The fortunate and unfortunate lovers: or the history of the lives, fortunes, and adventures of Dorastus and Fawnia, Hero and Leander. Made English from the originals, written in the Bohemia and Grecian tongues, by a gentleman, Who spent many Years in travelling through most Parts of Germany, Bohemia, Greece and Italy, where these Stories are in as much Credit and Repute, as any that are now Extant, or ever were Printed

People / Organizations

• Edward Midwinter ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for E. Midwinter on London-Bridge, [1735?]

Added name

Musaeus, Grammaticus. Hero and Leander. English.

Publication year

1735

ESTC No.

N18649

Grub Street ID

8117

Description

[12] ,58, [8] ,66 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 12°.

Note

The preface signed: Hugh Stanhope; usually considered to be a pseudonym for William Bond

'The fortunate lovers: or the history of Dorastus,Prince of Sicily. and Fawnia, only daughter and heir to the King of Bohemia' has a sparate title page (A6r) with at foot: Written in the year MDCCXXVII [1727]; 'The unfortunate lovers: or the history of Hero, only daughter to Armelius Prince of Sestos. and Leander, Prince of Abydos' has a separate title page (D7r) and pagination, register is continuous

Another edition is dated 1735

The general title page and the title page to the 'The unfortunate lovers' are both preceded by a woodcut frontispiece

With a preliminary advertisement leaf

Signatures: A]6] B-F]1]2] G]6.