Jest books.
Shakspeare’s Jest Book. [Edited by Samuel Weller Singer.] Chiswick. Whittingham. 1814,15. 2 partsin Iv. 19cm, in 8s. The running title of Part 1 is Tales and quicke answeres, and of Part 2, A C. mery talys. *#G,4072.9 Part 1 was edited by Mr. Singer in the belief that it was the book referred to by Beatrice in Much ado about nothing, “I had my good wit out of the Hundred merry tales.” But when the work which forms Part 2 was dis- covered by Rev. J. J. Conybeare, Mr. Singer acknowledged that it had the better claim.
Same. [Part 1.] **G.4072.10 Same. Part 2. **G.4072.11 One of 6 copies printed on blue paper. Singer’s own copy.
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%\ This card was printed at the Boston Public Library, August 13, 1917. L2328 — Jest books. — Shakespeare, ./illiam. Much ado about nothing. -- Singer, Samuel Weller, ed.