The workes of Lvcivs Annævs Seneca
By: newly inlarged and corrected by Thomas Lodge ...
Contributors: Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625; Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606; Stansby, William, active 1597-1638, printer; Elstracke, Renold, active 1590-1630, engraver
Publisher: Printed by Willi; Stansby.
Published: 1620
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 921
Subjects: Ancient Philosophy; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Workes of Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Work titles: Prose works
Notes: The title page is engraved and signed: RE sc:, i.e. Renold Elstracke.

Colophon reads: "London, printed by VVilliam Stansby, dwelling in Thames-streete, by Pauls-wharfe, next to St. Peters Church. 1620."

Date of publication from colophon.

Signatures: a-b⁴ c-d⁶ B-4I⁶ 4K⁴ 4L⁶.

Numerous errors in pagination.

Pages [1]-[2] and [40] at front and pages [1] and [23] at end are blank.

Engraved t.p.; title within architectural border.

Head- and tail-pieces; initials (some historiated); pages box-ruled.

Printer's device (McKerrow 292) in colophon.

The "Epistles" and "The memorable and famous tracts, both morall and natvrall" have special title pages.

"The life of Lvcivs Annaevs Seneca, described by Ivstvs Lipsivs": pages [17]-[39] at front.

Includes index: p. [2]-[21] at end.

"The epistles of Lucius Annæus Seneca the philosopher" and "The memorable and famous tracts: both morall and naturall" each have separate title page dated 1620; pagination and register are continuous.   Colophon reads: London, printed by VVilliam Stansby, dwelling in Thames-streete, by Pauls-wharfe, next to St. Peters Church. 1620.

Rare Book copy (B615.E5 1620g): Later full leather binding.

STC (2nd ed.) 22214

Pforzheimer, 626

English short title catalogue, S117064

Gift; Robert Cohon in memory of Dr. Bertram Jerome Cohon and Hortense Lenore Cohon; October 13, 2014.