Shelfmark
Em.7.01 - Em.7.06
Author
Uniform title
[Works.]
Title
The works of Ben. Johnson. In six volumes. Adorn'd with cuts..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, J. Nicholson, J. Sprint, G. Conyers, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, T. Ballard, B. Cowse, J. Tonson, and W. Innys., MDCCXVI.[-MD CC XVII] [1716-1717]
Physical description
6 v. : ill., port. (engravings) ; 19 cm (8vo)
Note
Pagination: v. 1: 512; v. 2: [2], 448; v. 3: 488; v. 4: 455, [1]; v. 5: [2], 432; v. 6: [2], 414, [10] p.
Note
Vol. 2 is dated M DCC XVII.
Note
M. Wotton has been replaced by J. Wotton in the imprints to v. 5-6
Note
Only v. 1 has the collective t.p.: "The works of Ben. Johnson. In six volumes"
Formatted contents note
Contents: Contents: v. 1: Every man in his humour. Every man out of his humour. Cynthia's revels. Poetaster -- v. 2: Sejanus his fall. Volpone. The silent woman. The alchymist -- v. 3: Catiline's conspiracy. Epigrams. The forest. Entertainments. Masques. Speeches -- v. 4: Bartholomew fair. The staple of news. The devil is an ass. The magnetick lady -- v. 5: A tale of a tub. The sad shepherd. Under-woods. Mortimer's fall. Masques -- v. 6: Masques. Horace's art of poetry. The English grammar. Explorata. The new inn
Citation/references note
ESTC, T52741
Provenance
[Vols. 1-5]: 19th century armorial bookplate of John Walker Esq. on upper pastedown.
Provenance
[Vols. 3-6]: Late 19th or early 20th century armorial bookplate of Major General Villiers Hatton upper flyleaf or pastedown; Eton College School Library bookplate on flyleaf verso or absent, recording Hatton's donation; some vols. with School Library stamp to one leaf following.
Binding
Early to mid 18th century Cambridge-style panelled calf; bound in England; vols. 1 and 2 rebacked and repaired (20th century). On both covers, the middle panel framed by blind double fillets with a blind ornamental roll, and a blind foliate stamp at the corners; outer border of blind double fillets; wide squares; board edges tooled with a gilt ornamental roll. Spine [vols. 1-2] rebacked with five raised bands, speckled and with transverse blind fillets; gilt titling over red morocco onlay, with vol. numbers and publication date at foot; [vols. 3-6] with five raised bands, tooled aside transverse gilt single fillets; second panel with title-label (gilt titling over onlaid red morocco: "Ben Johnson works"), the third panel tooled with volume numbers (gilt arabic numerals). Endpapers [vol. 1-2] comprising a bifolium of 20th century plain laid or laid-effect paper (pastedown and flyleaf) with an additional flyleaf of the same; [vols. 3-6]: a bifolium or two leaves of contemporary paper (pastedown and flyleaf only). Textblock trimmed and lightly sprinked red.
Subject
English literature 18th century.
Added entry--name
Walthoe, John, 1657 or 8 - 1744 bookseller.
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Wotton, Matthew, ? - d. ca. 1729 bookseller.
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Nicholson, John, ? - d. ca. 1717 bookseller.
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Sprint, John, ? - -1729 bookseller.
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Conyers, George, ? - -1739 or 1740 bookseller.
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Tooke, Benjamin, ? - d. 1716 bookseller.
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Midwinter, Daniel, active 1698 - 1725 bookseller.
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Ballard, Thomas, fl. 1698 - 1734 bookseller.
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Cowse, Benjamin, fl. 1711 - 1725 bookseller.
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Tonson, Jacob, 1656? - 1736 publisher.
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Innys, William, ? - -1756 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50951