Accession number
PML 6581
Creator
Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?
Published
At London : Printed by I. Windet for G. Seton, and are to be sold at his shop vnder Aldersgate, 1586.
Credit line
Purchased with the Irwin collection, 1900.
Notes
"Malgre. Seene and allowed."
Caption title on p. [1] (2nd group): The English mirrovr ...
Dedicated to Elizabeth I, Queen of England.
Divisional title to 2nd bk., p. [101]: The second booke of The English mirrour, intituled Enuy, conquered by vertue ...
Divisional title to 3rd bk., p. [1] (3rd group): The third booke of The English mirrovr entituled, A fortresse against enuy ...
Errata: p. [5] (1st group).
First ed. - very rare.
Page heads and side-notes.
Signatures: text A-P in 8s.
Text mostly in black letter.
Title in woodcut border, on verso English arms & acrostic on Queen Elizabeth - with prelims.
Title ornamental border, head-pieces, mortised initial blocks (one signed: IW), initial blocks, border ornaments, tail-pieces.
Caption title on p. [1] (2nd group): The English mirrovr ...
Dedicated to Elizabeth I, Queen of England.
Divisional title to 2nd bk., p. [101]: The second booke of The English mirrour, intituled Enuy, conquered by vertue ...
Divisional title to 3rd bk., p. [1] (3rd group): The third booke of The English mirrovr entituled, A fortresse against enuy ...
Errata: p. [5] (1st group).
First ed. - very rare.
Page heads and side-notes.
Signatures: text A-P in 8s.
Text mostly in black letter.
Title in woodcut border, on verso English arms & acrostic on Queen Elizabeth - with prelims.
Title ornamental border, head-pieces, mortised initial blocks (one signed: IW), initial blocks, border ornaments, tail-pieces.
Description
[6], 180, [10], 201-249, [1] p. : coat of arms (woodcut) ; 18 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Occasional passages underlined.
Provenance
Irwin collection; From the A.W. Griswold collection.
Binding
Blue cloth case binding. Previously in red morocco.
Classification
Catalog link
Department