New and choise characters, of seuerall authors. Together with that exquisite and unmatcht poeme, The wife, written by Syr Thomas Ouerburie. With the former characters and conceited newes, all in one volume.

All titles

• New and choise characters, of seuerall authors. Together with that exquisite and unmatcht poeme, The wife, written by Syr Thomas Ouerburie. With the former characters and conceited newes, all in one volume.
• New characters (drawne to the life) of seuerall persons, in seuerall qualities.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Overbury (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Thomas Creede, for Laurence Lisle, at the Tygershead in Pauls Church-yard, 1615.

Publication year

1615-1615

ESTC No.

S1323

Grub Street ID

145769

Description

[184] p. ; 8⁰

Note

"New characters (drawne to the life) of seuerall persons, in seuerall qualities" has special title page.

"The first 22 characters are by Overbury and others; the number was increased to 83 in subsequent editions by the contributions of anonymous authors. John Webster has been suggested as the probable author of 32 characters added to this (the sixt) impression"--NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Signatures: A? B-G? H? [par.]? I? K-M?.

Leaf [par.]8 is blank.