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The works of William Drummond, of Hawthornden. : Consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which were design'd for the press. Now published from the author's original copies

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Type of record: Book

Title: The works of William Drummond, of Hawthornden. : Consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which were design'd for the press. Now published from the author's original copies

Level: Item

Classmark: BC Lt q/DRU

Creator(s): Drummond, William (1585-1649)

Additional creator(s): Ruddiman, Thomas (1674-1757) (Other); Sage, John (1652-1711) (Other)

Related people: Drummond, William, 1585-1649; Ruddiman, Thomas; Sage, John

Publisher: printed by James Watson

Publication city: Edinburgh

Date(s): 1711

Language: English

Size and medium: [4], xx, [i], xxi-xlv, 243, [1], iv, 60 p., [2] leaves of plates

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/272018

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991018141289705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

Description

"The life of William Drummond": p. i-xi.


Edited by Bishop Sage and Thomas Ruddiman.


The collation given by L.E. Kastner in his edition of Drummond's Poetical works, 1913 (v. 1: p. lxxxvi-lxxxviii) lists only one portrait, and that as "inserted". The frontispiece is a large portrait, with arms below, and inscription: William Drummond of Hawthornden. born J585. dyed J649. The second portrait, preceding the life, is small, with name and dates around the oval, the dates written J585 and J649.


The "History of the lives and reigns of the five James's, kings of Scotland"(p. 1-116) has special t.p.; the poems have special t.p. and separate paging.


"A catalogue of the author's works"--p. xlv (sig. m1).


ESTC T125750.

Additional description

Wanting the second portrait. The title to The history of the lives and reigns of the five James [m2 ?] is bound after p.xx, and not after p.xlv [m1]

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