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Rogues, vagabonds, & sturdy beggars : a new gallery of Tudor and early Stuart rogue literature exposing the lives, times, and cozening tricks of the Elizabethan underworld
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Rogues, vagabonds, & sturdy beggars : a new gallery of Tudor and early Stuart rogue literature exposing the lives, times, and cozening tricks of the Elizabethan underworld / edited, with notes, from quartos of the first editions, by Arthur F. Kinney ; illustrations by John Lawrence.
ISBN
0876360525
Published
Barre, Mass. : Imprint Society, 1973.
Physical Description
318 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Local Notes
Law Library copy unnumbered, but signed by John Lawrence.
SML,AOB: In case as issued.
Notes
"Printed for Imprint Society members in an edition of 1950 numbered copies ... The linocut illustrations, end papers and binding pattern were engraved by John Lawrence who here signs ..."
Variant and related titles
Rogues, vagabonds, and sturdy beggars.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Contents
Introduction
A manifest detection of diceplay (1552) / Gilbert Walker
The fraternity of vagabonds (1561) / John Awdeley
A caveat for common cursitors (1566) / Thomas Harman
A notable discovery of cozenage (1591) / Robert Greene
The black book's messenger (1592) / Robert Greene
Lantern and candle-light (1608) / Thomas Dekker
The art of juggling (1612) / Samuel Rid.
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