The lady of pleasure. . A comedie, as it was acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private house in Drury Lane.
James Shirley (1596-1666)
Category
Books
Date
1637
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 3007515
Summary
Bibliographic description
Final leaf = K2 . 4to.. Cropped at foot affecting signatures and catchwords. Manuscript volume contents list in a seventeenth-century hand. Old shelfmarks in ink: Q:6:15; I7.15; F.5.15. Old shelfmarks in pencil: F1-6; 18/4. Provenance: Gilt centrepiece on both covers: crescent moon, surrounded by garter motto with earl's coronet on top. Printed slip: Earl of Egremont, Petworth. Binding: Sprinkled calf, red sprinkled edges, double gilt fillet frame, gilt centrepieces (boxed).
Makers and roles
James Shirley (1596-1666)