Comedies and tragedies written by Francis Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher Gentlemen. Neverprinted [sic] before, and now published by the authours originall copies.

People / Organizations

• Francis Beaumont (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Humphrey Robinson, at the three Pidgeons, and for Humphrey Moseley, at the Princes Armes in St Pauls Church-yard, 1647.

Added name

Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. Shirley, James, 1596-1666, ed. Lowin, John, 1576-1659. Taylor, Joseph, 1586?-1653?. Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.

Publication year

1647

ESTC No.

R22900

Grub Street ID

101610

Description

[52], 75, [1], 143, [1], 165, [3], 71, [1], 172, 92, 51, p. 50, 28, 25-48 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 2⁰

Note

Printed by at least 8 printers--cd. Pforzheimer catalogue.

Includes all the plays not hitherto printed, except the Wild-goose chase, the manuscript of which was later recovered and which was printed in 1652.

"The Epistle dedicatorie" is signed by John Lowin, Joseph Taylor, and eight others; "To the reader" is signed: Ja. Shirley, who is usually regarded as the editor.

Portrait of Fletcher by W. Marshall.