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Annus mirabilis, or, The wonderful effects of the approaching conjunction of the planets Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn
Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735)
1723
By John Arbuthnot. Cf. ESTC. One page of advertisements at end. The Cambridge bibliography includes this among Arbuthnot's authentic works. Imprint from colophon. Predicts the transformation o...
The tragical history of King Richard III : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
Cibber, Colley (1671-1757); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1751
Titlepage in red and black.
Fifty comedies and tragedies
Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616); Fletcher, John (1579-1625)
1679
New edition. Portrait of Fletcher, by Marshall. Many errors in pagination. The following pages are wrongly numbered as indicated in round brackets: 138 [Sig. T1] (130), 143 [Sig. T4] (135), 15 (13...
The tempest: or, The enchanted island : A comedy
Dryden, John (1631-1700); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)
1735
Extracted from v. 2 of the 1735 edition of The dramatick works of John Dryden. Signatures: I-M12 (I1 frontispiece). Title in red and black.
All Ovids Elegies : 3. bookes
Ovid; Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593); Davies, Sir John (1569-1626); Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637)
[ca. 1630]
Elegy 15 in Book I is given in two versions, the 2d entitled "the same by B.I." and is supposed to be Ben Jonson's earliest published work. Signatures: A-F8. C. M. is Christopher Marlowe and J. D....
Miscellaneous poems
Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678); Marvell, Mary
1681
First edition. With a preface to the reader signed Mary Marvell (i.e. Palmer, Andrew Marvell's house-keeper), stating "Printed according to the exact copies of my late dear husband". Issue with ce...
The civile wares betweene the howses of Lancaster and Yorke
Daniel, Samuel (1562-1619); Daniel, John (fl.1625)
1609
Edited by John Daniel. Engraved t.p., with port. Initials; head- and tail-pieces. Side-notes. A poem. Signatures: A-C⁴(A⁴ blank)D-QR⁴. "Faults escaped": p. [1] at end. Leaf E4 (pp....
Sauny the Scott, or, The taming of the shrew : a comedy : as it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal
Lacy, John (1681); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1698
A prose alteration of: The taming of the shrew / William Shakespeare. Cf. Spencer's Shakespeare improved, p. 274-281. First edition.
The history of King Lear : Acted at the Duke's theatre
Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1681
First edition. P.11 is unnumbered.
The ingratitude of a common-wealth : or, The fall of Caius Martius Coriolanus : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal
Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1682
Originally planned to be included in the Variorum Coriolanus... This ed. is limited to twenty-five copies. Alteration of: Coriolanus / William Shakespeare. First ed. of this alteration. Cf. DNB.
Hide Parke : a comedie
Shirley, James (1596-1666)
1637
"As it was presented by Her Majesties servants, at the private house in Drury Lane." First edition.