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Essayes, by Sr William Cornwallyes, the younger, Knight

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cornwallis, William, Sir, d. 1631? (Author)
Other Authors: Olney, Henry, Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630 (Engraver)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by Thomas Harper for Iohn Marriott, and are to be sold in Paules Churchyard by Ambrose Ritherdon at the signe of the Bull head, 1632.
Edition:Newlie corrected.
Series:Early English books online.
Subjects:
Seneca, Lucius Anneus, > ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Early works to 1800.
Latin drama (Tragedy) > Early works to 1800.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:Editor's dedication signed: H.O., id est Henry Olney.
The title page is engraved and signed: T. Cecill sculp.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2O.
The first leaf is blank.
A variant of the edition with John Marriott's initials in the imprint of the engraved title page.
"Essayes, the second part" and "Discourses vpon Seneca the tragedian" have separate letterpress title pages; register is continuous. These title pages have imprint "London, printed by Tho. Harper, and are to be sold by John Marriott .. 1631". Variant: title page to part 2 has Ritherdon's name rather than Marriott's.
Identified as STC 5781a on UMI microfilm, reel 647.
Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([584] pages)