Title

The merry tales of the Mad men of Gottam. Gathered together by A.B. of Phisicke, doctor, 1630. Reprinted from the rare original, and edited, with introduction and notes, by W. Carew Hazlitt.

Publication

London, Willis and Sotheran, 1866.

Electronic Resource

Full text available via HathiTrust - 1951

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Details

Additional Authors

• Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549.
• Duyckinck Collection.
• Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913.

Description

2 p. l., 26, 15 p.; 19 cm.

Series Statement

Old English jest books

Subject

• Folklore > Great Britain

Note

• With reproductions of original title-page: The merry tales of the mad-men of Gottam. Gathered together by A.B. of physike doctor. Printed at London by B.A. and T.F. for M. Sparke, dwelling in Greene Arbor at the signe of the Blue-Bible, 1630.
• Added title-page illustrated by "wood-cut of the hedging-in of the cuckoo".
• Has been ascribed to Andrew Boorde.

Call Number

NDF (Mad men of Gotham. Merry tales)

Title

The merry tales of the Mad men of Gottam. Gathered together by A.B. of Phisicke, doctor, 1630. Reprinted from the rare original, and edited, with introduction and notes, by W. Carew Hazlitt.

Imprint

London, Willis and Sotheran, 1866.

Series

Old English jest books

Connect to:

Full text available via HathiTrust - 1951

Added Author

Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913.

Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549. Attributed name

Duyckinck Collection.

Research Call Number

NDF (Mad men of Gotham. Merry tales)