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Record Nr.

UNISA996387401403316

Autore

Brome Richard <d. 1652?>

Titolo

Five new playes, (viz.) The madd couple well matcht. Novella. Court begger. City witt. Damoiselle. By Richard Brome [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed [by T[homas] R[oycroft]] for Humphrey Moseley, Richard Marriot, and Thomas Dring, and are to be sold at their shops, 1653

Descrizione fisica

[482] p. : port. (metal cut)

Altri autori (Persone)

BromeAlexander <1620-1666.>

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Partly in verse.

Editor's dedication signed: A. Brome.

The words "madd couple .. Damoiselle." are bracketed together on title page.

The portrait is signed: T. Cross sculpsit.

"The copy was divided between two compositors. One set-up through sheet S; the other, the remainder" -- Pforzheimer Catalogue.

A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1653 edition.

Signatures: pi1 A (-A6-8) B-S; A-F G⁴; A⁴ B-F G⁴ (-A6-8, G4).

"The novella" and "The court begger" each have separate dated title page; register is continuous. "The city wit" (Wing B4866) and "The damoiselle" (Wing B4868) each have separate register and dated title page with "printed by T.R." in imprint. There is no indication that the latter two plays were ever issued separately, though they are sometimes found so (Greg).

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0216