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Valentine Simmes

Valentine Simmes (fl. 1585 – 1622) was an English printer of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. He did business in London, "on Adling Hill near Bainard's Castle at the sign of the White Swan." Simmes has a reputation as one of the better printers of his generation, and was responsible for several quartos of Shakespeare's plays. [See: Early texts of Shakespeare's works.]

Nothing is known of Simmes's early life or personal history. He was active as a printer starting in 1585.

In an eight-year period from 1597 through 1604, Simmes printed nine Shakespearean quartos for various London stationers or booksellers.

For the bookseller Andrew Wise, Simmes printed:

For Wise and William Aspley, Simmes printed:

For Thomas Millington, Simmes printed:

For Nicholas Ling and John Trundell, Simmes printed:

For Matthew Law, Simmes printed:

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