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Greenes neuer too late. : Both partes. Sent to all youthfull gentlemen, deciphering in a true English historie, those particular vanities, that with their frostie vapours, nip the blossomes of euery braine, from attaining to his intended perfection. As pleasant as profitable, being a right pumice stone, apt to race out idlenesse with delight, and folly with admonition. By Robert Greene, in artibus Magister.

Greene, Robert, 1558-1592, author.; Huth Library, former owner.
1631
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Greenes neuer too late. : Both partes. Sent to all youthfull gentlemen, deciphering in a true English historie, those particular vanities, that with their frostie vapours, nip the blossomes of euery braine, from attaining to his intended perfection. As pleasant as profitable, being a right pumice stone, apt to race out idlenesse with delight, and folly with admonition. By Robert Greene, in artibus Magister.
Created/published
London : Printed by William Stansby for Iohn Smithwicke, and are to bee sold at his shop in Saint Dunstanes Churchyard in Fleetestreete vnder the Diall, 1631.
Description
[128] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Greene, Robert, 1558-1592, author.
Huth Library, former owner.
Note
Partly in verse.

Signatures: A-Q⁴.

In this edition A3v has a headpiece with cupids.
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), 12258
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S105961
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 12258
Folger-specific note
cs570. A few leaves cropped at head, affecting running titles. Provenance: bookplates of Francis Freeling and Huth library; Huth sale, 2 June 1913:3360; collated by Max Privett at Quaritch, 16 June 1913