Crowdsourcing the Reconstruction of a 17th-Century Englishwoman's Library
Copley, Anthony. Wits, fits, and fancies, or, A generall and serious collection, of the sententious speeches, answers, iests, and behauiours, of all sortes of estates, from the throane to the cottage (London : By Edw: Allde, dwelling in little Saint Bartholomewes, neer Christ-Church, 1614)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 294. ESTC S124353 or S105075.
Unlocated. Said to be imperfect.
Porter, Henry. The pleasant historie of the two angrie women of Abington, with the humorous mirthe of Dick Coomes and Nicholas Prouerbes, two seruingmen : as it was lately playde by the right Honorable the Earle of Nottinghamn, Lord high Admirall, his seruants (London : By Edward Allde for Ioseph Hunt, and William Ferbrand, and are to be solde at the corner of Colman-streete, neere Loathburie, 1599)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 294. ESTC S110461 or S110459.
Unlocated. Last leaf is said to be imperfect.
Howell, Thomas. H. His deuises, for his owne exercise, and his friends pleasure (London : In Fleetestreate, beneath the conduite, at the signe of the Saint Iohn Euangelist, by [W. How? for] H. Iackson, 1581)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 293. ESTC S113292. Free Library of Philadelphia S113282. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum.
Hic mulier, or, The man-woman (London : Printed by Eliot’s Court Press, 1620)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 292. ESTC S92970, S106167, or S92971.
Unlocated. Last leaf is said to be imperfect.
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.
Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks 