The noble and diverting history of the gentle-craft: Shewing what famous men have been shoe-makers in former ages, with their worthy deeds and great hospitality. Also an account of St. Hugh's Bones, (why it is call'd the gentle craft) and why a shoe-maker's son is said to be a prince born. The whole book being intermix'd with variety of stories, extreamly pleasant and entertaining; with a set of pictures intirely new

People / Organizations

• Richard Ware I ("printed for")

Imprint

London] : Printed for A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lyon in Pater-noster-Row; R. Ware, at the Sun and Bible in Amen-Corner; and J. Hodges, at the looking-glass on London-Bridge, 1737.

Publication year

1737

ESTC No.

T300647

Grub Street ID

372637

Description

[16], 146, [6] p. : ill. ; 12°

Note

Anonymous. By Thomas Deloney; Remainder of title: "... The whole book being intermix'd with variety of stories, extreamly pleasant and entertaining; with a set of pictures intirely new. ..."; T.p. is p. [5], being preceded by two ill. 'frontispiece' pages (p. [2] and [3]) and two pages of advertisements (p. [1] and [4]); advertisements also on p. [6] and the last page; Four-line English rhyme and one-line Latin quotation on t.p

Signatures: A-G]1]2; First published in 1637 as 'Gentle craft'; "The contents." (p. [147-151])