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: a⁴b-h⁶i²k-o⁶p², paged, (a 2 is misprinted i 2, and
the quire is otherwise unsigned. Sheet i is also unsigned.) Epistle
dedicatory to the students of Gray’s Inn, signed Iohn Minsheu.
Address to the reader signed by the same. Latin commendatory verses
to Minsheu by Iohannes Keperus. ‘Soneto de un capitan Español del
Autór’. Proeme. The ‘Pleasant and Delightfull Dialogues in Spanish
and English’ begin with special titlepage (with same imprint) and
fresh pagination at sig. i 1. Epistle dedicatory in Spanish to ‘Don
Eduardo Hobby’, signed Iohn Minsheu. Enlarged by Minsheu from the
original work by Percyvall, as preceding entry.
Sinker 692. BM 1216.
PHAER, THOMAS.
The .xiii. Bookes of Æneidos ... 1584. _See_ VERGILIUS MARO, Publius.
PLUTARCH.
The Lives of the noble Grecians and Romanes, compared together by that
graue learned Philosopher and Historiographer, Plutarke of Chæronea:
Translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amyot, Abbot of Bellozane,
Bishop of Auxerre, one of the Kings priuy counsel, and great Amner of
Fraunce, and out of French into Englishe, by Thomas North. _Imprinted at
London by Thomas Vautroullier dwelling in the Blacke Friers by Ludgate._
1579.
F^o. (12⅜ × 8¼). B. 9.
Collation: *⁸A-5F⁶, paged. Wanting * 1 (? blank). (Sigs. * 3-5
are misprinted * ij-iiij.) Epistle dedicatory to Queen Elizabeth,
signed Thomas North, and dated Jan. 16, 1579. Address to the
reader, signed by the same and dated Jan. 24, 1579. Amyot’s
address to the reader. Table of contents. B 2^v and B 5^r have been
left blank in the printing. First edition. Some copies have the
imprint, ‘Imprinted at London by Thomas Vautroullier and Iohn
Wight’.
Sinker 481. BM 1243 (Wight).
The Lives of the noble Grecians and Romaines, compared together by that
graue learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chæronea:
Translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amiot Abbot of Bellozane,
Bishop of Auxerre, one of the Kings priuie Counsell, and great Almner of
France: With the liues of Hannibal and Scipio African: translated out of
Latine into French by Charles de l’Escluse, and out of French into
English, By Sir Thomas North Knight. Hereunto are also added the liues
of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of
Sicilia, of Augustus Cæsar, of Plutarke, and of Seneca: with the liues
of nine other excellent Chieftaines of warre: collected out of Æmylius
Probus, by S. G. S. and Englished by the aforesaid Translator. _London,
Printed by Richard Field._ 1612.
F^o. (12¾ × 8⅜). B. 5.
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