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The wits, or, Sport upon sport. In selected pieces of drollery, digested into scenes by way of dialogue· Together with variety of humours of several nations, fitted for the pleasure and content of all persons, either in court, city, country, or camp. The like never befor published. Part I.

  • Author

    Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680,

  • Date published

    1672

  • Publisher

    London : printed by E[dward]. C[rouch]. for Fancis [sic] Kirkman, next door to the sign of the Princes Arms, in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1672.

General note: "A collection of 27 drolls, some taken from plays by Shakespeare and others. Five of them were previously issued with the title: Actæon and Diana, by Robert Cox. The compilation has been attributed to Francis Kirkman"--NUC pre-1956 imprints. Printer's name from Wing CD. Last leaf bears table of contents. A second part was published in 1673. Leaves F4-7 only, containing The grave-makers; MS. ink "Hamlet" marked by Halliwell on cover UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), W3219 Greg, III, p. 1046 Woodward McManaway, 1314 Format of surrogate: Microopaque. New York, N.Y. : Readex, 1953. 2 microopaques ; 23 x 15 cm. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1642-1700) (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830). Also available in microfiche. Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2539:6). Ownership and custodial history: Presented by J.O. Halliwell [i.e. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps] UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Sewn into paper cover then in envelope UK-SuSCL