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.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613.

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 10, item 4.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Characters and characteristics--Early works to 1800.

Characters and characteristics.

Genre:

Poems -- England -- 17th century.

Dictionaries -- England -- 17th century.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

184 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Edition:

With many other things added this sixt impression.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

Descriptions of character types.

Notes:

"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: A⁴ B-G H⁴ [par.] I⁴ K-M.

Leaf [par.]8 is blank.

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Microfilm. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Publications ; Oxford, England : Bodleian Photographic Service. 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 10, item 4.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.), 18908

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCS1323.

Contains:

New characters (drawne to the life) of seuerall persons, in seuerall qualities.

OCLC:

63661182