The English gentleman : containing sundry excellent rules, or exquisite observations, tending to direction of every gentleman, of selecter ranke and qualitie; how to demeane or accommodate hi mselfe [sic] in the manage of publike or private affaires. By Richard Brathwait Esq.

The English gentleman : containing sundry excellent rules, or exquisite observations, tending to direction of every gentleman, of selecter ranke and qualitie; how to demeane or accommodate hi mselfe [sic] in the manage of publike or private affaires. By Richard Brathwait Esq.

The second edition: revised, corrected and enlarged.

London : Printed by Felix Kyngston [and R. Badger], and are to be sold by Robert Bostocke at his shop at the signe of the Kings head in Pauls Church-yard, 1633.

[24], 456, [4] p. ; (4to)

Edition statement precedes author statement on title page.

"Badger pr[inted]. R-Gg⁸; Kingston the rest"--STC.

With an additional title page, engraved, signed "Ro: Vaughan fecit". The first leaf is a folding letterpress explanation of this.

The last two leaves contain further text headed "A gentleman".

Signatures: pi² [par.]⁸ A² B-P⁸ Q⁴ R-2G⁸ 2H².

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 3564
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S104637

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 3564 copy 1

HH32/33. Bound in calf, signed by H. Stamper, with the arms of Ralph Sneyd in gilt on both covers. Provenance: Harmsworth copy

STC 3564 copy 2

cs78. Provenance: bookplates of Richard Clarke, Newport, Isle of Wight; two of Frederick Arthur Hawker; George C. Poore; and Marshall C. Lefferts

STC 3564 copy 3

cs215. Lacking engraved t.p.; Folding letterpress p. misbound after A2. Provenance: signature of Hen: Ware on t.p.