All the histories and novels written by the late ingenious Mrs. Behn, entire in one volume ... : together with the history of the life and memoirs of Mrs. Behn : never before printed / by one of the fair sex ; intemix'd with pleasant love-letters that pass'd betwixt her and Minheer Van Bruin, a Dutch merchant, with her character of the country and lover ; and her love-letters to a gentleman in England.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689

Contributor:

Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.

Wellington, Richard, -1715, publisher.

Tucker, Roger, active 1700, bookseller.

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Standardized Title:

Prose works

Language:

English

Genre:

Publishers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 17th century.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Physical Description:

10 unnumbered pages, liv, 464 pages ; 19 cm (8vo)

Edition:

The fourth edition, with large additions.

Fingerprint:

R-RY lyan o-at coan (3) 1700 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for R. Wellington ... : And are to be sold by R. Tuckyr ..., 1700.

Contents:

(from t.p.) I. The history of Oroonoko, or the royal slave : written by the command of King Charles the Second

II. The fair jilt, or, Prince Tarquin

III. Agnes de Castro, or The force of generous love

IV. The lovers watch, or the art of making love, being rules of courtship for every hour of the day and night

V. The ladies looking-glass to dress herself by, or the whole art of charming all mankind

VI. The lucky mistake

VII. Memoirs of the court of the King of Bantam

VIII. The nun, or the perjured beauty

IX. The adventure of the black lady.

Notes:

Dedication signed: Charles Gildon.

Signatures: a-d⁸ A-2F⁸.

Leaf c4 signed "C4".

Page 447 numbered 474.

Title within border of double rules.

"The fair jilt," "Agnes de Castro," "The lover's watch," "The lady's looking-glass," "The lucky mistake," "Memoirs on the court of the King of Bantam" and "The nun" each has special title leaf (title within border of double rules) dated 1699.

Publisher's advertisement on leaf a1.

Local Notes:

Schimmel Collection copy has illegible early ms. inscription (struck through) at head of title leaf.

Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Caroline F. Schimmel.

Schimmel Collection copy has folded paper leaf with bookseller's printed description of this copy laid in.

Schimmel Collection copy bound in full contemporary calf; spine rebacked; 4 raised bands on spine; gold-stamped red morocco spine label ("APHRA BEHN'S HISTORIES & NOVELS").

Schimmel Collection copy has a few tears in margins of leaves; tail outer corner of leaves c4 and L4 torn off; tail outer corner of leaf L7 excised; head outer corner of leaf 2D3 torn off.

Cited in:

ESTC R216994

OCLC:

15669441