English Literature & Printing from the 15th to the 18th Century, Part 2Courier Press, 1926 |
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... Edition with these engravings . THE EARLIEST PICTURE OF AN ENGLISH THEATRE . 16 ALABASTER ( William ) . ROXANA TRAGÆDIA . Engraved frontispiece . £ 46 FIRST AUTHORISED EDITION . Small 8vo , full morocco , uncut , by W. Pratt . London ...
... Edition with these engravings . THE EARLIEST PICTURE OF AN ENGLISH THEATRE . 16 ALABASTER ( William ) . ROXANA TRAGÆDIA . Engraved frontispiece . £ 46 FIRST AUTHORISED EDITION . Small 8vo , full morocco , uncut , by W. Pratt . London ...
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... edition of the famous Latin Tragedy , printed from the Original Manuscript , and published before the Authorised Edition . It was on account of this edition being printed that the Author published his Authorised Version . The present ...
... edition of the famous Latin Tragedy , printed from the Original Manuscript , and published before the Authorised Edition . It was on account of this edition being printed that the Author published his Authorised Version . The present ...
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... edition of 1503 . The last leaf facsimiled from the first edition . 52 ASCHAM ( Roger ) . THE SCHOLEMASTER ; or plaine and perfite way of teaching children , to understand , write , and speake , the Latin tong . 53 London , Printed by ...
... edition of 1503 . The last leaf facsimiled from the first edition . 52 ASCHAM ( Roger ) . THE SCHOLEMASTER ; or plaine and perfite way of teaching children , to understand , write , and speake , the Latin tong . 53 London , Printed by ...
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... EDITION . Small 4to . Fine copy in full levant morocco gilt , g . e . London , Imprinted by John Wolfe , 1593 . This was Bancroft's most notable production . £ 3 35 91 BANKS ( John ) . CYRUS THE GREAT ; or the Tragedy of Love . FIRST ...
... EDITION . Small 4to . Fine copy in full levant morocco gilt , g . e . London , Imprinted by John Wolfe , 1593 . This was Bancroft's most notable production . £ 3 35 91 BANKS ( John ) . CYRUS THE GREAT ; or the Tragedy of Love . FIRST ...
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... EDITION . 8vo . Full calf gilt by Bedford , g . e . London , Printed for J. Johnson , 1786 . £ 18 18s 121 BEES . BUTLER ( Charles ) . THE FEMININE MONARCHIE , or the Histori of Bees . Shewing their admirable Nature and Propertis ; Their ...
... EDITION . 8vo . Full calf gilt by Bedford , g . e . London , Printed for J. Johnson , 1786 . £ 18 18s 121 BEES . BUTLER ( Charles ) . THE FEMININE MONARCHIE , or the Histori of Bees . Shewing their admirable Nature and Propertis ; Their ...
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Acted Anno Author BLACK LETTER boards Bound by Riviere Charles Church Circa Collection Colophon Comedy containing continued curious David Garrick dedicated Discourse divers Duke Earl Edinburgh Edward England English engraved frontispiece engraved plates engraved portrait engraved title Folio Francis French Full morocco gilt g. e. London George Half morocco Henry Henry Herringman Henry VIII HISTORY Honourable Humphrey Moseley ILLUSTRATION Imprinted at London IOS 6d Ireland Jacob Tonson James King late Latin leaf levant morocco Lord Majesties Manuscript mottled calf numerous Old calf Original calf rebacked Original vellum Oxford Parliament play Poem Prince Printed by John published Queen of Scots rare red morocco Richard Riviere in full Robert Scotland Second Edition sewn as issued Shakespeare Small 4to Small 8vo Theatre Royal Thick small 4to Title within woodcut title-page Tonson Tragedy Translated Treatise Unbound UNIV vellum verse vols volume Wherein William William Shakespeare woodcut border written Wynkyn de Worde
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Page 176 - All the images of Nature were still present to him, and he drew them, not laboriously, but luckily; when he describes anything, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater commendation: he was naturally learned; he needed not the spectacles of books to read Nature; he looked inwards, and found her there.
Page 176 - I cannot say he is everywhere alike; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him...
Page 362 - The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the Use of the Church of England ; together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches ; and the Form or Manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons...
Page 458 - BOTH ENGLISH AND LATIN, Compos'd at several times. Printed by his true Copies. The Songs were set in Musick by Mr. HENRY LAWES, Gentleman of the Kings Chappel, and one of His Majesties Private Musick.
Page 98 - A solemn League and Covenant for reformation and defence of religion, the honour and happiness of the King, and the peace and safety of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Page 607 - SENECA'S MORALS. BY WAY OF ABSTRACT TO WHICH IS ADDED, A DISCOURSE UNDER THE TITLE OF AN AFTER-THOUGHT. BY SIR ROGER L'ESTRANGE, KNT.
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Page 715 - Imp. 4to. -Suckling (Sir John). FRAGMENTA AUREA : a Collection of all the Incomparable Peeces, written by. And published by a friend to perpetuate his memory. Printed by his own copies.
Page 728 - Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, One line, which dying he could wish to blot.
Page 362 - ... the Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England, together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches, and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops priests, and deacons.