New and choise characters, of severall authors : together with that exquisite and unmatcht poeme, The wife / written by Syr Thomas Overburie ; with the former characters and conceited newes, all in one volume.

Format:

• Microformat

Author/Creator:

• Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613.

Series:

• Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1732:25.

Standardized Title:

• Wife now the widdow of Sir T. Overburye

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Characters and characteristics.

Physical Description:

• 182 unnumbered pages
• 35 mm
• monochrome
• service copy
• positive

Edition:

Sixt[h] impression / [with many other things added].

Place of Publication:

London : printed by Thomas Creede, for Laurence Lisle, 1615.

Notes:

• "New characters (drawne to the life) of severall persons, in severall qualities" has special t.p.
• "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 (sixt[h]) impression"--NUC pre-1956 imprints.
• Signatures: A⁴ B-G⁸ H⁴ [par.]⁸(-[par.]8) I⁴ K-M⁸.
• Microfilm. Washington, DC : Folger Shakespeare Library, 1952. Item 6 of 6 items on 1 microfilm reel : neg. ; 35 mm.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 18908

Contains:

• The wife.
• New characters (drawne to the life) of severall persons, in severall qualities.