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: A-2D⁴2E²; a²B-M⁴N²; A-K⁴L², unpaged. K 4 in the third
alphabet blank. Wanting A1 in the first (? blank). The general title
is on A 2, followed by argument and personae to the ‘Alexandrian
Tragedy,’ which begins on B 1. ‘Julius Caesar’ has a separate
titlepage with same imprint on P 2. The rest of the volume (sig. a
etc.) is the edition of the ‘Monarchic Tragedies’ of 1604 with
omission of the first sheet, A. It begins with commendatory verses
by Robert Ayton, which are followed by the argument and personae to
‘Croesus’ (some copies have four leaves to sheet a, the additional
matter being verses to King James). Then follows the tragedy of
‘Croesus’ while ‘Darius’ has separate titlepage dated 1604. In the
present copy the 1604 portion has been placed immediately after
sheet A of the new portion, in order to get the plays in the order
mentioned on the titlepage. This arrangement is frequently met with
but leads to absurdities, since the 1604 portion must either be
placed, as here, between the personae to the ‘Alexandrian Tragedy’
and the play itself, or else, as in the copy in the British Museum,
in the middle of sheet A.
BM 31.
Aurora. Containing the first fancies of the Authors youth, William
Alexander of Menstrie. _London, Printed by Richard Field for Edward
Blount._ 1604.
4^o. (7¼ × 5¼). R. 15.
Collation: A-M⁴, unpaged. M 4 blank. Epistle dedicatory to Lady
Agnes Dowglas, Countess of Argyle. This and the ‘Paraenesis’ are
inserted in the middle of the ‘Monarchic Tragedies’ at the end of
the 1604 portion, but appear to be really distinct publications.
BM 30.
A Paraenesis to the Prince By William Alexander of Menstrie. _London,
Printed by Richard Field for Edward Blount._ 1604.
4^o. (7¼ × 5¼). R. 15.
Collation: A-C⁴D² unpaged. D 2 blank. The author’s initials
appear at the end of the poem.
BM 31.
ALLOT, ROBERT.
Englands Parnassus: or The choysest Flowers of our Moderne Poets, with
their Poeticall comparisons. Descriptions of Bewties, Personages,
Castles, Pallaces, Mountaines, Groues, Seas, Springs, Riuers, &c.
Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and
profitable. _Imprinted at London for N. L. C. B. and T. H._ 1600.
8^o. (6½ × 3¾). Y. 4.
Collation: A-2K⁸, paged. Wanting A1 and 2 and 2K 8 (? all blank).
The last has been erroneously said to contain an epilogue.
Dedicatory verses to Sir Thomas Mounson, signed R. A. (_i.e._
Robert Allot, the editor). Verses to the reader signed R. A. Table
of headings Errata. The stationers were Nicholas Ling (whose device
appears on the titlepage), Cuthbert Burby, and Thomas Hayes. In
some copies the name of the last appears at length on the
titlepage. Allot’s full name also appears in some copies at the end
of the dedicatory verses (Haz. I. 321).
Sinker 621. BM 3.
APULEIUS, LUCIUS.
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