JONSON, Benjamin [ 1572-1637] The Works of Ben Jonson, Which were formerly Printed in Two Volumes, are now Reprinted in One. To which is added A Comedy, Called the New Inn. With Additions never before Published. —neque, me ut miretur turba laboro: Contentus paucis lectoribus. London, Printed by Thomas Hodgkin for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, T. Basset, R. Chiswell, M. Wotton, and G. Conyers, MDCXCII 1692. Very Good. Bound in recent full panelled speckled calf, re-using the original boards. The spine in seven compartments with re-used recent label. This binding replacing one of the late Peter Scupham’s idiosyncratic bindings, in this case a rather vibrant blue Morocco. The portrait frontis lacking, replaced with a rather superior portrait of Jonson, [ Knapton, London, I. Oliver Pinx. 1738 “In the collection of Dr Mead]. New endpapers. Collates : replaced portrait frontis, title, [ A3 The Catalogue vii] Every Man in his Humour1-24, Every Man out of his Humour 25- 60, Cynthia’s Revels 61- 94, Poetaster 95-123, blank, Sejanus, his Fall 125-151, blank, Volpone, or the Fox 153-179, blank, Epicœne 181-208, The Alchemist 209-227 then 218,219, mispagination, 230-236, Catiline 237-264, then mispagination Epigrams Book 1, 281-296, The Forest 297- 303, Part of the King’s Entertainment 304-311, A Panegyre 312- 313, A Particular Entertainment 314- 316, A Private Entertainment of theKing and Queen 317-319, The Entertainment of the Two Kings 320, An Entertainment of King James and Queen Ann 321-322, Masques at Court 323-326, The second Masque 327- 330, Hymenæi 331-339, The Description of the Masque 340-344, The Masque of Queens 345-354, The Speeches at Prince Henry’s Barriers 355- 358 [ these leave foxed as found in all copies] Oberon 359-363, Love freed from Ignorance and Folly 364- 367, Love Restored 368, mispagination 371-372, A challenge at Tilt 372, 371,372, The Irish Masque 373- 374, Mercury mispagination 377 – 379 [ foxed as found in all copies] -382, Bartholmew Fair 393- 427, 428 blank, The Staple of News 429-455, 456 blank, The Devil is an Ass 457-484, The Magnetick Lady 485-[ ink stains 491-494] 507, 508 blank, A Tale of a Tub 509- 531, 532 blank, The Sad Shepherd 533-539 mispagination 542-544, Underwoods 545-572, Epithalamion 573-577, Eupheme 578-584, The King’s Entertainment at Welbeck 585-588, Love’s Welcome 589-590, Mortimer his Fall 591-593, Christmas 594-596, Lord Hay 597-599, The Vision of Delight 600- 602, The Pleasure reconciled to Vertue 603- 605, The Honour of Wales 606-609, News from the New World discovered in the Moon 610-613, The Metamorphosed Gypsies 614- 626, The Masque of Augures 627-631, Time Vindicated 632- 636, Neptunes Triumph 637-641, Pan’s Anniversary 642-644, The Masque of Owles 645-646, The Fortunate Isles 647-652, Love’s Triumph through Callipolis 653-655, Chloridia 656-659, Horace 660-669, The English Grammar 670-691, Timber 692- 719, 720 blank, The New Inn 721-744 [included in this edition for the first time] ,Rules for the Tavern Academy, unpaginated , with separate title page [iv]. Complete despite erratic pagination noted. In overall Very Good condition [ noting the foxed leaves to be found in all copies of this edition apparently, and the replaced portrait] with scattered marking, toning, minor repairs to a couple of leaves.