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Record Nr.

UNISA996396151903316

Autore

Overbury Thomas, Sir, <1581-1613.>

Titolo

New and choise characters, of seuerall authors [[electronic resource] ] : together with that exquisite and unmatcht poeme, The wife / / written by Syr Thomas Ouerburie ; with the former characters and conceited newes, all in one volume

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by Thomas Creede, for Laurence Lisle at the Tygershead in Pauls Church-yard, 1615

Edizione

[With many other things added this sixt impression.]

Descrizione fisica

[182] p

Soggetti

Characters and characteristics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"New characters (drawne to the life) of seuerall persons, in seuerall qualities" has special t.p.

"The first 22 characters are by Overbury and others; the number was increased to 83 in subsequent editions by the contributions of anonymous authors. John Webster has been suggested as the probable author of 32 characters added to this (the sixt) impression"--NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Signatures: A4 B-G8 H4 [par.]8(-[par.]8) I4 K-M8.

Imperfect: signature B3 torn; beginning-signature C1 from defective Bodleian Library copy bound at end.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018