Shirley, James; Thomas Rawlins; George Chapman; Jasper Mayne

James Shirley. The Dukes Mistris. London: Printed by John Norton, for Andrew Crooke, and William Cooke, 1638. Woodcut ornament on title; tiny mends to gutter margin of title, title and a few margins soiled, lower outer corner of leaf G2 torn away affecting catchword, headlines on leaves H2 and K4 shaved. First edition. STC 22441B; ESTC S102206; Greg 536(A*). — George Chapman & James Shirley. The Tragedie of Chabot, Admiral of France.   London: Printed by Tho[mas] Cotes, for Andrew Crooke, and William Cooke, 1639; title soiled, some marginal soiling, lacks final blank leaf I4, headline on leaf B2 shaved. First edition. STC 4996; ESTC S107727; Greg 550; Pforzheimer 161 — Thomas Rawlins. The Rebellion: A Tragedy. London: Printed by I. Okes, for Daniell Frere, and are to be sold at the Signe of the Red Bull in Little Brittaine, 1640; two small stains on title, some light marginal spotting or soiling, headlines on D3 and F3 shaved, tiny rust holes in E1 and F1 affecting a few letters. First edition. STC 20770; ESTC S115676; Greg 582; Pforzheimer 831 — Jasper Mayne. Two plaies, The City Match. A Comoedy. And The amorous warre, a tragy-comoedy. Oxford: Re-Printed by Hen[ry] Hall, for Ric[hard] Davis, 1658; some marginal spotting and soiling, quire D in the second work lightly browned. First edition of the second work. Wing M1480; ESTC R13752; Greg 568(BI) & 671(AII).

Together five works in one volume, 8vo (7 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.; 180 x 134 mm). Contemporary blind-ruled calf; spine mended but joints cracking, a few scuffs.

Duke of Fife, Mar Lodge, Aberdeenshire (Skene Library bookplate; Sotheby's London, 13 March 1962, lot 436. acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale through Seven Gables

 

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A fine collection of mostly first editions in their original binding.