The whole comical works of Monsr. Scarron. Containing I. His comical romance of a company of stage-players. In three parts, compleat. II. All his novels and histories. III. His select letters, characters, &c. A great part of which never before in English
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Type of record: Book
Title: The whole comical works of Monsr. Scarron. Containing I. His comical romance of a company of stage-players. In three parts, compleat. II. All his novels and histories. III. His select letters, characters, &c. A great part of which never before in English
Classmark: BC Lt SCA
Creator(s): Scarron, Paul (1610-1660)
Additional creator(s): Brown, Thomas (1663-1704) (Other); Savage, John (1673-1747) (Other)
Publisher: printed for S. and J. Sprint..., and J. Nicholson ..., R. Parker ..., and Benj. Tooke
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1700
Language: English
Size and medium: 10 unnumbered pages, 120, 145-359 pages, 1 unnumbered page; 48, 59-158; 64 pages, plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/282411
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991001564429705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Each of the three sections - "Comical romance", "Novels" and "Letters" - has a separate register and separate pagination.
Between pts, 1 and 2 of the "Comical romance" there is a gap in the pagination and signatures, pp.121-144 (sig.I5-8 and K1-8) not occurring. Nothing is wanting from the text, but there is no "Table of the chapters" at the end of the first part.
Pp.49-64 of the second numeration are misnumbered 59-74.
Part 2 begins with signature *B, and there is a break in the text between p. 48-59 of pt. 2, although the signatures are continuous.
Illustrations: portrait of the author (?), also engraved added t.p. and divisional t.p.s depicting strolling players, etc.
Indexed in: Wing(2) S829.
Additional description
The booksellers to the readers, L8 of the second alphabet, which should precede the Select letters , is here misbound to follow the title-page. With bookplate of Henry Brooke, fellow of All Souls' and regius professor of civil law in the University of Oxford (d.1742)
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