The cave of poverty : a poem / written in imitation of Shakespeare by Mr. Theobald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744, author.

Contributor:

Browne, Jonas, -1718, bookseller.

Roberts, James, 1668 or 1669-1754, bookseller.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Parodies, imitations, etc--Early works to 1800.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Genre:

Parodies, imitations, etc.

Poems.

Penn Provenance:

Gathorne-Hardy, Edward, 1901-1978 (bookplate) (Furness copy)

Physical Description:

[8], 48 pages ; 19 cm (8vo)

Fingerprint:

e.re w:d, e.e, ThWi (3) 1715 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Jonas Browne at the Black Swan without Temple-bar : and sold by J. Roberts, at the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-lane, 1715.

Notes:

With a half-title.

A reissue of the original undated edition of 1715 with the addition of the date to the imprint.

"Price 1 s."--Title leaf.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G⁴.

Title printed in red and black.

Woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Local Notes:

Furness copy has manuscript bibliographical notes in pencil on back pastedown.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Furness copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2023 from Antiquates Fine & Rare Books.

Furness copy has armorial bookplate ("RALPH EDWARD GATHORNE-HARDY") on front pastedown.

Furness copy has 2 printed paper slips with booksellers' descriptions of other copies of this edition laid in; photoreproduction of 1 description laid in.

Cited in:

Foxon T138

ESTC T136608

NCBEL II, col. 1745

OCLC:

520633755