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The Spanish bawd represented in Celestina, or, The tragicke-comedy of Calisto and Melibea : wherein is contained, besides the pleasantnesse and sweetenesse of the stile, many philosophicall sentences and profitable instructions necessary for the younger sort : shewing the deceits and subtilties housed in the bosomes of false seruants and cunny-catching bawds.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio PQ6427 .E56 1631
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rojas, Fernando de, -1541.
- Standardized Title:
- Celestina. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages, 202 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 29 cm (folio)
- Other Title:
- Spanish bawd represented in Celetina
- Tragicke-comedy of Calisto and Melibea
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by J.B. and are to be sold by Robert Allot ..., 1631.
- Notes:
- A translation of "Celestina", attributed to Fernando de Rojas. Cf. ESTC.
- Translator's dedication signed: Don Diego Puede-Ser [i.e. James Mabbe]. Cf. ESTC.
- J.B. is John Beale. Cf. ESTC.
- A variant of the edition with "sold by Ralph Mabbe" in the imprint. Cf. ESTC.
- Signatures: A⁸ B-2B⁴ 2C⁶.
- The first leaf and last leaf are blank.
- Title within double-ruled borders.
- Text and printed marginalia within ruled borders.
- Woodcuts: title vignette, initials and head-pieces.
- Errata on leaf A8v.
- Identified as Early English books, 1475-1640; 919:6 on UMI microfilm.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy imperfect: leaves A1 and 2C6 (blanks) wanting.
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd ed.) 4911
- ESTC S107195
- OCLC:
- 58547174
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