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<dl><dd>Continued from title page: "1. Bartholomew Fayre. 2. The staple of newes. 3. The Divell is an asse."</dd>
<dd>Printer's names from ESTC</dd>
<dd>Each work, except the Masques, has a separate title page, the first three with imprint: London, Printed by I.B. for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at the signe of the Beare, in Pauls Church-yard. 1631. The remaining titles, dated 1640-41, give neither printer nor publisher</dd>
<dd>Paging and signatures are in various groups. Bartholomew Fayre, 88 p. (Áœ, B-Ḿþ); The Diuell is an Asse, [2], 93-170 (N-Ýþ); The Staple of Newes, 75, [1] p. (2A-2Ćþ D-H́þ Íœ); The Magnetick lady, Tale of a tub, Sad Shepherd, 155, [1] p. (A-Ṕþ Q℗ø R-V́þ); Masques, Under-woods, and Mortimer his fall, 292 p. (B-Q́þ, R℗ø, S-X́þ, Y℗ø, Z-2Óþ, 2P℗ø, 2Q́þ); Horace, English grammar, and Timber, 132 p. (A-Ḱþ, L℗ø, M-Ŕœ)</dd>
<dd>Bartholomew Fayre : a comedie acted in the yeare 1614 by the Lady Elizabeths servants, and then dedicated to King Iames, of most blessed memorie / by the author, Beniamin Iohnson. 1631 -- The Diuell is an asse : a comedie acted in the yeare 1616 by His Maiesties servants / the author Ben: Ionson. 1631 -- The Staple of nevves : a comedie acted in the yeare 1625 by His Maiesties servants / the author Ben: Ionson. 1631-- The magnetick lady, or, Humors reconcil'd : a comedy / composed by Ben: Iohnson. 164. -- A tale of a tub : a comedy / composed by Ben: Iohnson. 1640 -- The sad shepherd, or, A tale of Robin-Hood / written by Ben: Iohnson. 1641 -- Under-woods : consisting of divers poems / by Ben. Iohnson. 1640 -- Mortimer his fall : a tragedie / vvritten by Ben. Iohnson. 1640 -- [Masques]. -- Horace, his art of poetrie made English / by Ben. Iohnson. 1640 -- The English grammar / made by Ben. Iohnson for the benefit of all strangers, out of his observation of the English language now spoken, and in use. 1640 -- Timber, or, Discoveries made upon men and matter as they have flow'd out of his daily readings, or had their refluxe to his peculiar notion of the times / by Ben: Iohnson 1641</dd>
<dd>Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, &amp; Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.)</dd>
<dd>English short title catalogue</dd>
<dd>Carl H. Pforzheimer Library</dd>
<dd>Ford, H.L. Collation of the Ben Jonson folios</dd>
<dd>Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy cataloged under call no. G.3811.8 is bound in early sprinkled calf panelled in double-ruled blind. The title is stamped in gilt onto a brown morocco spine label. The armorial bookplate of Sir Lister Holte is present on the front pastedown, along with an early inscription reading, "V.2.10." "2x9[?]" is inscribed in an early hand at the head of the general title page. In this copy, two sections are bound out of order: The staple of newes is bound-in between Bartholomew Fayre and The Divell is an asse; the masques are bound-in between the Divell is an asse and The magnetick lady</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy cataloged under call no. G.3811.8a contains only those portions of the text described by Pforzheimer as parts II-IV, which are bound out of order (III, II, IV). The volume is bound in early sprinkled calf panelled in double-ruled blind. The spine is rebacked. The bookplate of the BPL Skinner Fund is present on the front pastedown. The autograph of A.L.[?] Bartlett, dated Chicago, Sept., 1874, is present on the section title of The magnetick lady and an early inscription on the following leaf, though struck out, appears to read "D. Moore"</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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<dl><dd>Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637</dd>
<dd>Meighan, Richard, bookseller</dd>
<dd>Walkley, Thomas, -1658?, bookseller</dd>
<dd>Beale, John, -1643, printer</dd>
<dd>Dawson, John, -1648? printer</dd>
<dd>Alsop, Bernard, printer</dd>
<dd>Fawcett, Thomas, active 1621-1643, printer</dd>
<dd>Holte, Lister, Sir, 1720-1770, former owner</dd>
<dd>Bartlett, A.L., former owner</dd></dl></div>
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