Shelfmark
Gn.5.11(03)
Author
Title
Catiline his conspiracy. A tragedy. Acted in the year 1611. By the King's Majesty's servants. With the allowance of the Master of Revels. By Ben. Johnson..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed and sold by H. Hills, in Blackfryars, near the Water-side. , [1710?]
Physical description
96 p. ; 16cm. (12mo)
Note
Date of publication suggested by ESTC.
Note
Signatures: A⁸, B-D¹², E⁴, with catchwords.
Note
Printed quote on title page: "His non plebecula gaudet: / Verùm equitis quoque iam migravit ab aure voluptas / Omnis, ad incertos oculos, & gaudia vana. Horat.".
With note
Issued with four other items, shelfmarks Gn.5.11(01)-(05): (1) The Silent Woman; (2) Volpone; (4) The Alchemist; (5) History of Timon of Athens.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T31271
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of "Henry C. Compton Esqr. Manor House Lyndhurst" on front pastedown.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Scrope Berdmore (1744-1814), Warden (head) of Merton College, Oxford on rear pastedown.
Binding
18th-century partially speckled brown ?sheepskin over pasteboard. Covers decorated with blind double fillets as well as as rolls and tools in a diced panel. Spine with four raised bands; gilt titling over red label ("Johnson plays", now almost completely faded). Textblock rounded and sprinkled red. Pastedowns of laid undecorated paper; no flyleaves.
Copy-specific note
Ms. modern note on front pastedown. Compton's bookplate glued over it.
Subject
Subject
English drama (Tragedy) 17th century.
Added entry--name
Hills, Henry, ? - -1710 publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50851