Venus and Adonis, . from the hitherto unknown edition of 1599; The passionate pilgrime, from the first edition of 1599; of which only two copies are known; Epigrammes, written by Sir John Davies, and certain of Ovid's elegies, translated by Christopher Marlowe, from a rare early edition. Edited by Charles Edmonds, [...].
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1870
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3077862
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxii,[54],xxxix,[62],xi,[53]p. . 4to.. The Nostell copy is numbered 20 of the large paper issue, and is signed and dated in manuscript by Charles Edmonds. Largely uncut. Bookseller's codes on front and rear pastedowns.. Provenance: manuscript inscription in the hand of Charles Winn (1795-1874) on front flyleaf: Only 25 copies printed.. Binding: Vellum; three vellum cords visible in hinges; fabric ties; fore-edge 'lip' made of vellum to both boards.
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Ovid (43 BC - 17 or 18 AD) Sir John Davies (bap.1569 - 1626) Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)