The noble and diverting history of the gentle-craft : Shewing what famous men have been shoe-makers in former ages, with their worthy deeds and great hospitality. Also an account of St. Hugh's Bones, (why it is call'd the gentle craft) and why a shoe-maker's son is said to be a prince born. The whole book being intermix'd with variety of stories, extreamly pleasant and entertaining; with a set of pictures intirely new.
| Author/creator | Deloney, Thomas |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [London] : Printed for A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lyon in Pater-noster-Row; R. Ware, at the Sun and Bible in Amen-Corner; and J. Hodges, at the looking-glass on London-Bridge, 1737. |
| Description | 16 unnumbered pages, 146 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 12⁰ |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Anonymous. By Thomas Deloney |
| General note | Remainder of title: "... The whole book being intermix'd with variety of stories, extreamly pleasant and entertaining; with a set of pictures intirely new. ..." |
| General note | T.p. is p. [5], being preceded by two ill. 'frontispiece' pages (p. [2] and [3]) and two pages of advertisements (p. [1] and [4]); advertisements also on p. [6] and the last page |
| General note | Four-line English rhyme and one-line Latin quotation on t.p. |
| General note | Signatures: A-G¹ |
| General note | First published in 1637 as 'Gentle craft' |
| General note | "The contents." (p. [147-151]) |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T300647. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |