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KILLIGREW, Thomas (1612-1683). Comedies and Tragedies. London: J. Macock for Henry Herringman, 1664.
2o in fours (288 x 195 mm). General title and ten sectional titles. Engraved frontispiece portrait by W. Faithorne after W. Sheppard (mounted and lower margin broken affecting the engraver's name). Ornamental initials, head- and tail-pieces. (Title repaired at inner margin slightly affecting several letters of imprint, few small marginal tears and repairs, few rust-holes catching a few letters.) Modern dark brown levant morocco gilt, edges gilt, by Riviere.
Provenance: Henry William Poor (morocco bookplate) sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 8 December 1908, lot 657 -- Louis H. Silver (morocco label), sold in the sale of Newberry Library duplicates from the Silver accession, Sotheby's, London, 9 November 1965, lot 190.
FIRST EDITION, the final two sectional titles cancelled and replaced with those bearing Herringman's imprint. Herringman had prepared all but the last two plays for publication by 24 October 1663, when it was entered in the Stationers' Registers. Before such copies were issued, Herringman apparently made arrangements with Andrew Crooke to include Claricilla and The Prisoners which Crooke had published in 1640 and 1641. Very scarce early issues prior to the insertion of these cancelled sectional titles contain Crooke's imprint on the final two works. Pforzheimer 571; Wing K-450.
2o in fours (288 x 195 mm). General title and ten sectional titles. Engraved frontispiece portrait by W. Faithorne after W. Sheppard (mounted and lower margin broken affecting the engraver's name). Ornamental initials, head- and tail-pieces. (Title repaired at inner margin slightly affecting several letters of imprint, few small marginal tears and repairs, few rust-holes catching a few letters.) Modern dark brown levant morocco gilt, edges gilt, by Riviere.
Provenance: Henry William Poor (morocco bookplate) sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 8 December 1908, lot 657 -- Louis H. Silver (morocco label), sold in the sale of Newberry Library duplicates from the Silver accession, Sotheby's, London, 9 November 1965, lot 190.
FIRST EDITION, the final two sectional titles cancelled and replaced with those bearing Herringman's imprint. Herringman had prepared all but the last two plays for publication by 24 October 1663, when it was entered in the Stationers' Registers. Before such copies were issued, Herringman apparently made arrangements with Andrew Crooke to include Claricilla and The Prisoners which Crooke had published in 1640 and 1641. Very scarce early issues prior to the insertion of these cancelled sectional titles contain Crooke's imprint on the final two works. Pforzheimer 571; Wing K-450.