GREENE, Robert.
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. 4o. (7 × 51⁄4). S. 33. 2.
Collation: A-G4, 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. 4o. (71⁄8 × 51⁄2). S. 28. 3.
Collation: A-G4, 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. 4o (7 × 5). S. 36. 1.
Collation: A-K4, unpaged. Epistle dedicatory from Greene to Robert, Earl of Essex. Second edition, the first having appeared in 1587.
BM 726.