The Spanish bawd, : represented in Celestina: or, The tragicke-comedy of Calisto and Melibea. Wherein is contained, besides the pleasantnesse and sweetenesse of the stile, many philosophicall sentences, and profitable instructions necessary for the younger sort: shewing the deceits and subtilties housed in the bosomes of false seruants, and cunny-catching bawds.

Author
Rojas, Fernando de, -1541 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Book
Language
English
Translated from
Spanish
Published/​Created
London : Printed by J.B. and are to be sold by Robert Allot ..., 1631.
Description
[14], 88, 91-202 p. ; 27 cm. (fol. in 4s)

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Notes
  • A translation of Fernando de Rojas's "Celestina" by James Mabbe.
  • "The epistle dedicatory" signed: Don Diego Pvede-Ser [i.e. James Mabbe]
  • The first and last leaves are blank.
  • T.p. ornament; head-pieces; initials.
  • A⁸ B-2C⁴ (-A1, and with addition leaf signed 2C2 insterted before the actual 2C2.).
Provenance
  • RHT copy: From the library of Ben Jonson with his autograph "Ben Jonsonij" on title. Also signature of Fran[cis] Cornwallis.
  • RHT copy: Sale history: Sotheby's (Dec. 12, 13th, 1906, sold to Manting, £41), marked by F.S. Ferguson of B. Quaritch (21.iv.1907), sold Herschel V. Jones sale (1918) lot 1063, sold Jerome Kern sale (1929) lot 859.
References
  • ESTC S91395
  • STC 4911.2
  • Greg 439
  • Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.) S266
Other title(s)
  • Celestina.
  • Calisto and Melibea.
LCCN
31005832
OCLC
1340134792
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