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The destruction of Troy : an essay upon the second book of Virgils Aeneis. Written in the year, 1636.

Virgil. author.; Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669.; Lefèvre, Raoul, active 1460, attributed name.
1656
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Title
The destruction of Troy : an essay upon the second book of Virgils Aeneis. Written in the year, 1636.
Uniform title
Aeneis. Liber 2. English
Created/published
London : Printed for Humphrey Moseley, at his shop at the sign of the Princes Arms in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1656.
Description
[8], 28 p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Virgil. author.
Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669.
Lefèvre, Raoul, active 1460, attributed name.
Note
A translation, by Sir John Denham, of: Virgil. Aeneis, book 2.

In verse.

Published also in his "Poems and translations", London, 1668.

Sometimes erroneously attributed to Raoul Lefèvre.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 19".

Identified as Wing L933A on UMI "Early English books, 1641-1700", microfilm reel 2211.

Signatures: A-D⁴ E².
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
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), V624
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.880[4]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R796
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
150- 462q
Folger-specific note
MS. note on A3r. Disbound. Provenance: bought from Pickering & Chatto [London], 16 Sept. 1955