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

Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration: III, 1654
Folger bibliographic ID: 145581
ESTC number: R223961
Wing number: B4871
Folger call number: B4871
Folger holdings ID: 146596

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

Partly in verse Editor's dedication signed: A. Brome The words "madd couple .. Damoiselle." are bracketed together on title page The portrait is signed: T. Cross sculpsit "The copy was divided between two compositors. One set-up through sheet S; the other, the remainder" -- Pforzheimer Catalogue A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1653 edition Signatures: pi1 A⁸(±A1, -A6-8) B-S⁸, ²A-F⁸ ²G⁴, ³A⁴ ²B-F⁸ ³G1-3 (=¹A6-8) "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)

Item information about Folger B4871

cs4164. Cancelland t.p. and 4 prelim. leaves (¹A2-5) mis-bound at end. Provenance: signature of W.G. Maxwell

Uniform title: Plays
Alternate titles: City wit, Court begger, Novella, Damoiselle

author: Brome, Richard, -1652?
associated with: Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666
printmaker: Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682