The first booke of songes, or, Ayres of fowre partes with tableture for the lute
Subtitle: so made that all the partes together, or either of them seuerally may be song to the lute, orpherian or viol de gambo
By: composed by Iohn Dowland lutenist and Batcheler of Musicke in both the vniversities ; also an inuention by the sayd author for two to playe vpon one lute
Contributors: Short, Peter, -1603, printer
Publisher: Printed by Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the sign of the Starre
Published: 1597
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Other titles: Ayres of fowre partes with tableture for the lute; First book of songs
Work titles: Songs or ayres, First book
Notes: Signatures: pi℗ø A-L℗ø.

Title page within woodcut border; head- and tailpieces; initials.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 7091

English short title catalogue, S106687

Cataloged 20161209 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in contemporary limp vellum. The lower margin of pi2 is torn, with no resulting losses to text. Early pen trials are present on various leaves and the initials "G.R." are scribed in blind into the verso of the final flyleaf. Housed in a maroon goatskin case with the title stamped in gilt at the head of the spine.