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<dl><dd>"Another issue of the expanded reissue of 1607 in which the original title of The Alexandrean Tragedy, ³A2, is replaced by a cancel (verso blank) bearing an ornament in place of a lace ornament. The cancel is from a wholly different setting"--Greg.</dd>
<dd>Continued from title page: "Croesus, Darius, The Alexandraean, Iulius Caesar."</dd>
<dd>Edition statement precedes author's name on title page</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A⁴(±A2) a² B-M⁴ N², ²A-K⁴ L², ³A-2D⁴ 2E² (A1, K4 (second series), and 2E2 (third series) are blank).</dd>
<dd>Title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library. Catalogue of the Barton Collection</dd>
<dd>Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, &amp; Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.)</dd>
<dd>Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoriation</dd>
<dd>English short title catalogue</dd>
<dd>Cataloged</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in ca. 19th-century umbergoatskin double-paneled in gilt. Spine paneled and tooled in gilt with black leather label. Armorial bookplate of the Barton Library. Four page bio-bibliographical inscription in the hand of Thomas Pennant Barton is bound-in at front. Leaf A1 (blank) wanting.</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy is the first of three items bound together in a single volume titled "Earl of Stirling's Tragedies." This volume contains: [1] The monarchicke tragedies / by William Alexander (1607) -- [2]: A paraenesis to the Prince / by William Alexander -- [3]: Aurora, containing the first fancies of the authors youth / William Alexander</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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<dl><dd>Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640</dd>
<dd>Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedie of Darius</dd>
<dd>Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedy of Croesus</dd>
<dd>Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Alexandraean tragedy</dd>
<dd>Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedie of Iulius Caesar</dd>
<dd>Simmes, Valentine, active 1585-1622, printer</dd>
<dd>Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller</dd>
<dd>Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner</dd></dl></div>
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