Five new playes, (viz.) The madd couple well matcht. Novella. Court begger. City witt. Damoiselle. By Richard Brome

Author/creator Brome, Richard
Other author Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666.
Other author Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : printed by J.F. [and T.R.] and are to be sold by J. Sweeting, at his shop at the Angel in Popeshead-Alley, 1654.
Description[482] p. : port. (metal cut)
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Variant title Novella
Variant title Court begger
Variant title City wit
Variant title Damoiselle
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General notePartly in verse.
General noteEditor's dedication signed: A. Brome.
General noteThe words "madd couple .. Damoiselle." are bracketed together on title page.
General noteThe portrait is signed: T. Cross sculpsit.
General note"The copy was divided between two compositors. One set-up through sheet S; the other, the remainder" -- Pforzheimer Catalogue.
General noteA reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1653 edition.
General noteSignatures: pi1 A (-A6-8) B-S; A-F G⁴; A⁴ B-F G⁴ (-A6-8, G4).
General note"The novella" and "The court begger" each have separate dated title page; register is continuous. "The city wit" (Wing B4866) and "The damoiselle" (Wing B4868) each have separate register and dated title page with "printed by T.R." in imprint. There is no indication that the latter two plays were ever issued separately, though they are sometimes found so (Greg).
General noteReproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
References Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) B4871
References Greg III, 1654
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2453:9)
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