Eliz 185: Bound by F. Bedford in brown goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and Printed by Valentine Simmes. The first edition.
Publisher:
printed by V.S. for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley
Eliz 194: Bound by F. Bedford in straight-grain green goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and The first edition.
Publisher:
by G. Eld for T.T. and are to be solde by Iohn Wright, dwelling at Christ Church gate
Manuscript, on vellum, in several hands, containing several Middle English devotional texts. The Abbey of the Holy Ghost is followed by The Meditation of St. Anselm; The Five Sorrows of the Virgin; and an explanation of how to say the Psalter of the Virgin. These are followed by a poem to the VIrgin ("Mari moder well [th]e bee"); a six-line political poem referring to Edward IV ("The lyon sens thre days"); and a recipe for a medicine for pestilence, in a later hand
Description:
In Middle English., Script: several hands., Decoration: Abbey of the Holy Ghost has initials in blue with red penwork., and Binding: modern full red morocco.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Edward IV, King of England, 1442-1483 and Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Subject (Topic):
Allegory, Devotional literature, English (Middle), English literature, English poetry, English prose literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, Women, and Conduct of life
Eliz 176: Bound by F. Bedford in red goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911., The third edition (first, 1600)., and This is one of ten plays reprinted by William Jaggard in 1619, possibly as part of a collection for which a general title page was never printed. All ten of these quartos are in the Elizbethan Club's collection.
Eliz 197: Bound by Lewis in brown goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges; initials of George Daniel on upper side of cover. Sold with Daniel's books by Sotheby's, 26 July 1864, lot 1439. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and The first edition, first issue, with the title and prologue of the second issue inserted before the first title.
Publisher:
imprinted by G. Eld for R. Bonian and H. Walley, and are to be sold at the spred Eagle in Paules Church-yard, ouer against the great north doore
Xerox copy available with call no.: Beinecke Library. MS Vault. Xerox. Shelf., 2d ed., published in 1619, one of the falsely dated quartos. Cf. Greg., The original authors were Michael Drayton, Richard Hathway, Anthony Munday, and Robert Wilson. Cf. DNB, XXV, p. 157., Page [80] blank., and Signatures: A-K⁴.
Eliz 172: Bound by F. Bedford in red goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, top edge gilt. Individual leaves in sheets I and K have been remargined; headings and catchwords shaved. Corners mended throughout. The James Orchard Halliwell copy, sold by Sotheby's, 21 May 1857, lot 875. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and Printed by Simon Stafford. The second edition (first, 1598).
Publisher:
printed by S.S. for Andrew Wise, dwelling in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the Angell
Eliz 173: Bound by Hayday in red goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. Collation note of James Orchard Halliwell on rear endpaper, and on the front endpaper his inscription: "This copy belonged to the late Mr. Windus & was purchased at his sale, March, 1868, by Lilly for [erased]. I obtained it in April, 1870, by exchange with Wm. Harrison Esq. of Sambsbury Hall, J.O.H.", The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911., and Printed by William White. The fifth edition (first, 1598).
Publisher:
printed by W.W. for Mathew Law, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Churchyard, neere vnto S. Augustines gate, at the signe of the Foxe
Eliz 188: Bound by Lewis in brown goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges; initials of George Daniel on upper side of the cover. Sold with Daniel's books on Sotheby's, 26 July 1864, lot 1438. Signature of Scipio Squyer, and dated 5 May 160[9] on the title page. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and The first edition.
Publisher:
for Henry Gosson, and are to be sold at the signe of the Sunne in Pater-noster Row, &c.
