Scogin's jests [electronic resource] : full of witty mirth, and pleasant shifts; done by him in France and other places. Being a preservative again [sic] melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Board, ...

Scogin's jests [electronic resource] : full of witty mirth, and pleasant shifts; done by him in France and other places. Being a preservative again [sic] melancholy. Gathered by Andrew Board, ...

Scoggin's jests. Part 1.

London : printed for W. Thackeray, and J. Deacon. Reprinted for J. Caulfield, 1796.

Great Britain -- England -- London.

English

viii,80p. : ill. ; 8⁰.

Sometimes attributed, erroneously, to John Scogan.
"The first known edition of this version of 'Scoggin's jests' was published in 1626 with title 'The first and best part of Scoggins jests .. Gathered by Andrew Boord ..'; not to be confused with the compilation printed in 1613 with title 'Scoggins iestes'. The edition here reprinted appeared between 1685 and 1688." (MH-H).
Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.

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Farnham, W.E. "John(Henry) Scogan", Modern language review, vol. 16, p.122, VII
English Short Title Catalog, N21114.

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