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An improvement of imprisonment, disgrace, poverty, into real freedom, honest reputation, perdurable riches : evidenced in a few crums & scraps lately found in a prisoners-basket at Newgate, and saved together, by a visitant of oppressed prisoners, for the refreshing of himself and those who are either in a worse prison or (who loathing the dainties of the flesh) hunger and thirst after righteousness
Wither, George (1588-1667)
1661
Caption title (p.5): Captivity improved into freedom by the grace of God. In verse. Table of contents: p. 121-122. Errata: p. [1] at end.
The Muses farewel to popery & slavery, or A collection of miscellany poems, satyrs, songs, &c. made by the most eminent wits of the nation, as the shams, intreagues and plots of priests and Jesuits gave occasion
1690
Numerous errors in pagination: 122-123, 126-127 and 192 called 200-201, 204-205 and 92 respectively; 139 and 138 interchanged. Published in 1697 under the title: Poems on the affairs of state, The s...
Hymen's praeludia, or Loves master-piece. : Being that so much admired romance, entituled Cleopatra, in twelve parts (v.1)
La Calprenède, Gaultier de Coste seigneur de (1663); Loveday, Robert (fl. 1655); Coles, John (1623-)
1665
Parts 1-3 translated by Loveday; pt. 4-6 translated by John Coles. Title-page in red and black, within double line border. Pagination and signatures are continuous. There are no part-titles. The t...
The annual miscellany: for the year 1694 : Being the fourth part of Miscellany poems
Dryden, John (1631-1700); Everingham, Robert (fl.1680-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736)
1694
Two pieces by Dryden ('The third book of Virgil's Georgicks' and 'To Sir Godfrey Kneller') appeared here for the first time. Pages 222, 223, 238, 239 misnumbered 122, 123, 138, 139. Y4v-Z1v: Table...
The rehearsal : as it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal
Buckingham, George Villiers Duke of (1628-1687); Clifford, Martin (1677); Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713)
1747
By the Duke of Buckingham, assisted by Martin Clifford, Thomas Sprat, and others - see DNB and Cambridge Hist. of Engl. Lit., vol. 8, p. 28-9.
The annual miscellany: for the year 1694 : Being the fourth part of Miscellany poems
Dryden, John (1631-1700); Everingham, Robert (fl.1680-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736)
1694
Two pieces by Dryden ('The third book of Virgil's Georgicks' and 'To Sir Godfrey Kneller') appeared here for the first time. Pages 222, 223, 238, 239 misnumbered 122, 123, 138, 139. Y4v-Z1v: Table...
The dramatic works of Thomas Shadwell, esq
Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692); Shadwell, Sir John (1671-1747)
1720
General title appears in v. 1 only (as added t.-p.) Each vol. and each play has special t.-p. Dedication signed by his son, John Shadwell.
Esop : a comedy : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane
Vanbrugh, Sir John (1664-1726); Boursault, Edme (1638-1701)
1735
Anon., by J. Vanbrugh. Page 62-63 and 66-67 wrongly numbered 63-62 and 67-66 respectively. First published anonymously 1697, under title: Aesop.
Honours academie. Or the famous pastorall, of the faire shepheardesse, Iulietta
Montreux, Nicolas de (1561-1610); Tofte, Robert (1620)
1610
First edition. Pp.35 [sign.E2],38 [E3],59 [H2],17 [Bb3],30 [Cc3],57[Ee5],94,95,92 [Ii2],97,114,116,122,181-189,191-194,195,198,199,200-203,204-5,206-7,208-12, 213-15,216,217-278,279,280-1,282,283,28...