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D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)33
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)9
Dryden, John (1631-1700)7
Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692)5
Charles II, King of England, 1630-16852
Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-16701
Bedell, Gabriel (1668)1
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The works of Sr William Davenant Kt : consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press: now published out of the authors originall copies

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1673

Dedication is signed by D'Avenant's widow, Mary D'Avenant. Notice to the reader signed: Henry Herringman. Gondibert, Madagascar, Poems, and the Siege of Rhodes have special title-pages; new pagings ...

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The works of Sr William Davenant Kt : consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press: now published out of the authors originall copies

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1673

Dedication is signed by D'Avenant's widow, Mary D'Avenant. Notice to the reader signed: Henry Herringman. Gondibert, Madagascar, Poems, and the Siege of Rhodes have special title-pages; new pagings ...

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The works of Sr William Davenant Kt : consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press: now published out of the authors originall copies

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1673

Dedication is signed by D'Avenant's widow, Mary D'Avenant. Notice to the reader signed: Henry Herringman. Gondibert, Madagascar, Poems, and the Siege of Rhodes have special title-pages; new pagings ...

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Madagascar : with other poems

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1638

Title vignette. Decorative tail-pieces.

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Two excellent plays : The wits, a comedie: The platonick lovers, a tragi-comedie. Both presented at the Private House in Black-Friers, by His Majesties servants

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668); Bedell, Gabriel (1668); Collins, Thomas (1650-1682)

1665

Title within ornamental border; headpieces; initials. Each play has special t.-p. with ornamental border. "To the readers of Sir William Davenant's play" signed: T. Carew.

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The tempest: or, The enchanted island : A comedy
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The tempest: or, The enchanted island : A comedy

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1735

Extracted from v. 2 of the 1735 edition of The dramatick works of John Dryden. Signatures: I-M12 (I1 frontispiece). Title in red and black.

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The new academy of complements : erected for ladies, gentlewomen, courtiers, gentlemen, scholars, soldiers, citizens, countrymen, and all persons of what degree soever, of both sexes : stored with variety of courtly and civil complements, eloquent letters of love and friendship: with an exact collection of the newest and choicest songs alamode, both amorous and jovial

Dorset, Charles Sackville Earl of (1638?-1706); D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668); Sedley, Sir Charles (1639?-1701)

1713

Wih engraved frontispiece title, not countedin signatures, facing printed title page. Booklist of J. Churchill, [1] p. at end. Compiled by Charles Sackville, then Lord Buckhurst, afterwards earl o...

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A panegyrick to his excellency, the Lord Generall Monck

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1659

Verse - "OUr fiery Sects scorn'd your Triumphant night,".

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Gondibert: an heroick poem

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1651

1st ed. Contains 'The author's preface to his much honour'd friend Mr Hobs', and 'The answer of Mr Hobbes to Sr Will. D'Avenant's preface before Gondibert' previously published together as 'A discou...

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The siege of Rhodes

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1670

4th edition. Leaf 01 is correctly signed. Indexed in: Greg 763 (d), 827(b).

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The cruell brother : A tragedy. As it was presented, at the priuate house, in the Blacke-Fryers: by His Maiesties Seruants

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1630

Epistle Dedicatorie signed: William D'auenant. Printed by Augustine Mathewes. Signatures: A-K⁴ (A, Av, Kv blank). Initials; headpieces. Anon., by William Davenant.

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The cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru : exprest by instrumentall and vocall musick, and by art of perspective in scenes, &c. Represented daily at the Cockpit in Drury-Lane... [etc]

D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)

1658

First edition. Without the music. Written by Sir William D'Avenant; cf. Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1961: v. 1, p. 401. Indexed in: Wing D321. Indexed in: Woodward & McManaway...

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