THE DUKE OF GUISE
by DRYDEN, JOHN
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- Seller
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McMinnville, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by R. E. for R. Bentley, and J. Tonson, 1687. Second Edition. 212 x 150 mm. (8 3/8 x 5 7/8"). 4 p.l., 64 pp.
Macdonald 87b; Wing D-2265; ESTC R16601. ◆Binding with light scuffing and soiling, one vellum corner abraided and a small bump to fore edge; title a little soiled and with two small tears (no text affected), margins trimmed close (running titles occasionally grazed), paper very lightly toned and with the odd small ink stain or other minor blemish, but only a trace of foxing to final few leaves, and on the whole a very nice copy of this play, based on events from the reign of Henry III and briefly banned "because its presentation of French history was too palpably a parallel with contemporary events." (DNB).
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- Bookseller
- Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ST15024b
- Title
- THE DUKE OF GUISE
- Author
- DRYDEN, JOHN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by R. E. for R. Bentley, and J. Tonson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1687
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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