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Record Nr.

UNISA996394163403316

Titolo

A helpe to discourse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters [[electronic resource] ] : Consisting of witty philosophicall, grammaticall, physicall, astronomicall questions and answers. As also, epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, iests, posies, love toyes, &c. readded and plentifully dispersed. Together vvith The countrey-mans counsellour, and his yearely oracle and prognostication, with additions, or a helpe to preserve his health, never before printed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by B. A[lsop] and T. F[awcet] for Nicolas Vavasour, and aoe [sic] to be sold at his shop in Inner Temple, neere the church, 1640

Edizione

[The thirteenth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

[6], 389, [1] p

Soggetti

Epigrams - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Often attributed to William Basse, Edward Phillips or Edward Pond; this attribution, however, is doubtful.

Printers' names from STC.

I9r is a separate title page, omitting printer's initials, reading: The countrey-mans councellor. Or, A necessary addition to this yeerely oracle, or prognostication. Calculated by art, as a tutor for their helpe, that otherwise buy more then they understand. ..

M9r is a separate title page, omitting printer's initials, reading: Sphinx and Oedipus. Yet further propounding and dissolving of riddles. Or, A supplement, or new supply of additions, pertinent to this former miscellany, or helpe to discourse.

Identified as STC 1559a on UMI microfilm, reel 562.

Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0055