Shelfmark
Al.06.19
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Ib1.4.06
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Ib1.4.07
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Ib1.4.08
Author
Title
Reliquiæ Wottonianæ: or, a collection of lives, letters, poems; with characters of sundry personages: and other incomparable pieces of language and art. Also additional letters to several persons, not before printed. By the curious pencil of the ever memorable Sir Henry Wotton Kt. late provost of Eaton College.
Edition
The fourth edition, with additions of several letters to the Lord Zouch, never publish'd till now.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for B. Tooke, at the Ship in St. Paul’s Church-yard, and T. Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luce’s in Little Britain, 1685.
Physical description
[88], 79, 76-412, 411-582, [6], 585-713, [1] p. : ports. ; 18 cm. (8vo)
Note
[Al.06.19] Previously Dk.6.3.
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Life of Wotton is by Izaak Walton.
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With an engraved frontispiece portrait (a1v) signed: W Dolle-F.
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The words "lives, ... poems;" are bracketed together on title page.
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Some mis-pagination.
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Text continuous despite pagination.
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"Sir Henry Wotton’s letters to the Lord Zouch" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.
Formatted contents note
No display constant generated: Among the contents are: The life of Sir Henry Wotton [signed at end: Iz[aak] Wa[lton].]; The elements of architecture; A philosophical survey of education or moral architecture; The aphorisms of education; A concept of some observations intended upon things most remarkable in the civil history of this kingdom; Ad regem e Scotia reducem; A panegyrick to King Charles; Of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex; and George Villiars [sic], Duke of Buckingham.
Formatted contents note
No display constant generated: Contents (cont.) The difference and disparity between the estates and conditions of George Duke of Buckingham, and Robert Earl of Essex ... by the Earl of Clarendon [Edward Hyde]; A view of the life and death of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; The great action between Pompey and Cæsar; A character of Ferdinando di Medici; The election of the new Duke of Venice after the death of Giovanni Bembo; A meditation upon the twenty second chapter of Genesis; A meditation upon Christmas-day; Letters to several persons; Poems; Letters to Sir Edmund Bacon; Additional letters to several persons; Sir Henry Wotton’s letters to the Lord Zouch.
Citation/references note
Wing, W3651
Citation/references note
ESTC, R21126
Provenance
[Al.06.19] Bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
[Al.06.19] Waddington bookplate; donated to Eton by Edward Waddington in 1731.
Provenance
[Ib1.4.06] Armorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.
Provenance
[Ib1.4.07] Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
[Ib1.4.07] Ms. inscription in pencil on front endpaper: "presented by the Hon Arthur Villiers, June 1954".
Provenance
[Ib1.4.07] Ms. inscription in pencil on front free endpaper: "Thomas J. V. Parker".
Provenance
[Ib1.4.08] Ms. name inscription on title page.
Binding
[Al.06.19] 17th/18th century blind-stamped calf.
Binding
[Ib1.4.06] 19th century teal calf half binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Binding
[Ib1.4.07] Late 17th-early 18th century brown calf binding; five single cord sewing supports; five raised bands; endbands; blind tooled fillets around the perimeter; red sprinkled edges.
Binding
[Ib1.4.08] Late 17th-early 18th century brown calf binding; four single sewing supports; four raised bands; blind tooled fillets around the perimeter with additional double fillet parallel to the spine; red sprinkled edges; rebacked.
Copy-specific note
[Al.06.19] Occasional ms. annotations.
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.4.06] Imperfect copy: portrait wanting.
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.4.07] Ms. inscription in Latin on front free endpaper.
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.4.08] Imperfect copy: portrait wanting.
Subject
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Biography Early works to 1800.
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Sawbridge, Thomas bookseller.
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Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1609 - 1674 Earl of,
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Dolle, William, active 1670 - 1680 engraver.
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Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 former owner.
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England London.
Identifier
B11108