A pleasant comedie called vvily beguilde
Subtitle: the chief actors are these: a poor scholler, a rich fool, and a knave at a shift
Contributors: Harward, John, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
Publisher: Printed for William Gilbertson, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Bible in Gilt-spur-Street without New-gate
Published: 1653
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Other titles: Pleasant comedie called wily beguilde; Early English Playbooks, 1594-1799 (Boston Public Library)
Work titles: Wily beguiled
Notes: Date of publication conjectured by Wing.

Signatures: A-Íþ.

"Poor scholler, a rich fool, and a knace at a shift" bracketed together on title page.

Seven lines of type ornaments on title page.

Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 234(g)

Catalogue of the Barton collection, Boston Public Library (1888 edition), Misc., p. 615

English short title catalogue, R11470

Cataloged 20171108 jmoschella

condition reviewed 20171114 cletizia

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy G.3810.55 bound in ca. 19th-century maroon goatskin paneled in gilt. Spine title stamped in gilt. Armorial bookplate of the Barton Library. Trimmed closely, with some losses to direction lines.

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy G.3810.56 bound in green cloth. Paper spine label. Armorial bookplate of the Barton Library. Auctioneer's description from the Harward sale of Dec. 9, 1858, tipped on to front pastedown. Early price inscription at head of title page. Three ca. 19th-century booksellers' numbers in lower left margin of title page.