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Greenes ghost haunting cony-catchers : wherein is set downe the art of humouring. The art of carrying stones. Will. St. lift. Ia. Fost. law. Ned Bro. catch. and Blacke Robins kindnesse. With the merry conceits of Doctor Pinch-backe a notable makeshift. Ten times more pleasant than any thing yet published of this matter.

Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?, author.; Greene, Robert, 1558-1592.
1626
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Title
Greenes ghost haunting cony-catchers : wherein is set downe the art of humouring. The art of carrying stones. Will. St. lift. Ia. Fost. law. Ned Bro. catch. and Blacke Robins kindnesse. With the merry conceits of Doctor Pinch-backe a notable makeshift. Ten times more pleasant than any thing yet published of this matter.
Created/published
London : Printed [by Eliot's Court Press] for Francis Williams, 1626.
Description
[52] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?, author.
Greene, Robert, 1558-1592.
Note
Dedication signed: S.R., i.e. Samuel Rowlands. Also sometimes attributed to Robert Greene, and in fact partly plagiarized from him and others.

Identification of printer from STC.

Signatures: A-G⁴ (-A1, G4).

Running title reads: Greenes ghost haunting conicatchers.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 12244
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103407
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 12244 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs136. Maroon goatskin binding, with rules and vertical spine title in gilt
Call number
STC 12244 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs60. Tan calf binding, with rules and vertical spine title in gilt; signed by W. Pratt. T.p. badly torn and backed; copy stained. Provenance: bookplate of Alexander Young, Writer; clippings from 2 booksellers's catalogues for different copies attached to front paste-down

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