The workes of Mr. Iohn Marston : being tragedies and comedies, collected into one volume.

The workes of Mr. Iohn Marston : being tragedies and comedies, collected into one volume.

Plays

London : Printed [by Augustine Mathewes] for William Sheares, at the Harrowe in Britaines Bursse, 1633.

[424] p. ; (8vo)

Partly in verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A⁴(-A3,4+A3.4) B-2D⁸.

The first leaf and the last three leaves are blank.

"Antonios reuenge", "The vvonder of vvomen", "VVhat you vvill", "Parasitaster", and "The Dutch courtezan" each have separate dated title page which includes the author's name or initials; register is continuous.

Identified as STC 17472 on UMI microfilm reel 894.

Microopaque only contains 'The vvonder of vvomen'.

Some copies may lack prelims and/or have the title page from STC 17472. Match to this record all copies which have Marston's name or initials on the sub title pages.
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), 17471
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, III, p. 1089-90
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 667
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S112295

Container of: Antonios revenge
Container of: Wonder of women
Container of: What you will
Container of: Parasitaster
Container of: Dutch courtezan

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 17471 copy 1

HH141/21. Lacking A1 and D7,8 (blanks). Some leaves foxed, affecting text. Green goatskin binding with gilt stamped panels and spine decoration; all edges gilt. Provenance: pencilled autograph initials of William Henry Miller; Britwell Court copy (pencilled shelf-mark "83. B. 2."); Sotheby's sale (Britwell remains), July 11, 1927, lot 74; Harmsworth copy

STC 17471 copy 2

cs47. Manuscript note of contents on front free end-paper. Gathering M poorly inked, and Q3 and X5 torn, affecting text. Sheepskin binding with manuscript spine title "Marston, Plays 1633". Provenance: pencilled note on front free end-paper: "1882 by Auction..."; armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford; armorial bookplate of Thomas Jefferson McKee

STC 17471 copy 3

cs182. Imperfect: lacking gathering A. Lacking 3 final blank leaves. E7 misbound before B1. Front end-paper and fly-leaf, with manuscript notes and provenance, detached. Manuscript notes, including biograhical information on Marston and Rawlinson; manuscript markings. Calf binding, rebacked, with gilt spine title on red goatskin "Poems by J. M". Provenance: inscription on 2D5v: "Richard [Coxe ?]"; inscription on front fly-leaf: "T[homas] Rawlinson."

STC 17471 copy 4

cs24. Imperfect: lacking gathering A; cancelled with t.p. from STC 17472. Lacking three final blank leaves. Manuscript note (bibliographical) on N4v signed "J.M.E."; manuscript markings. B1 repaired at head, and Q1 creased, affecting text. Burn hole on Y2. Two bookseller's description for other copies tipped to front free end-paper. Calf binding