The History of Hector, prince of Troy, or, The three destructions of Troy : The first and second time by Hercules, and the third time by the Greeks. Together with the noble actions of Hector, Achilles, the Amazon Queen, and divers other princes.

Accession number: 
PML 8206.5
Uniform title: 
Famous and renowned history of Hector, Prince of Troy.
Published: 
[London] : Printed and sold in Aldermary Churchyard London, [between 1770 and 1790?]
Description: 
24 p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 16 cm.
Credit: 
Purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Notes: 

First published as 'The famous and renowned history of Hector, Prince of Troy'.
Research by David Stoker suggests a general publication date range spanning from the 1770s to the 1780s for chapbooks bearing the "Aldermary Churchyard" and "Aldermary Churchyard, Bow Lane" imprints, with those bearing the street address "No. 4 Aldermary Churchyard" probably printed sometime after the mid 1770s.

Provenance: 
Bookplate of Henry Cunliffe; autograph of John Heaviside; from the Toovey collection.
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Department: 
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