The dancing-master: or, Directions for dancing country dances
Subtitle: with the tunes to each dance for the treble-violin
Contributors: Playford, John, 1623-1686?, attributed name; Playford, Henry, b. 1657
Edition: The eighth edition, with the addition of several new dances never before printed
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1997:6
Publisher: Printed by E. Jones, for H. Playford at his Shop near the Temple Church, and at his House in Arundel-street in the Strand
Published: 1690
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Dance -- Early works to 1800; Country-dances -- Early works to 1800; Dance music -- England -- Early works to 1800; Violin music -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Dancing-master; Directions for dancing country dances
Work titles: English dancing master
Notes: Preface signed: H.P. = Henry Playford; Wing attributes the work to John Playford

First ed. published in 1650 as: The English dancing master

Place of publication from Wing

With title page woodcut

Heavy print show-through, affecting legibility; some leaves cropped

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) P2474

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1997:6).