Crowdsourcing the Reconstruction of a 17th-Century Englishwoman's Library
Heywood, Thomas and William Rowley. Fortune by land and sea : a tragi-comedy, as it was acted with great applause by the Queens servants (London : Printed for John Sweeting at the Angel in Popes-head Alley, and Robert Pollard at the Ben Johnson’s Head behind the Exchange, 1655)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 291. ESTC R10165. Princeton University, Firestone Library Taylor 17th-312. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum. Images of the book may be seen here and here.
Virgil. An essay upon two of Virgil’s Eclogues, and two books of his Aeneis (London : Printed by T.C. for Thomas Brewster at the sign of the three Bibles at the west end, 1658)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 282. ESTC R37211.
British Library 11355.c.21. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum.
Davenport, Robert. King Iohn and Matilda, a tragedy : as it was acted with great applause by her Majesties servants at the Cock-pit in Drury-lane (London : Printed for Andrew Pennycuicke, 1655)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 257. ESTC R17885 .
Unlocated.
Day, John. The blind-beggar of Bednal-green, vvith the merry humor of Tom Strowd the Norfolk yeoman, as it was divers times publickly acted by the Princes servants (London : Printed for R. Pollard, and Tho. Dring, and are to be sold at the Ben Johnsons Head, behind the Exchange, and the George in Fleetstreet, near Saint Dunstans Church, 1659)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 256. ESTC R6497.
Unlocated.
Daborne, Robert. The poor-mans comfort : a tragi-comedy, as it was divers times acted at the Cock-pit in Drury lane with great applause (London : Printed for Rob: Pollard at Ben-Jonsons head behinde the Exchange; and John Sweeting at the Angel in Popes-head Alley, 1655)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 256. ESTC R6223.
Unlocated.
Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks 