A help to discourse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters [[electronic resource] ] : Consisting of witty, philosophical, grammatical, physical, astronomical questions and answers. As also epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, posies, love-toys, &c. are added, and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellor, and his yearly oracle, and prognostication, with additions, or a help to preserve his health; never before printed. As also the art of cookery, and sundry experiments, and their extractions of oyl, waters, &c

• Pubblicazione: London, : printed by J.R. for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1682
• Edizione: The seventeenth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: [6], 42, 41-229 [i.e, 243], [1] p
• Soggetto topico: Epigrams - 17th century; Anecdotes; Cookery
• Persona (resp. second.): BasseWilliam <d. ca. 1653, >; PhillipsEdward <1630-1696?, >; PondEdward <d. 1629, >
• Note generali: Often attributed to William Basse or Edward Pond; this attribution, however, is doubtful. Also attributed to Edward Phillips; this attribution is impossible as Phillips born after the first edition.; "The country-man's counsellor" has caption title on p. 127, and "Sphinx and Oedipus" has caption title on p. 174; register and pagination are continuous.; Page 243 is misnumbered 229; text is continuous despite pagination.; Pages stained, torn and faded, with some loss of print.; Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0014
• Titolo autorizzato: A help to discourse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996395259303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno