The workes of Benjamin Jonson, the second volume. Containing these playes, viz. 1 Bartholomew Fayre. 2 The staple of Newes. 3 The Divell is an asse.
Benjamin (‘Ben’) Jonson (1573?-1637)
Category
Books
Date
1640
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3093424
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.2-3 ([12], 88, 75, [5], 66, [2]; 292; 79, 70-122, 133-155, [1], 132 p.) . fol.. Title leaf re-margined, perhaps supplied? Final blank of v. 1 wanting. Vol. 3 parts bound in order II, I, III.. Binding: Gold tooled parchment binding over boards by Birdsall of Northampton; seventeenth century marbled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Benjamin (‘Ben’) Jonson (1573?-1637) Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665)