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The histories and novels of the late ingenious Mrs Behn : : in one volume : viz. Oroonoko, or the royal slave ; The fair jilt, or prince Tarquin ; Agnes de Castro, or the force of generous love ; Lover's watch, or the art of love ; The ladies looking-glass ; The lucky mistake, and Love-letters : never before printed / together with the life and memoirs of Mrs. Behn ; written by one of the fair sex.
Van Pelt - Microtext Microfilm cont 703 pt.5 reel 16
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- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689
- Series:
- Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 16, item 1.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Fiction -- England -- 17th century.
- Biographies -- England -- 17th century.
- Physical Description:
- 30 unnumbered pages, 82, 81-101 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, 34, 145-178, that is, 180 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 38, 23-38, 225-403 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 401-416 pages, 1 leaf of plates : portrait ; 8⁰
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for S. Briscoe, the corner-shop of Charles-street, in Russel-street, Covent-Garden, 1696.
- Summary:
- Compilation of the works of Aphra Behn.
- Notes:
- "Agnes de Castro" is a translation of: Brilhac, Jean-Baptiste de. "Agnès de Castro, nouvelle portugaise," published in 1688 in Amsterdam (cf. Cioranescu).
- The words "Oroonoko, .. generous love." and "Lover's .. before printed." are bracketed together on title page.
- The portrait of Aphra Behn is signed: R.W. fc., i.e. Robert White.
- "The fair jilt" and "Agnes de Castro" each have separate dated title page and pagination. "The lover's watch", "The lady's looking-glass", "The lucky mistake" and the "Love-letters by Mrs. A. Behn" each have caption title and continuous pagination (pp.225-416). Register is continuous throughout.
- Text continuous despite mispaginations.
- Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
- Microfilm. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Publications ; Oxford, England : Bodleian Photographic Service. 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 16, item 1.
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B1711.
- Arber's Term cat. II, 578.
- ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR12677.
- Contains:
- Oroonoko.
- Fair jilt.
- Agnes de Castro.
- Lover's watch.
- Ladies looking-glass.
- Lucky mistake.
- Love-letters.
- OCLC:
- 63661317
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