The country captaine, and the Varietie : two comedies, written by a person of honor. Lately presented by His Majesties servants, at the Black-Fryers.
1649
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Title
The country captaine, and the Varietie : two comedies, written by a person of honor. Lately presented by His Majesties servants, at the Black-Fryers.
Created/published
London : Printed for Hum: Robinson at the Three-Pidgeons, and Hum: Moseley at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1649.
Description
[4], 62, 61-65 [i.e. 95], [7], 87, [1] p. ; (12mo)
Associated name
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676, author.
Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1935, former owner.
Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1935, former owner.
Note
General title page has vertical chainlines.
"The Country captaine a comoedye" has separate title page with imprint "In 'sGrave van Haghe. Printed by Samuell Broun English bookeseller at the signe of the English Printing house in the Achter-ome. Anno 1649.".
Leaves C5,6 are cancelled and replaced by a singleton signed C5 and a bifolium (first leaf signed C6 and second leaf unsigned), each with vertical chainlines.
Page 95 is misnumbered 65.
"The Varietie, a comoedy" has separate dated title page (imprint lacks "Hum: Robinson"), pagination and register.
"The Country captaine a comoedye" has separate title page with imprint "In 'sGrave van Haghe. Printed by Samuell Broun English bookeseller at the signe of the English Printing house in the Achter-ome. Anno 1649.".
Leaves C5,6 are cancelled and replaced by a singleton signed C5 and a bifolium (first leaf signed C6 and second leaf unsigned), each with vertical chainlines.
Page 95 is misnumbered 65.
"The Varietie, a comoedy" has separate dated title page (imprint lacks "Hum: Robinson"), pagination and register.
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), N877
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R16163
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R16163
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
N877
Folger-specific note
11/12/40. Polished speckled calf with gilt three-line border stopped in each of the corners with a gilt ornament; gilt tooled spine panels and edges of boards; gilt rolled turn-ins; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; binding signed by Riviere & Son. Bookseller's catalogue entry for this copy tipped to front free endpaper. Provenance: in Folger card catalogue: Marsden J. Perry copy