The quip modest : a few words by way of supplement to Remarks, critical and illustrative, on the text and notes of the last edition of Shakspeare; occasioned by a republication of that edition, revised ... by the editor of Dodsleys Old plays.
| Author/creator | Ritson, Joseph |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for J. Johnson, 1788. |
| Description | vii, 1 unnumbered page, 32 pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Preface signed: J. R., i.e. Joseph Ritson. |
| General note | Refers to Johnson and Steevens' edition of Shakespeare, revised by Isaac Reed. |
| General note | The last word of text on the verso of A4: "romances" and last word of text on p. 28 "himself". |
| General note | In some copies sig. A4 is a cancel, last word on verso: "vol. iv" and sig. E2 is a cancel, last word of text on p. 28: "proposed". |
| General note | Some copies contain an additional unpaginated final leaf, signed F, beginning: "P. 11. Since this pamphlet was printed off, .. ". |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT5912. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |