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.
Marlowe, Christopher. The famous tragedy of the rich Iew of Malta : as it was playd before the King and Queene, in his Majesties theatre at White-hall, by her Majesties Servants at the Cock-pit (London : Printed by I[ohn]. B[eale]. for Nicholas Vavasour, and are to be sold at his shop in the Inner-Temple, neere the Church, 1633)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 310. ESTC S109853. Harvard University, Houghton Library STC 17412. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum. Images of the book may be seen here.
Marlowe, Christopher. The troublesome raigne and lamentable death of Edward the second, King of England : with the tragicall fall of proud Mortimer, and also the life and death of Peirs Gauestone, the great Earle of Cornewall, and mighty fauorite of King Edvvard the second : as it was publikely acted by the right Honourable the Earle of Pembrooke his seruants (London : Printed [at Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Lame-Hospitall Gate, neere Smithfield, 1622)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 310. ESTC R10165. Harvard University, Houghton Library S120696. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum. Images of the book may be seen here.
Greene, Robert. Greenes neuer too late: both parts (London : Printed [by William Stansby] for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstanes Churchyard in Fleetestreete vnder the clock, [1611])
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 279. ESTC S116016.
Harvard University, Houghton Library STC 12255.5. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum.
The batchelars banquet, or, A banquet for batchelars : wherein is prepared sundry daintie dishes to furnish their table, curiously drest, and seriously serued in : pleasantly discoursing the variable humours of women, their quicknesse of wittes, and vnsearchable deceits (London : Printed by T[homas] C[reede and others] and are to be solde by T. P[avier], 1603)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 219. ESTC S105241.
Harvard University, Houghton Library STC 6476.2. Located by Paul Morgan.
Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks 