The workes of Beniamin Jonson

Alternate Title:

Works of Benjamin Jonson

Name:

Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637

Date:

1616

Language:

English

Provenance:

Burnham, Mr. (donor); Castner, Mr. (donor); Clark, Mr. (donor); Dale, Mr. (donor); Dickson, Mr. (donor); Harrison, Mr. (donor); Harvey, Mr. (donor); Lea, Mr. (donor); Milne, Mr. (donor); Rosengarten, Mr. (donor); Sellers, Mr. (donor); Shipley, Mr. (donor)

Publisher:

By Will Stansby

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

books

Physical Description:

12 unnumbered pages, 1015 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait; 29 cm (folio)

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Signatures: [par.]⁶ A-4P⁶ 4Q⁴.; First leaf is blank.; With engraved title page, signed: "Guliel Hole fecit".; Woodcut head-pieces and initials.; Pages 6, 7, 34, 713 misnumbered 4, 5, 43 and 317.; Each work has special t.p.; that for "Poetaster" is engraved.; Issued in large and small paper copies; the issues of both exist in mixed states. --Cf. Pforzheimer.; Leaf 3Ee3 missigned "Ee3"; 3L3 missigned "Kkk3".; Small paper copy: Engraved title page in 3 states, distinguished by imprint: A) LONDON printed by W: Stansby and are to be sould by Rich. Meighen. Ano D. 1616 (STC 14752); B) LONDON, Printed by William Stansby Ano D. 1616; C) Imprinted at London by Will. Stansby. Ano D. 1616 (the last two identified as STC 14751).; Title page for Euery man out of his humour (leaf G, p. [73]) in 4 states: A) Printed within border; imprint reads either: 1) LONDON, Printed by W. Stansby for I. Smithwicke. 1616 or 2) LONDON, Printed by William Stansby. 1616 and B) Printed without border; imprint reads either: 1) LONDON, Printed by WILLIAM STANSBY for Iohn Smithwicke. M.DC.XVI. or 2) LONDON, Printed by WILLIAM STANSBY. M.DC.XVCI.; G2.5 also in variant settings: 1) G2 recto signed: "By your true Honorer, BEN. IONSON"; line 6 on verso reads: "PVNTERVOLO"; G5 recto catchword is "Naked"; 2) G2 recto (misnumbered 81) signed: "By your honourer, BEN. IONSON"; line 6, verso: "PVNTARVOLO"; G5 recto catchword: "To".; Title page to "Cynthia's revels" (leaf P5, recto, p. [177]) in two states: 1) Printed in border; imprint: LONDON, Printed by W. Stansby, for M. Lownes. 1616; 2) Printed without border; imprint: LONDON, Printed by WILLIAM STANSBY, M.DC.XVI.; A continuation of the complete works, v. 2, was published in 1640, and an additional continuation with v. 2-3 was also published in the same year.; Table of contents: Euery man in his humour -- Euery man out of his humour -- Cynthias reuels, or, The fountayne of selfe-loue -- Poëtaster, or, His arraignement -- Seianus his fall -- Volpone, or, The foxe -- Epicoene, or, The silent woman -- The alchemist -- Catiline his conspiracy -- Epigrammes -- Part of the Kings entertainemnt in passing to his coronation -- A panegyre, on the happie entrance of Iames -- A particular entertainment of the Queene and Prince -- Masques at court.; Library's copy: t.p. for Euery man out of his humour: state B1, Printed without border; imprint: LONDON, Printed by WILLIAM STANSBY for Iohn Smithwicke. M.DC.XVI.; G2, recto signed: "By your true Honorer, BEN. IONSON"; line 6 on verso: PVNTERVOLO; G5 recto catchword: "Naked"; t.p. for Cynthia's revels: without border; imprint: LONDON, Printed by WILLIAM STANSBY, M.DC.XVI.; Imperfect: first leaf (blank) wanting; leaf V5 torn without loss of text; plate (port.) detached.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, PR2600 1616

Collection:

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania); English Renaissance in Context Collection (University of Pennsylvania)