THE GULL'S HORNBOOK: Stultorum plena sunt omnia. Al savio mezza parola basta. Imprinted at London for R.S., 1609.

Pp. xii, 178, [xii]. Vignette headpieces at the start of each section, slight foxing. Half morocco gilt with gilt top edge. Raised spine bands gilt decorated panels. Thomas Dekker (1572 ? 1632) was an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period's most famous dramatists.The Gull's Hornbook describes the life of city gallants, including a valuable account of behaviour in the London theatres.