An apologie for poetrie. VVritten by the right noble, vertuous, and learned, Sir Phillip Sidney, Knight.
Uniform title
Defence of poetry
Created/published
At London : Printed [by James Roberts] for Henry Olney, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the George, neere to Cheap-gate, Anno. 1595.
Printer's name from STC. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-L⁴. A3 and 4 contain a preface by Olney and sonnets by Henry Constable. The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A"; the last leaf is blank. Identified as STC 12773 on UMI microfilm reel 246.
ESTC staff note
Blanks from F.S. Ferguson notes.
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), 22534 Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 937 English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111043
HH190/23. Elaborately tooled teal-blue goatskin binding with leather doublures, signed by Riviere & son. Lacking blanks; margins of L3 repaired. Manuscript attribution on t.p.; manuscript notes and underscoring. Provenance: Pembroke library - Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 22534 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs661. Dark blue goatskin binding with gilt fillets and small tools forming border, signed by Riviere & son. Lacking blanks; A2-4 probably from another copy; A3 bound after A4; margins of B1 and L3 repaired
