The Pleasant History of Dorastus and Fawnia. [Woodcut.] Peasant [_sic_]
for Age to avoid drowsy thoughts, profitable for Youth to avoyd other
wanton pastimes: and bring to both a desired content. By Robert Green,
Master of Arts in Cambridge. _London, Printed for Ed. Blackmore, and are
to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Angell in Pauls Church-yard_
1655.
=B. L.= 4^o. (7 × 5-1/4). S. 33. 2.
Collation: A-G^4, unpaged. Verses, facing title, on verso of A 1.
The first edition appeared in 1588, under the title of 'Pandosto.
The Triumph of Time.' The present title was first used in the
edition of 1636. This is probably the eleventh edition.
The pleasant History of Dorastus and Fawnia. [Woodcut.] Pleasant for Age
to shun drowsie Thoughts, profitable for Youth to avoid other wanton
Pastimes, and bringing to both a desired content. By Robert Green,
Master of Arts in Cambridge. _London, Printed by Robert Ibbitson, for
John Wright, and are to be sold by W. Thackery at the Black-spead Eagle
and Sun in the Old-Bailey._ 1664.
=B. L.= 4^o. (7-1/8 × 5-1/2). S. 28. 3.
Collation: A-G^4, unpaged. Verses facing titlepage. With Licence at
the end signed Roger L'estrange, and dated July 9, 1664. Twelfth
edition (?).
Euphues his Censure to Philautus, Wherein is presented a Philosophical
combat betweene Hector and Achilles, discovering in foure discourses,
interlaced with divers delightfull Tragedies, The vertues necessary to
be incident in every gentleman: had in question at the siege of Troy
betwixt sundrie Grecian and Trojan Lords: especially debated to
discover the perfection of a Souldier. Containing mirth to purg
melancholly, wholsome precepts to profit manners, neither unsavoury to
youth for delight, nor offensive to age for scurrility. Ea habentur
optima quæ & jucunda, honesta' & utilia. Robertus Greene, in Artibus
Magister. _London, Printed by Eliz. All-de dwelling neere
Christ-Church._ 1634.
=B. L.= 4^o (7 × 5). S. 36. 1.
Collation: A-K^4, unpaged. Epistle dedicatory from Greene to
Robert, Earl of Essex. Second edition, the first having appeared in
1587.