Jonson, Ben

THE WORKES OF BENJAMIN JONSON [Two volumes]

[London]: Printed by Richard Bishop [and Robert Young], and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke, in St. Paules, Church-yard, 1640/1641. Second Folio Printing. Folios, Three Volumes bound in two books. In Very Good condition. Rebacked with new calf spines and burgundy labels with gilt lettering, with previous boards preserved. Both volumes have previous owners name and information on second free end page. Marbled endpapers.

In the first book, which contains only Volume 1, the subsidiary plays each have separate dated title pages. "Epigrammes" begins a new pagination and register; otherwise pagination and register are continuous. Most of the parts have special title pages with imprint: London, Printed by R. Bishop, 1640. "Poëtaster" has title page with imprint: "London, Printed by Robert Young, M.DC.XL." The title page is engraved and signed "Guliel[mus] Hole fecit". Signatures: A-Kkk6 Lll4; 2A-2T6.

The second book contains Volumes 2 and 3. Volume 2 was edited by Jonson himself, but Volume 3 was edited by by Sir Kenelm Digby. The three plays comprising Volume 2 ("Bartholmew [sic] Fayre," "The Diuell is an asse," and "The staple of nevves") each have separate title page with imprint "... printed by I[ohn]. B[eale]. for Robert Allot ... 1631." Signatures: A6 B-M4 Aa-Cc4 2D-H4 2I6 N-Y4 Vol. 3 B-Q4, R2, S-X4, Y2, Z4, Aa-Oo4, Pp2, Qq4, 2A-K4, 2L2, 2M-R4, 3A-P4, 3Q2, 3R-V4. Closed tear to L4. CK Consignment. Shelved in Case 0.

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NOTES

The first volume, printed by Richard Bishop for Andrew Crooke, was a 1640 reprint of the 1616 folio with corrections and emendations; it has sometimes been termed "the second edition of the first folio." The second volume was printed by James Dawson for Thomas Walkley in 1641, lacks a general title page, and the order of the parts varies in published editions. This volume contains later works, most of them unpublished or uncollected previously. ESTC S112456, ESTC S111824.