Fragmenta aurea : A collection of all the incomparable peeces
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Type of record: Book
Title: Fragmenta aurea : A collection of all the incomparable peeces
Other titles: Poems, &c
Classmark: BC Lt/SUC
Creator(s): Suckling, Sir John (1609-1642)
Publisher: printed [by Ruth Raworth] for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the signe of the Princes Armes in St Pauls Churchyard
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1646
Language: English
Size and medium: [5], 119, [6], 82, 64, [3], 52 p., [1] leaf of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/284919
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002014149705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
First edition.
In this state the roman numeral imprint date is underlined. Agrees in collation with Wise's copy described in "The Ashley Library", v.6, pp.19-20, but the words "Fragmeta aurea" at the head of the title-page are printed in upper case. In the Ashley Library copy only the initial letters F and A of "Fragmenta aurea" are in upper case.
Printer's name from subsidiary title page.
P.l. = general title page A1r; A1v blank; Prologue, recto/verso A2; To the reader, A3r-A4r; A4v blank.
Contains, each with separate title dated 1646, "Poems", "Letters to divers eminent personages", "An account of religion by reason", "Aglaura", "The goblins", "Brennoralt". The three plays are individually paged.
With engraved frontispiece of the author by William Marshall.
Poems, &c.
Indexed in: Wing (2nd edition) S6126? Woodward & McManaway 1183, i.e. the first listed issue, with T. Walkley represented by initials only on the first "Aglaura" title-page; here for "Humprey" [sic] Moseley.
Additional description
Dark blue morocco binding, gilt. In case
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