Shelfmark
Saa2.8.36(01)
Author
Title
[The Iron Age: contayning the Rape of Hellen: the siege of Troy: the combate betwixt Hector and Aiax: Hector and Troilus slayne by Achilles: Achilles slaine by Paris: Aiax and Vlisses contend for the armour of Achilles: the Death of Aiax, &c. Written by Thomas Heywood.].
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Printed at London] : [By Nicholas Okes], [1632].
Physical description
[84] leaves ; 4to.
Note
Second part has own title-page reading "The Second Part of the Iron Age: which contayneth the death of Penthesilea, Paris, Priam, and Hecuba: The burning of Troy: The deaths of Agamemnon, Menelaus, Clitemnestra, Hellena, Orestes, Egistus, Pillades, King Diomed, Pyrhus, Cethus, Synon, Thersites, &c. ...".
Note
Which issue this copy is is uncertain because of loss of title-pages.
Citation/references note
Greg 467-8; STC 13340 or 13340.5; ESTC S104048?
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Storer bookplate; Storer bequest label dated 1800; bequeathed to Eton by Anthony Morris Storer in 1799.
Binding
18th century gold-tooled, mottled calf.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: S.178.Plays 36(01), A4.15.
Copy-specific note
Incomplete: Part I wants Sig. A, including title-page, plus final (blank) leaf. Leaf B3 defective (affecting text). Cropped, with loss to running titles, or signatures and catchwords. Part II wants A1-3, including title-page. Cropped, with loss to signatures, catchwords, and sometimes text at foot of many leaves, and loss to running titles on a few leaves. Both parts catalogued from Greg.
Copy-specific note
[Bound with:] Two other 17th century English plays.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B16050