The lamentable tragedie of Locrine, the eldest sonne of King Brutus : discoursing the warres of the Britaines, and Hunnes, with their discomfiture : the Britaines victorie with their accidents, and the death of Albanact : no lesse pleasant then profitable / newly set foorth, ouerseene and corrected, by VV.S.
W. S., active 1595, author.; Peele, George, 1556-1596, attributed name.; Greene, Robert, 1558-1592, attributed name.; Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593, attributed name.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, dubious author.
1595

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The lamentable tragedie of Locrine, the eldest sonne of King Brutus : discoursing the warres of the Britaines, and Hunnes, with their discomfiture : the Britaines victorie with their accidents, and the death of Albanact : no lesse pleasant then profitable / newly set foorth, ouerseene and corrected, by VV.S.
Uniform title
Locrine
Created/published
London : Printed by Thomas Creede, 1595.
Description
[80] p. ; 18 cm (4to)
Associated name
W. S., active 1595, author.
Peele, George, 1556-1596, attributed name.
Greene, Robert, 1558-1592, attributed name.
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593, attributed name.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, dubious author.
Note
Sometimes attributed to George Peele, to Robert Greene, and to Christopher Marlowe; misattributed to William Shakespeare.
Mostly in verse.
Signatures: A-K⁴.
The first leaf is blank.
Stationers' register: Entered 20 July 1594.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 21528
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 136 (a)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106301
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Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

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Call number
STC 21528 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs440. Plain brown goatskin binding, signed by Riviere & son. Blank A1 present; B1-3 in facsimile.
Call number
STC 21528 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs399. Wrapped in broadsheet for produce auction (1818), with MS. bibliographical note attached. Imperfect: lacking blank, t.p., A3, C1-D2, D4, and F1. Inner margins of some leaves repaired affecting some text