The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
By: written by Sir Philip Sidney, knight
Contributors: Pembroke, Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of, 1561-1621; Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640; Bellings, Richard, -1677; Camden, William, 1551-1623; Johnstoun, James; Salesbury, Henry, 1561-1637?
Edition: 13th ed.
Publisher: Printed for George Calvert
Published: 1674
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 624
Subjects: Utopias; Happiness in literature; Idealism in literature; English Idealism; English Epigrams; English Sonnets
Other titles: Defence of poesie.; Apologie for poetrie.
Work titles: Arcadia
Notes: One of a series of editions of author's complete works and supplements by others, started around 1638 by different publishers.--BM (compact ed.)

Head and tail pieces.

Supplement by Johnstoun has a separate t.p. bearing dedication to James VI, king of Scotland; Sixth book by Bellings has an own t.p.

"Alphabetical table" at end pages.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700, S3770
Table of contents: title: To my dear lady and sister the Countess of Pembroke / Philip Sidney; title: To the reader / H.S. [Henry Salesbury?]; title: Life and death of Sir Philip Sidney / Guilielmus Camdenus; title: [Epigrams on Sir Philip Sidney] / Owen and 29 others; title: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia / written by Sir Philip Sidney; title: A sixth book to the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia / written by R.B. [Richard Bellings]; title: Certain sonnets, never before printed / written by Sir Philip Sidney; title: Defence of poesie [also known as Apologie for poetrie] / by Sir Philip Sidney, knight; title: Astrophel and Stella / written by noble knight Sir Philip Sidney; title: Her most excellent Majestie walking in Wanstead Garden [a masque, also known as Lady of May, or May-Lady] / [P. Sidney]; title: A supplement to the third book of Arcadia / Ja. Johnstoun; title: Remedie for love / written by Sir Philip Sidney.