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A select collection of old plays. In twelve volumes. Vol VIII. A new edition

By Robert Dodsley (ed.), Isaac Reed (ed.), Octavius Gilchrist (ed.), John Payne Collier (ed.), Thomas Lodge, Thomas May, Robet Greene, Christopher Marlowe, William D’Avenant

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Eighth of 12 volumes in 8vo. pp. [2], f. [1], pp. 434. Half calf. Signed “Gayley.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Third edition of this selection of early modern English plays, edited by John Payne Collier. Four plays included in earlier editions are omitted, and replaced by others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Content:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">The wounds of civil war / Thomas Lodge.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">The heir / Thomas May.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay / Robert Greene.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">The Jew of Malta / Christopher Marlowe.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">The wits / Sir William D'Avenant.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01JHU_INST/1lu78g9/alma991005661789707861" rel="nofollow">Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record.</a></span></span></p>

Published

1825

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Pages

454

Language

English

ISBN

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