| Other author/creator | Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640. Tragedy of Croesus. |
| Other author/creator | Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640. Tragedy of Darius. |
| Other author/creator | Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640. Alexandraean tragedy. |
| Other author/creator | Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640. Tragedy of Julius Caesar. |
| Other author/creator | Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640. Dooms-day, or, The great day of the Lords judgement. |
| Other author/creator | Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640. Paraenesis to the Prince. |
| Other author/creator | Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640. Jonathan. |
| Other author/creator | Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640. Monarchick tragedies. |
| Other author/creator | Harper, Thomas, d. 1656, printer. |
| Other author/creator | Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, artist. |
| Variant title |
Recreations with the muses |
| Series |
Early English books online. ^A888680
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| General note | A reprinting of the expanded edition of "The monarchick tragedies", "Doomes-day", and "A paraenesis to the Prince", with "Jonathan" added. "Dooms-day, or, The great day of the Lords iudgement" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. Within this, "Ionathan" has separate dated title page. Cf. National Library of Scotland. |
| General note | This copy contains a fine impression of the rare portrait of Alexander by William Marshall. On the portrait is the manuscript inscription 'Liber Fra: Kinaston ex dono Nobilissimi Authoris'. Sir Francis Kinnaston (1587-1642) was an influential English poet of the court of Charles I. The inscription is of some bibliographical importance as it indicates clearly that the portrait was issued with the book. It had been argued that the rarity of the portrait was a consequence of its having been issued separately and Greg was doubtful that it was printed to accompany the book. This copy also contains an eighteenth-century facsimile of the portrait. Cf. National Library of Scotland. |
| General note | Title within ornamental border (McK. & Ferg. 224), headpieces; initials. |
| General note | Signatures: A⁶ (A1 blank) B-X⁶ Y⁸, [A]² B-2D⁶ 2E⁸ (2E8 blank). |
| General note | Reproduction of original in: Edinburgh University Library. |
| References |
STC (2nd ed.), 347 |
| References |
ESTC, S106640 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2395:2) |
| Genre/form | Plays England London 17th century. |
| Genre/form | Poems England London 17th century. |
| Genre/form | Borders (Type evidence) England 17th century. |
| Stock number | CL0036000089 ProQuest, 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
