The Workes of Benjamin Jonson
Subtitle: the second volume. Containing these playes, viz. 1. Bartholomew Fayre. 2. The Staple of Newes. 3. The Divell is an Asse.
Contributors: Meighan, Richard, publisher.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress); George Fabyan Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed for Richard Meighen
Published: 1640
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 831
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 14754
The first edition of the second volume of the collected works, the first volume having appeared in 1616.
Each work, except the Masques, has separate t.p., the first three with imprint: London, Printed by I.B. for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at the signe of the Beare, in Pauls Church-yard. 1631. The remaining titles, dated 1640-41, give neither printer nor publisher.
Paging and signatures are in five groups (broken by having The Staple of Newes, and Masques bound out of place): Bartholomew Fayre, and The Diuell is an Asse, 6p. 1., 170p. (89-90 omitted between plays) signatures: A6, B-M4, N-Y4; The Staple of Newes, 75, [1]p., signatures: Aa-Bb4, Cc1-2, C3-4, D-H4, I6; The Magnetick lady, Tale of a tub, Sad Sheperd, 155p. (numb. 70-79 repeated, and 123-132 omitted) signatures: A-P4, Q3, R-V4; Masques, Under-woods, and Mortimer, 292p., signatures: B-Q4, R2, S-X4, Y2, Z4, Aa-Oo4, Pp2, Qq4; Horace, English grammar, and Timber, 132p., signatures: A-K4, L2, M-R6.
Errors in paging:  Bartholomew Fayre, p. 12-13, 31, printed 6, 3, 13; Staple of Newes, p.19, 22, 63, printed 9, 16, 36; Diuell is an Asse, p. 99, 132, 137 printed 97, 124, 129; Sad Shepherd, p. 151, 154 printed 143 and 146; Under-woods, p. 285 printed 283.
Table of contents: title: Bartholmew Fayre. 1631.-The Staple of Newes. 1631.-The Diuell is an Asse. 1631.-The Magnetick Lady. 1640.-A Tale of a Tub. 1640.- The sad Shepherd. 1641.-Under-woods. Consisting of divers Poems. 1640.-Mortimer his Fall. 1640.-Masques.-Horace, his Art of Poetrie, made English. 1640.-The English Grammar. 1640.-Timber: or, Discoveries. 1641.