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The fatal curiosity : an affecting narrative, founded on facts : to which is annex'd, a letter, from the unfortunate and famous Sir Walter Ralegh to his lady, while under sentence of death at Winchester.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Singer-Mendenhall Collection DC137.08 .L54 1793
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618--Early works to 1800.
- Raleigh, Walter.
- Raleigh, Walter, Sir, approximately 1552-1618.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gow, Alexander, 1799-1877 (autograph) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)
- Barratt(?), Arthur (autograph) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)
- Physical Description:
- [4], 39, [3] pages ; 19 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The sixth edition.
- Contained In:
- The life, trial, and execution of his most Christian majesty Louis the XVIth, late king of France and Navarre, who was executed at Paris, January 21, 1793, by his own subjects. 31198054689810
- Fingerprint:
- nao- e.n- t,t. WhBe (3) 1767 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Liverpool : Printed by W. Nevett and Co. in Prince's-Street for O. Adams, the proprietor, MDCCLXVII [1767]
- Notes:
- Anonymous. "Possibly an adaptation of George Lillo's 'Fatal curiosity'"--ESTC.
- One of two sixth editions published in 1767, the other was published by Adams in Birmingham.
- Signatures: [A]² B-F⁴ G².
- Woodcut initial.
- Type ornament factotum, head-piece and tail-pieces.
- Price in square brackets on title leaf: Price Six-Pence.
- Local Notes:
- Singer-Mendenhall copy bound with: The life, trial, and execution of his most Christian majesty Louis the XVIth, late king of France and Navarre, who was executed at Paris, January 21, 1793, by his own subjects. London : Printed for Robert Barker, no. 6, Hatton-Yard, Hatton-Garden ..., MDCCXCIII [1793].
- Singer-Mendenhall copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2023 from Bernard Quaritch.
- Singer-Mendenhall copy has autograph ("Alexander Gow Wolverhampton") of Alexander Gow (1799-1877) on front pastedown; autograph ("Arthur Barratt[?] Wolverhampton AB") on front pastedown.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T190866
- OCLC:
- 43123920
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