The works of the Honourable Sr. Philip Sidney, Kt.
Subtitle: in prose and verse ; in three volumes : containing, I. The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.--II. The defense of poesy.---III. Astrophel and Stella.--IV. The remedy of love; sonnets, &c.--V. The Lady of May : a masque.--VI. The life of the author.
Contributors: Bellings, Richard, d. 1677.
Edition: The fourteenth edition.
Publisher: Printed for E. Taylor, A. Bettesworth, E. Curll, W. Mears, and R. Gosling
Published: 1725
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Notes: Vol. 1 has general t.-p. and special t.-p., without ed. statement, with imprint: London : [s.n.], 1725; vols. 2 and 3 each have special t.-p., without ed. statement, with imprint: London : [s.n.], 1724; vol. 3 also contains special title-pages: A sixth book ...--London : [s.n.], 1724; The poetical works of Sir Philip Sidney, Kt. -- The fourteenth edition. --London : [s.n.], 1724.

Apparently the same ed. was also issued with undated general t.-p. bearing imprint of W. Innys.

Signatures: [6 leaves, the 3rd signed A2, the fourth signed A4] A-B₋b-₋sp8₋b-₋ss A-2D₋b-₋sp8₋b-₋ss 2E₋b-₋sp2₋b-₋ss(2E1 signed E); [A]1 B-2H₋b-₋sp8₋b-₋ss [I]1; [pi]₋b-₋sp2₋b-₋ss A-D₋b-₋sp8₋b-₋ss B-N₋b-₋sp8₋b-₋ss

Pagination: [12], 32, 96, 95-110, 113-419, [1] p. (the last page blank), 2 leaves of plates; [2], 400-881, [1] p. (the last page blank, 634 mispaged 624), 3 leaves of plates; [4], 64, 184, [8] p., 1 leaf of plates.

Vols. 1-2 paged continuously.

Stamp embossed on t.-p.: The Library. Boston College ...

Vol. 3 has armorial bookplate of John Jennings.
Table of contents: v. 1. The life of Sir Philip Sidney. Testimonies concerning the author. Criticisms on pastoral writing. The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia [books I-II]; v. 2. The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia [books III-V]; v.3. A sixth book to the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia / written by R.B. [Richard Bellings] of Lincoln's-Inn, esq. The defense of poesy. Astrophel and Stella. A remedy for love. Sonnets and translations. The Lady of May : a masque. Postscript.