Hadassa:, or, The history of Queene Ester : with meditations thereupon, diuine and morall. / By Fra. Quarles..

In verse.

Dedicated to James I.

Printer's device on t.p. Printer's name from STC.

Royal arms of James I on verso of t.p.

Head-pieces, ornate initial on leaf A3r; woodcut borders around "The Argument" which introduces each section . Text on paper watermarked with pot.

Signatures: A-M⁴, N². Page [4] and final p. blank.

STC (2nd ed.), 20546

English short title catalogue, s115479

Upper cover, lower cover and spine Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

Alexander Turnbull Library copy exhibited ; REng QUAR Hada 1621 (363525) : Simple to Sumptuous: Bookbindings 1450 to the Present. 5 April - 19 July 2008

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Binding: green crushed morocco, gold tooled on upper and lower covers with ornate border surrounding central panel of geometric design in double and single fillets, gold tooled edges and turn-ins; spine with raised bands gold tooled in decorated compartments; gilt text edges; marbled endpapers. Binder's stamp in gold on front turn-in: "Bound by Zaehnsdorf, 1915"; and binder's device in gold on back pastedown. Spine title: Hadassa. Francis Quarles. Provenance: bookplate of Alex H. Turnbull. Acc. 363525.

Digital image available: upper cover, lower cover and spine, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.