The workes of Benjamin Jonson.
Title
The workes of Benjamin Jonson.
Date
1640
Place
London
Publisher
Printed by Richard Bishop [and Robert Young], and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke
Language
English
Latin
Greek
Contributor
Gerald Eades Bentley
Robert Vaughan
William Hole
Richard Bishop
Robert Young
Thomas Coningsby Coningsby
Note
CONTENT:
Mostly in verse.
Each work, except The Forrest and A Panegyre, has special t.p.; Poëtaster has imprint: Printed by R. Young.
Epigrammes, The Forrest, Part of the kings entertainment, A Panegyre, Entertainments, and Masques are paged as a separate section.
Mostly in verse.
Each work, except The Forrest and A Panegyre, has special t.p.; Poëtaster has imprint: Printed by R. Young.
Epigrammes, The Forrest, Part of the kings entertainment, A Panegyre, Entertainments, and Masques are paged as a separate section.
Every man in his humor.-- Every man out of his humor.-- Cynthias revells.-- Poëtaster.-- Sejanus.-- The fox.-- The silent woman.-- The alchymist.-- Catiline.-- Epigrammes.-- The forrest.-- Entertainments.-- Panegyre.-- Masques
COLLATION:
A6-3K6 3L4 A6-T6 [$3 (-A1, A2, 2L1, 3L3)]. A1 repaired. [12] 1-668, 1-228. Unnumbered pages: 1, 2, 63, 64, 153-154, 236-238, 311-312, 385-386, 457, 458, 524, 592-594, 2nd 1, 2, 66-68, 91, 92, 111, 112. Boards measure 30.3 x 18.1 cm. Leaves measure 29.3 x 18.2 cm. Pastedown has note "Tall copy"--11 5/8 x 7 3/8 in pencil.
A6-3K6 3L4 A6-T6 [$3 (-A1, A2, 2L1, 3L3)]. A1 repaired. [12] 1-668, 1-228. Unnumbered pages: 1, 2, 63, 64, 153-154, 236-238, 311-312, 385-386, 457, 458, 524, 592-594, 2nd 1, 2, 66-68, 91, 92, 111, 112. Boards measure 30.3 x 18.1 cm. Leaves measure 29.3 x 18.2 cm. Pastedown has note "Tall copy"--11 5/8 x 7 3/8 in pencil.
TYPE:
Roman; Italic
Roman; Italic
DEDICATIONS:
Various: individual dedications precede each play or set of poems; various dedicatory sonnets at the opening.
Various: individual dedications precede each play or set of poems; various dedicatory sonnets at the opening.
TABLES AND INDEXES:
Catalogue of volume contents on A3.
Catalogue of volume contents on A3.
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Ornamented and historiated initials, head and tail pieces. Printer's devices: Every Man in His Humour, Every Man Out of His Humour, Cynthia's Revels, Sejanus His Fall, Volpone, Epicoene, The Alchemist, Cateline: his Conspiracy: McKerrow #379 (without initials; see note in Additions to McKerrow's Devices, Lavin). Every Man Out of His Humour: McKerrow #379.
Ornamented and historiated initials, head and tail pieces. Printer's devices: Every Man in His Humour, Every Man Out of His Humour, Cynthia's Revels, Sejanus His Fall, Volpone, Epicoene, The Alchemist, Cateline: his Conspiracy: McKerrow #379 (without initials; see note in Additions to McKerrow's Devices, Lavin). Every Man Out of His Humour: McKerrow #379.
The portrait is signed: Ro: Vaughan fecit.
The title page is engraved and signed "Guliel[mus] Hole fecit".
IMPRINT:
London : Printed by Richard Bishop [and Robert Young], and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke, 1640.
London : Printed by Richard Bishop [and Robert Young], and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke, 1640.
FORMAT:
[10], 668, 228 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 29 cm.
[10], 668, 228 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 29 cm.
CONDITION:
Copy (Blake Suppl. no. 70) imperfect: Title-page, portrait frontispiece, and first ten pages of preliminaries damaged with repairs and some loss of text.
Copy (Blake Suppl. no. 70) imperfect: Title-page, portrait frontispiece, and first ten pages of preliminaries damaged with repairs and some loss of text.
Errors in paging: p. 357 is misnumbered 356
REFERENCES:
Greg, III, p.1073-5
S.T.C. 14753
Greg, III, p.1073-5
S.T.C. 14753
Archive Location
Library Catalog
https://crrs.ca/rare_books/crrs-rare-book-retrieval-requests/
Num Pages
908
Call Number
PR2600 1640
Item Type
Book
Files
Collection
Citation
Ben Jonson, “The workes of Benjamin Jonson.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed June 28, 2025, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/8437.