Edward Gwynn copy of the Pavier quartos

The Edward Gwynn copy of the Pavier quartos is special for still being in its original 17th-century binding. Henry Folger prized it highly, and is shown holding it in the portrait painted by Frank Salisbury.

The volume is shelved as STC 26101 copy 3 because the first title in it is the Folger's third copy of STC 26101, The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts (a combination of Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3).

The plays are bound as follows:

1. The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses, Lancaster and York...Divided into Two Parts (that is, STC 26101 through leaf Q4): Folger call number STC 26101 copy 3
2. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Folger call number STC 22303 copy 5 Bd.w. STC 26101 copy 3 (Hamnet record)
3. Sir John Oldcastle (STC 18796)
4. The Merchant of Venice (STC 22297)
5. Henry V (STC 22291)
6. King Lear (STC 22293)
7. Pericles (that is, the remaining leaves of STC 26101): Folger call number STC 26101 copy 3
8. The Merry Wives of Windsor (STC 22300)
9. A Yorkshire Tragedy (STC 22341, not actually by Shakespeare)