Plays : never before printed / written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle.
1668
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Plays : never before printed / written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle.
Uniform title
Plays. Selections
Created/published
London : Printed by A. Maxwell, in the year MDCLXVIII [1668]
Description
[8], 95, [1], 88, 91-155, [1], 80, 53, [1], 20, [2] p. : port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674. author.
Schuppen, Pieter Louis van, 1627-1702, printmaker.
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674, former owner.
McKee, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1899, former owner.
Schuppen, Pieter Louis van, 1627-1702, printmaker.
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674, former owner.
McKee, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1899, former owner.
Note
Frontispiece portrait of the author lettered: Petr. van Schuppen sculpsit.
"The sociable companions; or The female vvits: a comedy" (caption title) begins new pagination on leaf B1.
"The presence. A comedy" (caption title) begins new pagination on leaf ²B1.
"The bridals. A comedy" (caption title) begins new pagination on leaf ³B1.
"The convent of pleasure. A comedy" (caption title) has separate pagination and register.
"A piece of a play" (caption title) has separate pagination and register.
"The sociable companions; or The female vvits: a comedy" (caption title) begins new pagination on leaf B1.
"The presence. A comedy" (caption title) begins new pagination on leaf ²B1.
"The bridals. A comedy" (caption title) begins new pagination on leaf ³B1.
"The convent of pleasure. A comedy" (caption title) has separate pagination and register.
"A piece of a play" (caption title) has separate pagination and register.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), N867
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 139
Woodward & McManaway, 200
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R7406
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 139
Woodward & McManaway, 200
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R7406
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Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library N867: "A newly uncovered presentation copy by Margaret Cavendish", The Collation (26 January 2012)
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library N867: "A newly uncovered presentation copy by Margaret Cavendish", The Collation (26 January 2012)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
N867 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Inscription on frontispiece verso: "Mary [S?] her book; Giuen by Her Grace the Duches of Newcastle." Manuscript markings: corrections to the text. Portrait and title page previously detached; conserved in 2012. Some leaves foxed or stained, affecting text. Marbled calf binding. Provenance: engraved armorial bookplate of Thomas Jefferson McKee (motto "meum et tuum")
Folger accession
cs47