The rape of Lucrece : committed by Tarquin the Sixt; and the remarkable judgments that befel him for it. By the incomparable master of our English poetry, Will: Shakespeare Gent. Whereunto is annexed, The banishment of Tarquin: or, the reward of lust. By J. Quarles
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London : Printed by J. G[ismond]. for John Stafford in George-yard neer Fleet-bridge, and Will: Gilbertson at the Bible in Giltspur-street, 1655
Place of creationGreat Britain, England, LondonDate1655Note(s)Reference citation note: Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), S2943, Reference citation note: British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1672[3], Reference citation note: British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1672[4], Reference citation note: Bartlett, H. Mr. William Shakespeare, 21, Reference citation note: English short title catalogue (ESTC), R13087, Copy note: cs0532. Bound in sheep with gilt single fillet borders on front and back covers; lacking paste-downs. Evidence of booksellers' catalogue entries on front inside cover and front fly-leaf. Manuscript markings. Frontispiece trimmed at foot, affecting third line. Provenance: autograph of George Steevens on A2v; inscription on front fly-leaf: "B[.] White. / Presented to him by / George Steevens Esq. / Sept. 15 1799. / & given by B[.] W[hite] to / Tho: [Thomas] Holt White / Nov. 29 1803."; according to Folger card catalogue, engraved armorial bookplate of Sir John Hatton; pencilled inscription and engraved armorial bookplate of J. Harsen Purdy (motto "fidelitas")Extent15 cm (8vo)Associated name(s)Printmaker: Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, Former owner: Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797, Former owner: Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. 1820-1889, (James Orchard), Former owner: Steevens, George, 1736-1800, Associated name: Quarles, John, 1624-1665, Former owner: Warwick Castle (Warwick, England). Shakespeare LibraryGenre/form(s)Annotations (Provenance)Rightshttps://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
