The Workes of Beniamin Jonson
Subtitle: neque me vt miretur turba, laboro: Contentus paucis lectoribus.
Series: Three centuries of drama: English 1516-1641; Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1800
Publisher: Printed by William Stansby.
Published: 1955
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 1015
Notes: Title-page engr., with elaborate border.

Lettered: vol. I.

Apparently the first edition of the collected works. Each play has special t.-p. with imprint "Printed by William Stansby" (or W. Stansby) Every man ovt of his Humovr and the Poētaster give names of publisher also, Iohn Smithwicke and M. Lownes. The Epigrammes, part of the Kings Entertainment, A Panegyre, A Particvlar Entertainment of the Queene and Prince, and Masques also have titles, but without name of printer or publisher. The titles of Cynthias revels and Poētaster are enclosed within ornamental borders of the same design.

There are two copies of Euery man in his Humovr (p. 1-72) one much soiled.

Signatures: [Paragraph]⁶ (incl. port. : here wanting? and engr. t.-p.) A-Z⁶, Aa-Zz⁶, Aaa-Zzz⁶, Aaaa-Pppp⁶, Qqqq⁴. Eee₂ (p. 605) signed Ee.

Pages 6, 7 and 34 numbered 4, 5, and 43.

Reprinted as vol. I in 1640, when the second vol. was first published.

cf. Trinity college, Cat. of books presented by Edward Capell, comp. by W.W. Greg, p. 71; Greg, List of Eng. plays; Notes & queries, 4th series, v. 5, p. 573-575; Hoe, Cat. of books before 1700, v. 3, p. 15-16; Materialien zur kunde d. alteren eng. dramas, bd. VII, 1-2.

Micro-opaque of original in New York Public Library. New York, Readex Microprint, 1955. 11 cards. 22.6 x 14.8 cm. (Three centuries of drama: English 1516-1641)  (Three centuries of English and American plays 1500-1800).
Table of contents: title: Euery man in his Humor.; title: Euery Man out of his Humor.; title: Cynthias Reuells.; title: Poētaster.; title: Seianus.; title: The Foxe.; title: The Silent Woman.; title: The Alchemist.; title: Catiline.; title: Epigrammes.; title: The Forrest.; title: Entertaynments.; title: Panegyre.; title: Masques.; title: Barriers.