Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge
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Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Bibliography -- Catalogs; Trinity College (University of Cambridge). Library -- Catalogs
Collation: ¶⁶A-6V⁶7D-7O⁶7P-7Q⁴, unpaged. Double columns.
Wanting ¶ 1 (? blank), also 7P 3, 4 and 7Q 3. To supply this
deficiency the last six leaves of Bynneman’s edition of 1584
including colophon, have been bound in after 7P 2. Latin epistle
dedicatory to Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, from Thomas Cooper.
Address to the reader in Latin and another in English. Commendatory
verses in Latin from Alexander Nowellus, Thomas Wykus (2 copies),
Thomas Valens (2 copies), Ia. Calfhillus, and in Greek by Richardus
Stephanus (3 copies). The ‘Dictionarium Historicum & Poeticum’
begins with head-title on 7D 1. On the titlepage is the cut of the
Dudley crest as in James Sandford’s ‘Garden of Pleasure’ (_q.v._).
Based on Sir T. Elyot’s ‘Dictionary,’ the first edition of which
appeared in 1538.
Sinker 829. BM 406.
COPLEY, ANTHONY.
Wits, Fits, and Fancies: Or, A generall and serious Collection, of the
Sententious Speeches, Answers, Iests, and Behauiours, of all sortes of
Estates, From the Throane to the Cottage. Being properly reduced to
their seuerall heads, for the more ease of the Reader. Newly Corrected
and augmented, with many late, true, and wittie accidents. Musica
mentis, medecina Mæstus. _London Printed by Edw: Allde, dwelling in
little Saint Bartholmewes, neer Christ-Church._ 1614.
=B. L.= 4^o. (7 × 5¼). T. 2.
Collation: A²B-2B⁴2C², paged. Address to the reader. The
original edition appeared in 1595 and bore on the title the
initials of the author, Anthony Copley.
BM 1620.
CORYATE, THOMAS.
Coryats Crambe, or his Colwort Twise Sodden, And Now serued in with
other Macaronicke dishes, as the second course to his Crudities. _London
Printed by William Stansby_ 1611.
4^o. (8 × 6). P. 2. 1.
Title within woodcut border. Collation: a-b⁴, 1 leaf unsigned,
_A-D⁴_, D 3, 4, 1 leaf unsigned, D 1, 2, 1 leaf unsigned,
a-b⁴c-g⁸h⁴ _H_ 1-3 i-l⁴, unpaged. The book consists entirely of
dedicatory epistles, orations, commendatory verses and the like. On
sig. a 4 (second l. c. alphabet) occurs a large woodcut of the
Prince of Wales’ badge with the initials H. P. (_i.e._ Prince
Henry). The present copy differs from the three preserved in the
BM, which have collation a-b⁴, 1 leaf unsigned (necessitated by
the catchword, but only preserved in one copy), _A-D⁴_, D 3, 4, 2
leaves unsigned, _E-G⁴_ (G 4 blank, only preserved in one copy),
_H_ 1-3.
BM 411.
COTGRAVE, JOHN.
The English Treasury of Wit and Language, collected Out of the most, and
best of our English Drammatick Poems; Methodically digested into Common
Places For Generall Use. By John Cotgrave Gent. Varietas delectat,
Certitudo Prodest. _London, Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be
sold at his Shop at the sign of the Princes Armes in S. Pauls
Church-yard, 1655._
8^o. (6½ × 4¼). X. 2.
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