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SHIRLEY, James (1596-1666). A Pastorall called the Arcadia. Acted by her Majesties Servants at the Phoenix in Drury Lane. London: J.D[awson] for John Williams and F. Eglesfield, 1640.
4o (179 x 127 mm). (Lacks initial blank [A]1, a few small marginal repairs.) Late 19th-century green morocco gilt, edges gilt, by Bedford (front joint starting). Provenance: Robert Goelet (bookplate) -- Frederick Spiegelberg (book label) -- purchased from Scribner Rare Books, New York, 6 October 1969.
FIRST EDITION of the dramatized version of Sidney's Arcadia. There is a reference to Shakespeare's Pericles on B4v, lines 3 and 4. Greg II, 583; STC 22453.
4o (179 x 127 mm). (Lacks initial blank [A]1, a few small marginal repairs.) Late 19th-century green morocco gilt, edges gilt, by Bedford (front joint starting). Provenance: Robert Goelet (bookplate) -- Frederick Spiegelberg (book label) -- purchased from Scribner Rare Books, New York, 6 October 1969.
FIRST EDITION of the dramatized version of Sidney's Arcadia. There is a reference to Shakespeare's Pericles on B4v, lines 3 and 4. Greg II, 583; STC 22453.