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Old K John, acts 1, 2, 3 (30  April  1814) Possibly:
Authors unknownSix old plays on which Shakespeare founded his Measure for measure, Comedy of errors, Taming the shrew, King John, K. Henry IV. and K. Henry V., King Lear. In two volumes. 1779
Plays selected by George Steevens; edited by John Nichols.
WG's sale catalog lists:
Shakespeare:—Six Old Plays, on which he founded Measure for Measure, &c. edited by John Nichols, 2 vol. 1779 (item 655).

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