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- # THIRD EDITION, 1600. No. XII. Bodleian copy (1).
## Overview
This section, titled "THIRD EDITION, 1600. No. XII. Bodleian copy (1).", is a textual description of a specific edition of a literary work. It details the physical characteristics and provenance of a particular copy of this edition. The section is part of Chapter III and was extracted from the file `pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt` within the collection "[PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y)".
## Context
This section describes the 1600 edition of a work, noting that it is in octavo format with signatures A-E4. It highlights that only one perfect copy is known to exist. This copy is housed in the Malone collection (Malone 327) at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The text mentions that this copy is bound with another work, *Venus and Adonis*, which has a manuscript title page. The volume was a gift to Malone from Dr. Richard Farmer in 1779. The section is preceded by the description of the "SECOND EDITION, 1598." and followed by "THIRD EDITION, 1600. No. XIII. Bodleian (2).".
## Contents
The content focuses on the physical attributes of the 1600 edition of *Lucrece*. It states the edition has thirty-six leaves, is unpaginated, and measures $4\frac{9}{16}'' \times 3''$. A footnote indicates that a note in Malone's handwriting confirms the presentation of the volume, and that Malone later lent it to Steevens.
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- THIRD EDITION, 1600. No. XII. Bodleian copy (1).
The edition of 1600 is in octavo, with signatures A–E 4 in eights. Signature E 3 is misprinted B 3. It has thirty-six leaves, and no pagination. Only one perfect copy is known. This is in the Malone collection (Malone 327) in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It is bound up with a copy of Venus and Adonis which has a title-page supplied in manuscript (see Venus and Adonis, Census, No. VIII). The volume was presented to Malone by Dr. Richard Farmer in 1779.¹ The Lucrece is in good condition. The measurements are $4\frac{9}{16}'' \times 3''$.
¹ There is a note to that effect in Malone’s autograph in the volume. Malone soon afterwards lent the volume to Steevens so that he might read the 1600 edition of Lucrece. He returned it with a sarcastic drawing which still
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- THIRD EDITION, 1600. No. XII. Bodleian copy (1).