The life of the thrice noble, high and puissant prince William Cavendishe
Subtitle: Duke, Marquess, and Earl of Newcastle ; Earl of Ogle ; Viscount Mansfield ; and Baron of Bolsover, of Ogle, Bothal and Hepple: gentleman of His Majesties bed-chamber ; one of His Majesties most honourable Privy-Councel ; Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter ; His Majesties Lieutenant of the county and town of Nottingham ; and Justice in Ayre Trent-North: who had the honour to be governour to our most glorious King, and gracious Soveraign, in his youth, when he was Prince of Wales ; and soon after was made Captain General of all the provinces beyond the river of Trent, and other parts of the kingdom of England, with power, by a special commission, to make knights
By: written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princess, Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle, his wife
Contributors: Schuppen, Pieter Louis van, 1627-1702, engraver; Maxwell, Anne, active 1665-1675, printer; Powis, Edward Herbert, Earl of, 1785-1848, former owner
Publisher: Printed by A. Maxwell
Published: 1667
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: History
Notes: Frontispiece portrait of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle signed: Petr. van Schuppen sculpsit.

Leaf d2 cancelled and replaced with bifolium.

Signatures: pi² (a)-(d)²( -d2+[chi]²) (e)² B-3B² 3[C]² ( -3[C]1) 3D-3E².

Title within a double line border.

Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initials.

Text continuous despite pagination.

Rare Book copy: Contemporary mottled calf binding, rebacked period style; red morocco label; gilt lettering.

Rare Book copy: Manuscript correction to the name "Banaum" on page 60, possibly by the author; this correction present in other known copies of this work.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Edward Herbert, Earl of Powis, with his armorial bookplate.

English short title catalogue, R30741

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), N853