Crowdsourcing the Reconstruction of a 17th-Century Englishwoman's Library
Puttenham, George. The arte of English poesie, contriued into three bookes : the first of poets and poesie, the second of proportion, the third of ornament (London : Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the black-Friers, neere Ludgate, 1589)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 336. ESTC S123166. Harvard University, Houghton Library STC 20519. Located by Paul Morgan.
Langland, William. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted ([London : By Richard Grafton for Roberte Crowley], [1550])
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 328. ESTC S104327 or S122059.
This book is imperfect, lacking the title, a “portion” of A Brief Sum[m]e of the Principal Poyntes, and all after T4. It was in private ownership at the time Paul Morgan documented it in a census of Wolfreston’s books in 1989, but its present whereabouts are unknown.
The Second Part of the Myrrour / Myrror / Mirror of Knighthood (London, [(1583-1599)])
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 319. ESTC S113624, S94536, S113643, S113655, or S113621.
A translation of Espejo de principes y cavalleros.
Unlocated. Said to be imperfect.
Rich, Barnabe. The aduentures of Brusanus Prince of Hungaria (London, 1592)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 319. ESTC S101595 or S94891.
Unlocated. Said to be imperfect and lack title.
Manwood, John. A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest : wherin is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forrestes, and what a forrest is in his owne proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a park, or a warren, with all such thinges as are incident or belonging thereunto, with their seuerall proper tearmes of art : as more at large doth appeare in the table in the beginning of this booke (London : Printed by [Adam Islip? for] Thomas Wight and Bonham Norton, 1598)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 308. ESTC S111993.
Unlocated. Last leaf of index lacking.
Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks 