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Paradise lost : A poem in ten books. The author J.M. Licensed and entred according to order
Milton, John (1608-1674)
1668
In verse. Printer's name from Shawcross. Signatures: pi² A-2T⁴ 2V². The first leaf is blank. The third state of the title page. Variant: lacking period after "books". Some copies have se...
Preclarissimus liber elementorum Euclidis perspicacissimi, in artem geometrie incipit qua[m] foelicissime
Euclid (fl. 300 B.C); Adelard of Bath (1116-1142); Campano da Novara (1296); Ratdolt, Erhard (1447?-1528); Malaspina, Manfredi marchese di Filattiera (1720-1787); Sadler, Sir Michael (1861-1943)
anno Salutis 1482 octauis Calen[darum] Iun[ij]. [25 May 1482]
Signatures: a¹⁰ b-r⁸. Title from incipit in red on a2r. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on r7v reads: Opus elementoru[m] euclidis megarensis in geometria[m] arte[m] In id quoq[ue] Campani p...
Letters addressed to Clarinda, &c
Burns, Robert (1759-1796)
1802
Clarinda has been identified as Agnes M'Lehose. Cf. DNB. "Presumably the second issue, after Stewart's partnership with Macgoun had been terminated"--Egerer, J.W. Bibl. of Robert Burns, p. 96. Pub...
Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The second impression
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1632
The 'second folio'. 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Colophon: Printed at London by Thomas Cotes for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot 1632. F.1b. 'To the re...
Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Bedford, Francis (1799-1883); Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William (1853-1930); Vail, Theodore Newton (1845-1920); Wells, Gabriel (1861-1946); Condell, Henry (1627); Heminge, John (1556-1630); Droeshout, Martin (1601-); Jaggard, Isaac (1627); Blount, Edward (1588-1632); Smethwicke, John (1641); Aspley, William (1640)
1623
The 'first folio', with very slight imperfections. 12 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches. F.1b. 'To the reader'. [By Ben Jonson.] F.2a. Title-page. F.3a-b. 'To the most noble...'. F.4a. 'To the great variety ...'. F....
Mr. William Shakespear's comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. The third impression. And unto this impression is added seven playes, never before printed in folio. Viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre, The London prodigall, The history of Thomas Ld. Cromwell, Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham, The Puritan widow, A York-shire tragedy, The tragedy of Locrine
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1664
The 'third folio'. 13 x 8 1/2 inches. F.1b. 'To the reader', signed B.I. [Ben Jonson]. F.2b. Droeshout's engraving with Jonson's verse 'This figure...' below it. F.3a. Title-page. F.4a-b. 'To the gr...