Eliz 95: Bound by W. Pratt in calf, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. Title and several leaves repaired, final leaf inserted from a shorter copy. The Hoe copy (with bookplate), sold by Anderson Auction Co., New York, 28 April 1911, lot 1687. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911.
Publisher:
printed for William Barrenger, and are to be sold at his shop neare the great north-doore of Pauls
Eliz 173: Bound by Hayday in red goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. Collation note of James Orchard Halliwell on rear endpaper, and on the front endpaper his inscription: "This copy belonged to the late Mr. Windus & was purchased at his sale, March, 1868, by Lilly for [erased]. I obtained it in April, 1870, by exchange with Wm. Harrison Esq. of Sambsbury Hall, J.O.H.", The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911., and Printed by William White. The fifth edition (first, 1598).
Publisher:
printed by W.W. for Mathew Law, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Churchyard, neere vnto S. Augustines gate, at the signe of the Foxe
Eliz 188: Bound by Lewis in brown goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges; initials of George Daniel on upper side of the cover. Sold with Daniel's books on Sotheby's, 26 July 1864, lot 1438. Signature of Scipio Squyer, and dated 5 May 160[9] on the title page. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and The first edition.
Publisher:
for Henry Gosson, and are to be sold at the signe of the Sunne in Pater-noster Row, &c.
Eliz 189: Bound in vellum, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and Printed by William Jaggard for Thomas Pavier. The fourth edition (first, 1609). The signatures show that it was intended to follow The Whole Contention in the collection Jaggard was apparently preparing to issue in 1619.
Eliz 192: Bound by F. Bedford in red goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and The fourth edition (first, 1597), second issue.
Publisher:
printed for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstans Church-yard, in Fleetestreete vnder the Dyall
Eliz 180: Bound by C. Murton in straight-grain brown goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. Manuscript note, probably by Henry Huth, on the front flyleaf. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and Printed by James Roberts. The first edition.
Publisher:
printed by I.R. for THomas Heyes, and are to be sold in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the Greene Dragon
Eliz 196: Bound by Lewis in green goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and The third edition (first, 1594).
Publisher:
printed for Eedward [sic] White, and are to be solde at his shoppe, nere the little north dore of Pauls, at the signe of the Gun
Puritan widow, Pvritaine, Puritaine, Widdow of Watling-streete, and Widow of Watling-street
Description:
Eliz 203: Bound in purple goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges; initials of George Daniel on upper side of cover. Sold with Daniel's books by Sotheby's, 26 July 1864, lot 1463. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911., Falsely attributed to Shakespeare., The first edition., and Signatures: A-H⁴.
Eliz 296: K4 (blank) wanting. With 'circumstaunce' on line 2 of C4 verso. Manuscript annotations on leaf A4 recto. Ownership inscirption on leaf K1 verso: William Lura[?]. No. 1 of 8 titles bound together in mid 17th century calf with spine title: Plays, XVII Cent. Numerous inscriptions and autographs of owners, and perhaps borrowers, on front free endpaper and final page: Henry Rookes, Richard Rookes, Barzillay Jones, Humphrey East, Richard Hatton, Morris Bowen, William Slade, John Lorker, Robert Wadman., Printed by Edward Allde for John Busby, and sold by Nathaniel Butter. Cf. STC., Two states of this issue are known. On line 2 of C4 verso, the earlier state has 'circumference' whereas the later, corrected state has 'circumstaunce'., Signatures: A-K⁴ (K4 blank)., Final [3] p. blank., and Title page has printer's device (McKerrow 270); head-pieces, initials.
Publisher:
Printed for I.B. and are to be solde in Paules-Church-yard at the Signe of the Pide-Bull
Subject (Name):
Lucretia and Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius, King of Rome, active 534 B.C.-510 B.C.
Eliz 174: Bound by F. Bedford in red goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine, gilt edges. A few leaves remargined, but without loss of text. The James Orchard Halliwell copy, sold by Sotheby's, 21 May 1857, lot 872. The Huth copy (with bookplate) acquired by Mr. Cochran in November 1911 prior to the public sale. Gift of Alexander S. Cochran, December 1911. and Printed by Valentine Simmes. The first edition, second issue, in which leaves E₃,₄ have been canceled, and replaced by a complete sheet of four leaves, of which the first three are signed E₃, E₄, and E₅.
Publisher:
printed by V.S. for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley