Crowdsourcing the Reconstruction of a 17th-Century Englishwoman's Library
Fortunes tennis-ball, or, The most excellent history of Dorastus and Fawnia : rendred in delightful English verse, and worthy the perusal of all sorts of people (London : Printed by A. P[urslowe]. for Tho. Vere, at the sign of the Angel without Newgate, 1672)
A verse adaptation of Robert Greene’s Pandosto.
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 80. STC R17839.
Harvard University, Houghton Library 14455.74.25*. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum.
Colman, Walter – La dance machabre, or, Death’s duell (London : Printed by William Stansby, ca. 1632)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 44. STC S108509.
National Library of New Zealand REng COLMN Dance 1632. Located by Lori Humphrey Newcomb.
The Cavaliers catechisme, and confession of his faith, consisting in foure principall heads (London : Printed for Richard Burton, 1647)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 36. STC R204935.
UCLA, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library *BZ C376 1647. Located by Philip S. Palmer and Sarah Lindenbaum.
Perkins, William. The foundation of Christian religion, gathered into six principles, and it is to be learned of ignorant people, that they may be fit to hear sermons with profit, and to receive the Lords Supper with comfort (Cambridge : s.n. , 1642)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 36. STC R472955.
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library *BZ P451f 1642. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum.
Mayer, John. Mayers catechisme abridged, or, The A.B.C. inlarged (London : Printed by A. M[athewes] for I. M[arriot] and are to be sold by Iohn Grismand, at his shop in Pauls Alley, at the signe of the Gun, 1623)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 36. STC S107048.
Folger C.40.a.4. Located by Paul Morgan.
Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks 