Ben Johnson's jests: or The wit's pocket companion. Being a new collection of the most ingenious jests, diverting stories, pleasant jokes, smart repartees, excellent puns, wise sayings, witty quibbles, and ridiculous bulls. To which is added, a choice collection of the newest conundrums, best riddles, entertaining rebuffes, satirical epigrams, humourous epitaphs, facetious dialogues, merry tales, jovial songs, fables, &c. &c. &c

People / Organizations

• Stanley Crowder ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for R. Baldwin at the Rose; and S. Crowder and Co. at the Looking-Glass, in Pater-noster Row, [1760?] The sixth edition. With great additions and improvements.; ..

Added name

Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, attributed name.

Publication year

1760

ESTC No.

T506994

Grub Street ID

436311

Description

[2], 144 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 12°.

Note

A large proportion of the material is not by Ben Jonson

Dedication signed: Ben Johnson, junior

In square brackets below imprint: Price one shilling

Title page printed in red and black

Engraved frontispiece of "O rare Ben Jonson", signed "Proud Sc"

Probable date from the other "sixth" edition of Ben Johnson's jests, printed in 1760 (ESTC T116314)

Advertisement on A2v: "Great care has been taken in this collection, to omit all those that are in Joe Miller, which is very proper to be bound up with this"

Woodcut headpiece on B2r

Signatures: A]2(-A1?) B-N]6.