Crowdsourcing the Reconstruction of a 17th-Century Englishwoman's Library
Spencer, John. A discourse concerning prodigies: wherein the vanity of presages by them is reprehended, and their true and proper ends asserted and vindicated (London : Printed by J. Field for Will. Graves over against Great S. Maries Church in Cambridge, 1665)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 156. STC R38268.
Unlocated.
Sheppard, Samuel. The loves of Amandus and Sophronia, historically narrated : apiece of rare contexture, inriched with many pleasing odes and sonnets, occasioned by the jocular, or tragicall occurrences, hapning in the progresse of the historie (London : Printed by G[artrude]. D[awson]. for Iohn Hardestie, to be sold at the Black Spred-Eagle in Ducklane, 1650)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 154. STC R14694.
Huntington Library 31853. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum and Lori Humphrey Newcomb.
Saltonstall, Wye. England’s complaint : against her adjoyning neighbours the Scots : occasioned by the factious Covenanters, in their disloialty to his Sacred Majesty, this present yeare (London : Printed [by Thomas Harper] for Richard Harper at the Bible and Harpe, neare the Hospitall gate in Smithfield, 1640)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 154. STC S110809.
Huntington Library 31854. Located by Paul Morgan.
Desfontaines, Nicolas-Marc. The second part of the Cid (London : Printed by I. Okes, for Samuell Browne, and are to be sold at his shop in St. Pauls Church-yard at the sign of the white Lion, 1640)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 152. STC S108695.
Unlocated.
Rutter, Joseph. The shepheards holy-day : a pastorall tragi-comaedie : acted before both their Maiesties at White-Hall, by the Queenes Servants (London : Printed by N[icholas] and I[ohn] Okes, for Iohn Benson, and are to be sold at his shop in St. Dunstans Church-yard in Fleetstreet, 1635)
Sotheby’s 1856 lot 152. STC S116288.
Unlocated. NOTE: This copy is lacking the title page, which may be replaced in facsimile.
Frances Wolfreston Hor Bouks 