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- # No. II. Bodleian (2).
## Overview
This section, titled "No. II. Bodleian (2).", is a textual description of a specific copy of the first edition of *Lucrece*. It is part of Chapter III of a larger work and was extracted from the file `pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt`.
## Context
This section is one of several descriptions of early editions of Shakespeare's works held in various libraries. It is situated within Chapter III of a larger collection, which appears to be a study or catalog of these early printings. The section is preceded by a description of the 1594 edition of *Lucrece* and followed by a description of a copy in the British Museum. The entire document is part of the collection titled "[PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y)".
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This section details a second copy of the first edition of *Lucrece* located in the Bodleian Library. This copy, a gift from Thomas Caldecott in 1833, is cataloged as Malone 886. It is bound with copies of the 1594 edition of *Venus and Adonis* and the 1609 first edition of the *Sonnets*. The three items were acquired by Caldecott in June 1796 from an "obscure bookseller" in Westminster. The *Lucrece* copy itself has been trimmed by the binder, measuring $6\frac{3}{4}'' \times 4\frac{3}{16}''$, and its title page shows signs of damage and repair.
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- **No. II.**
**Bodleian (2).**
A second copy in the Bodleian Library of the first edition of *Lucrece* was the gift of Thomas Caldecott in 1833, and is marked Malone 886. It is bound up with copies of the 1594 edition of *Venus and Adonis*, and of the first edition of the *Sonnets*, 1609 (with the John Wright imprint). The three tracts were purchased by Caldecott in June, 1796, ‘of an obscure bookseller of . . . Westminster’. The *Lucrece*, which comes second in the volume, has been seriously pruned by the binder, and measures only $6\frac{3}{4}'' \times 4\frac{3}{16}''$. The title-page has been torn in places and roughly repaired.
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