Crowdsourcing the Reconstruction of a 17th-Century Englishwoman's Library
Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke : newly imprinted and inlarged, according to the true and perfect copy lastly printed (London : Printed by W[illiam]. S[tansby]. for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstans Church-yard in Fleetstreet: vnder the Diall, [1625])
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 351. ESTC S111101.
The Folger Library STC 22278 c. 2. Located by Paul Morgan. Images of the book may be seen here.
The first part of the true and honorable historie, of the life of Sir Iohn Old-castle, the good Lord Cobham : as it hath been lately acted by the right honorable the Earle of Notingham Lord high Admirall of England his seruants (London : Printed by G[eorge] E[ld] for I. Helme, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstans Church-yard, in Fleet-streete, 1600)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 350. ESTC S106323.
British Library C.34.l.2. Located by Paul Morgan.
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.
Mead, Robert. The combat of love and friendship : a comedy : as it hath formerly been presented by the gentlemen of Ch. Ch. in Oxford (London : Printed for M[ercy] M[eighen] G. Bedell, and T. Collins, at the Middle Temple gate, Fleetstreet, 1654 [i.e. 1653])
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 316. ESTC R202907.
Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library B823M46 P. Located by Paul Morgan.
The merry diuel of Edmonton : as it hath beene sundry times acted, by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the banke-side (London : Printed by G. Eld, for Arthur Iohnson, dwelling at the signe of the white-Horse in Paules Church yard, ouer against the great north doore of Paules, 1617)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 315. ESTC S106287.
British Library C.34.l.12. Located by Paul Morgan.
Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks 