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Abuses stript, and whipt: or Satirical essayes. By George Wyther. Diuided into two bookes.

Wither, George, 1588-1667, author.; Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
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Title
Abuses stript, and whipt: or Satirical essayes. By George Wyther. Diuided into two bookes.
Created/published
London : Printed by T[homas] S[nodham] for Francis Burton, and are to be solde at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Greene-Dragon, 1614.
Description
[336] p. ; (8vo)
Associated name
Wither, George, 1588-1667, author.
Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
Note
In verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A-X⁸.

The first two leaves are blank except for signature-marks.

"The second booke. Of the Vanity,..." has divisional title page on leaf K5r.
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), 25895
Grolier. Wither to Prior, 1017
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S121289
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 25895
Folger-specific note
cs78. Lacking blanks. T.p. with MS. ruling. Half calf binding. Provenance: some provenance mutilated, including two bookplates (?) torn away; inscription on front fly-leaf: "Gyles Viner Ejus Liber Anno Dm 16: 99...."; inscription on back fly-leaf: "Child i haue...Elizabeth Shaften"; inscription on T1, incorporating sig. mark: "[T]horpe"; stamp of Alexander Gard[yn]e, 1883; bought by Folger from the [Marshall Clifford] Lefferts sale, 21 April 1902, lot 1411

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