Comedies, tragi-comedies, with other poems, by Mr William Cartwright, late student of Christ-Church in Oxford, and proctor of the University. The ayres and songs set by Mr Henry Lawes, servant to His late Majesty in his publick and private musick.
Comedies, tragi-comedies, with other poems, by Mr William Cartwright, late student of Christ-Church in Oxford, and proctor of the University. The ayres and songs set by Mr Henry Lawes, servant to His late Majesty in his publick and private musick.
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Works
Created/published
London : Printed for [Thomas Robinson and] Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Prince's Arms in St Pauls Church-yard, 1651.
The engraved frontispiece is signed: Lombart, sculp. A. london.
Additional publisher's initials T.R., i.e. Thomas Robinson, from title page for "The royall slave".
Leaf f4 is blank.
"The variations in this perplexing volume are too complicated to permit of formal analysis or a complete record of the copies in which they occur"--Greg. For these see G.B. Evans, "The Library" (June 1942, xxiii:12-22), J. Periam Danton, "The Library Quarterly" (Chicago, July 1942, xii:438-56) and Evans's edition of this work.
"The lady-errant", "The royall slave", "The ordinary", "The siedge: or, love's convert", and "Poems written by Mr William Cartvvright" each have separate dated title page; "The ordinary" begins new pagination and register.
Identified as Wing C710 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 2226.
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), C709 British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1224[1] Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, III, pp. 1027-1031 English short title catalogue (ESTC), R208874
cs221. With cancels and cancellanda for p. 301-302 and 305-306 containing the suppressed verses, plus new p. 301-306 containing replacement verses. Lower paste-down endpaper is printed waste. Provenance: signature of Henry Bradshawe; bookplate of J. Harson Purdy
Call number
C709 copy 2 v.1-2
Folger-specific note
cs174. Rebound into 2 volumes and grangerized with extra portraits and references cut from other works. Interleaved occasionally. manuscript notes by Joseph Haslewood according to card catalogue. *6-13 bound after 2*8; Sig. 3* bound after leaf 4*2. -blank. Sig.U is cancel (cancelland lacking). Provenance: bookplates of George Meek and Welbore St. Clair Baddeley
Call number
C709 copy 3
Folger-specific note
5.6.47. -*8. -Cancel Sig. U; cancelland retained. Provenance: bookplate of H. Buxtan Forman; signature of Ric. Young
Call number
C709 copy 4
Folger-specific note
5.6.47 (2). Sig.U is cancel (cancelland lacking). Leaf U1 is from another copy. T.p. cropped. Provenance: signature of Edw. Young, 1746; bookplate of H. Buxton Forman
Call number
C710
Folger-specific note
cs1463. a-e⁸ f1-3 only ("The lady-errant"). Provenance: bookplate of John Kershaw
Call number
135- 711q
Folger-specific note
Polished calf binding with gold tooling, signed by Riviere & Son. Leaf 2*7 (a cancel) retained, with a cut up the middle which has been mended. With cancels and cancellanda for p. 301-306 containing the suppressed verses, plus new p. 301-306 containing replacement verses. T.p, dedication and "To the Reader" trimmed, affecting text. Leaf b2 folded to preserve side-note. Directions to binder on leaves [para.]1 and 4*1 cut away.
