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Scogin's jests : full of witty mirth, and pleasant shifts; done by him in France and other places. Being a preservative again [sic] melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Board, ...
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Scoggin's jests. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English wit and humor--Early works to 1800.
- English wit and humor.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii,80p. ) ill. ;
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for W. Thackeray, and J. Deacon. Reprinted for J. Caulfield, 1796.
- Notes:
- Sometimes attributed, erroneously, to John Scogan.
- "The first known edition of this version of 'Scoggin's jests' was published in 1626 with title 'The first and best part of Scoggins jests .. Gathered by Andrew Boord ..'; not to be confused with the compilation printed in 1613 with title 'Scoggins iestes'. The edition here reprinted appeared between 1685 and 1688." (MH-H).
- Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
- Cited in:
- Farnham, W.E. "John(Henry) Scogan", Modern language review, vol. 16, p.122, VII
- English Short Title Catalog, N21114.
- OCLC:
- 642163565
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