The tragedie of Hero and Leander. : Written by Sr. Robert Stapylton Kt. one of the Gentlemen Ushers of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Chamber. Licenced August 25. 1668. Roger L'Estrange.
1669
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Title
The tragedie of Hero and Leander. : Written by Sr. Robert Stapylton Kt. one of the Gentlemen Ushers of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Chamber. Licenced August 25. 1668. Roger L'Estrange.
Created/published
London : Printed for Thomas Dring the Younger, at the White Lyon next Chancery-lane in Fleet-street, 1669.
Description
[6], 43, [1] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Stapylton, Robert, -1669, author.
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, former owner.
Smith, George D. (George Dallas), 1870-1920, former owner.
Musaeus, Grammaticus. Hero and Leander.
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, former owner.
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, former owner.
Smith, George D. (George Dallas), 1870-1920, former owner.
Musaeus, Grammaticus. Hero and Leander.
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, former owner.
Note
Based on the poem of Musaeus on the loves of Hero and Leander.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), S5262
Wise, T.J. Ashley Lib., V, 198
Woodward & McManaway, 1181
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R15104
Wise, T.J. Ashley Lib., V, 198
Woodward & McManaway, 1181
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R15104
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
S5262
Folger-specific note
cs1264. Half green goatskin; binding signed by Atelier Bindery. Each leaf is cropped and inlaid; some text, direction-lines, and headlines affected. Provenance: John Philip Kemble copy (with his dated (1798) initials and manuscript note on t.p.); Devonshire - Huntington copy; 1924 Folger purchase from George D. Smith Estate, New York