The wits, or, Sport upon sport. : In select pieces of drollery, digested into scenes by way of dialogue. Together with variety of humors of several nations, fitted for the pleasure and content of all persons, either in court, city, countrey, or camp. The like never before published. Part I.
Kirkman, Francis,1632-approximately 1680.
Cox, Robert,-1655.
Marsh, Henry,active 1663-1664.Actaeon and Diana.
London : Printed for Henry Marsh, at the sign of the Princes Arms in Chancery-Lane,
1662.
Preface signed by the publisher, Henry Marsh.
"A collection of 27 drolls, some taken from plays by Shakespeare and others. Five of them were previously issued with the title: Actaeon and Diana, by Robert Cox. The compilation has been attributed to Francis Kirkman"--NUC pre-1956 imprints.
With an engraved frontispiece (A1v).
Leaves H5 and H6 misimposed. Variant: leaves H5 and H6 are cancelled and replaced with bifolium in which imposition has been corrected.
With five final advertisement leaves.
Caption title, page 1: The bouncing knight, or, The robers rob'd.
A second part was published in 1673.
Wing (2nd ed.)
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Drolls
England London.