Wit.- Recreation, for ingenious head-pieces: or, a pleasant grove for their wits to walk in, woodcut and engraved illustrations, some full-page, woodcut head-pieces, additional ff. in sig. P (not called for), lacking additional engraved title and A3, X2&3 upper corner torn, affecting headline on X2, final 3 ff. little chipped at upper corners, a few tears, trimmed, occasionally just touching text (see last few ff.) or affecting a catchword or headline, spotting and staining, mostly lightly browned, modern half calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [Pforzheimer 1093; Wing M1717; ESTC R32076], Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by Thomas Helder, at the Angel in Little Britain, 1667; and 4 others defective Wit, including 3 editions of the first mentioned (1640, 1641 and 1654), small 8vo (5).

⁂ Editions of this work are rare at auction in any condition. 'Sometimes attributed to Sir John Mennes and to James Smith, but includes the work of others.' (ESTC). Includes epigrams, riddles and rebuses.