follow the text. Th e end-papers are blank. Volume Five: Five binder’s leaves follow the text. Th e free end-paper is blank. Th e end-paper has purple pencil MS reading ‘14/S.W&H. / 647 / July, 3.89’. Volume Six: Th ere are fi ve binder’s leaves. Th e end-papers are blank. Volume Seven: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf shows off set ink from printed columns. Th ere are ten binder’s leaves. Th e end-papers are blank. Volume Eight: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf and free end-paper are blank. Th e end-paper is browned around the edges. Volume Nine: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf has some lines, possibly from ink rubbing off . Th e end-papers are blank. Volume Ten: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf has some lines, possibly from ink rubbing off . Th ere are nine binder’s leaves. Th e end-papers are blank. Volume Eleven: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf has some lines, possibly from ink rubbing off . Th e end-papers are blank. Volume Twelve: Th e fi rst binder’s leaf has some lines, possibly from ink rubbing off . Th ere are nine binder’s leaves. Th e end-papers are blank. condition: preliminaries πA3 contains MS: the call number, ‘v.