Nineteen of William Shakespeare's plays first appeared in quarto before the publication of the First Folio in 1623, eighteen of those before his death in 1616. One play co-authored with John Fletcher, The Two Noble Kinsmen, was first published in 1634, and one play first published in the First Folio, The Taming of the Shrew, was later published in quarto. Following are listed the Shakespeare plays that appeared in quarto up to 1642 with complete title page information from each edition.
Q1 1594
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
The play known as King Henry VI, Part 2 was entered into the Stationers Register 12 March 1594 and printed that same year by Thomas Creede for Thomas Millington.[1] As it appears in the First Folio, the play is about a third longer than the first quarto version.[2] Most scholars agree that the 1594 version as printed is a memorial reconstruction, or bad quarto, but they are divided as to whether it is based on the full folio version or an abridged and possibly revised version of the play.[3] STC 26099; 64 pages.
Q2 1600
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q3 1619 (not dated, printed with Henry VI, Part 3 as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|THE Whole Contention {{!
Q1 1594
English: italic=unset|THE {{![4]
Q2 1600
English: italic=unset|The most lamenta- {{!
Q3 1611
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q1 1597
English: italic=unset|THE TRAGEDY OF {{!
Q2 1598
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q3 1602
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q4 1605
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q5 1612
English: italic=unset|''THE'' {{!
Q6 1622
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q7 1629
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q8 1634
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Octavo 1 1595
English: italic=unset|The true Tragedie of Richard {{!
Q2 1600
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q3 1619 (not dated, printed with Henry VI, Part 2 as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|THE Whole Contention {{!
Q1 1597
English: italic=unset|''AN'' {{!
Q2 1599
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q3 1609
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q4 a 1622 (not dated)
English: italic=unset|THE MOST {{!
Q4 b 1622 (not dated)
English: italic=unset|THE MOST {{!
Q5 1637
English: italic=unset|THE MOST {{!
Q1 1597
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q2 1598
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q3 1598
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q4 a 1608
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q4 b 1608
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q5 1615
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q6 1634
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Quarto 0 1598
This version thought to be earlier than Q1 is known only from a single fragment in the Folger Shakespeare Library, comprising four leaves of quire C that was found in a book binding. The running headline uses the word "hystorie" instead of "historie" and line spoken by Poins in 2.2, "How the rogue roared" is given as "How the fat rogue roared".
Q1 1598
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q2 1599
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q3 1604
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q4 1608
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q5 1613
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q6 1622
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q7 1632
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q8 1639
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q 1598
English: italic=unset|''A'' {{!
Quarto a (84 pages) omits the first scene of act iii and eight other passages in quire E. Quarto b (88 pages) adds the missing first scene of act iii and resets the immediately surrounding text, adding two leaves to quire E. The title pages are identical.
Q 1600
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q1, 1600
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q2, 1602
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q3, 1619 (falsely dated 1608 as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q1 1600
English: italic=unset|A {{!
Q2 1619 (falsely dated 1600 as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|A {{!
Q1 1600
English: italic=unset|The most excellent {{!
Q2 1619 (falsely dated 1600 as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q3 1637
English: italic=unset|The most excellent {{!
Q 1600
English: italic=unset|Much adoe about {{!
Q1 1602
English: italic=unset|A {{!
Q2 1619 (publisher falsely stated as Arthur Johnson as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|A {{!
Q3 1630
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q1 1603
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q2 a 1604
English: italic=unset|''THE'' {{!
Q2 b 1605
English: italic=unset|''THE'' {{!
Q3 1611
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q4 1622 (no date)
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q5 1637
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q1 1608
English: italic=unset|M. William Shak-speare: {{!
Q2 1619 (falsely dated 1608 as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|M. VVilliam Shake-speare, {{!
Q a 1609
English: italic=unset|THE Historie of Troylus {{!
Q b 1609
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q1 1609
English: italic=unset|THE LATE, {{!
Q2 1609
English: italic=unset|THE LATE, {{!
Q3 1611
English: italic=unset|THE LATE, {{!
Q4a 1619 (first state as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|THE LATE, {{!
Q4b 1619 (corrected state falsely dated 1609 as part of Thomas Pavier's False Folio)
English: italic=unset|THE LATE, {{!
Q5 1630
English: italic=unset|''THE LATE,'' {{!
Q6 1635
English: italic=unset|''THE LATE,'' {{!
Q1 1622
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q2 1630
English: italic=unset|THE {{!
Q 1631
English: italic=unset|A WITTIE {{!
Q 1634
English: italic=unset|THE {{! Gent. Printed at London by Tho. Cotes, for Iohn Waterson: and are to be sold at the signe of the Crowne in Pauls Church-yard. 1634.}}