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Honoria and Mammon / written by James Shirly gent. Scene Metropolis, or New-Troy ; whereunto is added the contention of Ajax and Ulisses, for the armour of Achilles ;as it was represented by young gentlemen of quality at a private entertainment of some persons of honour.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection EC Sh665 633c 1659
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 129 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 16 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Contention of Ajax and Ulysses
- Fingerprint:
- t.n- y.y. s.e. CoAl (3) 1659 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for John Crook ..., 1659.
- Notes:
- First edition.
- Signatures: A⁴ B-I⁸ K⁴ (A1, G8, K4 blank, A1 wanting).
- Errors in pagination: numbers 76-77 repeated in the paging; p. 78 incorrectly numbered 80.
- "Honoria and Mammon" is an enlargement of the author's Contention for honour and richess, 1633.
- Frontispiece portrait of Shirley by R. Gaywood.
- "The contention of Ajax and Ulysses, for the armor of Achilles" has special title page.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy bound in full calf with blind-stamped border; author, title and publication date stamped in gold on spine.
- Cited in:
- Wing S3473
- Clark, W.A. Early English literature, v. 1, p. 118-120
- Wise, T.J. The Ashley library, v. 5, p. 176
- OCLC:
- 15597233
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