Shelfmark
Gn.5.11(04)
Author
Title
The alchemist. A comedy. Acted in the year 1610. By the Kings Majesty's servants. Witht he allowance of the master of Revels. The author B.J..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed and sold by H. Hills, in Blackfryars, near the Water-side. , [1710?]
Physical description
96 p. ; 16 cm. (12mo)
Note
B. J. = Ben Jonson.
Note
Date of publication suggested by ESTC.
Note
Signatures: A-D¹², with catchwords.
Note
Identified as Wing J1007 Variant on 'Early English books, 1641-1700', reel 1690.
Note
Printed quote on title page: "petere inde coronam, / Unde priùs nullï velarint tempora Musæ. Lucret.".
With note
Issued with four other items, shelfmarks Gn.5.11(01)-(05): (1) The Silent Woman; (2) Volpone; (3) Catiline; (5) History of Timon of Athens.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T31270
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
English drama (Comedy) 17th century.
Added entry--name
Hills, Henry, ? - -1710 printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50852