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<dl><dd>"Since Leake is unlikely to have published two editions the same year ... it may be one of the fraudulent reprints circulated by Kirkman and his associates about 1661." " ... there does not appear to be much doubt on typographical grounds that this edition is some years later than [the 1652 edition]"--Greg</dd>
<dd>In this edition, the title page has an illustration of 2 rows of 7 fleur-de-lis and "sold" and "sign" in the imprint. The earlier 1652 edition has a woodcut illustration of a crown, and "solde" and "signe" in the imprint</dd>
<dd>The names of the theatres, and the authors' names, are enclosed in brackets on title page</dd>
<dd>Headpieces; initial</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A² B-I⁴.</dd>
<dd>Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.)</dd>
<dd>Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, II</dd>
<dd>English short title catalogue</dd>
<dd>Catalogue of the Barton collection, Boston Public Library (1888 edition)</dd>
<dd>Cataloged</dd>
<dd>condition reviewed</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department copy) G.3962.6 no.4 is the fourth of eleven items bound together into a single volume. See bibliographic record for G.3962.6 no.1 for complete contents list. Each item cataloged separately</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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<dl><dd>Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616</dd>
<dd>Fletcher, John, 1579-1625</dd>
<dd>Leake, William, -1673, printer</dd>
<dd>Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner. MB</dd></dl></div>
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