Shakespeare jest-books
Subtitle: reprints of the early and very rare jest-books supposed to have been used by Shakespeare
By: Ed., with introduction and notes, by W. Carew Hazlitt
Publisher: Willis & Sotheran
Published: 1969
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Sources; Chapbooks
Other titles: Old English jest-books.
Notes: With reproductions of original title-pages.

Half-title: Old English jest-books.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. A hundred merry talys, from the only known copy. Mery tales and quicke answeres, from the rare edition of 1567.; title: v. 2. Merie tales of Skelton. Jests of Scogin. Sackfull of newes. Tarleton's jests. Merrie conceited jests of George Peele. Jacke of Dover.; title: v. 3. Merie tales of the mad men of Gotham. XII mery jests of the Wydow Edyth. Pasquils jests with Mother Bunches merriments. The pleasant conceits of Old Hobson. Cerayne conceyts and jeasts. Taylors wit and mirth. Conceits, clinches, flashes and whimzies.