Recreation for ingenious head-peeces. Or, A pleasant grove for their wits to walk in. : Of epigrams 700. Epitaphs, 200. Fancies, a number. Fantasticks, abundance. With their addition, multiplication, and division

Folger bibliographic ID: 151719
ESTC number: R31890
Wing number: M1714
Folger call number: M1714
Folger holdings ID: 136100

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

"Has been ascribed to Sir John Mennes and James Smith, but includes the work of others"--NUC pre-1956 imprints With additional title page (A1v), engraved and signed: Witt's recreations refined autgmented, with ingenious conceites for the wittie, and merrie medicines for the melancholie. ... W. Marshall sculpsit With divisional title page on leaf P5r: Fancies and fantasticks Signatures: A-2B⁸ Originally published in 1640 as "Wits recreations"

Item information about Folger M1714

cs11. Blind tooled calf binding; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt. Manuscript marks. S1 mutilated and backed at foot fore-edge, affecting text and catchword. Provenance: anonymous (i.e. of Graham) engraved armorial bookplate (motto "For right and reason"); manuscript note on front free endpaper: "Purchased at the sale of Robert Graham's library. London. August 7, 1889. Collated and perfect."; manuscript note ("483 / F. E. Bliss Sale, Sotheby, April 1898") tipped to back free endpaper

Uniform title: Wit's recreations
Extended title: Recreation for ingenious head-peeces. Or, A pleasant grove for their wits to walk in. : Of epigrams 700. Epitaphs, 200. Fancies, a number. Fantasticks, abundance. With their addition, multiplication, and division
Alternate titles: Witt's recreations refined autgmented, with ingenious conceites for the wittie, and merrie medicines for the melancholie, Fancies and fantasticks

English wit and humor Epigrams Epitaphs

printmaker: Marshall, William, active 1617-1650
associated with: Mennes, John, Sir, 1599-1671
associated with: Smith, James, 1605-1667