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FORD, John. The Works ... a new edition, edited by Alexander Dyce, London: James Toovey, 1869, 3 volumes, 8°, half titles, full blue morocco gilt by ZAEHNSDORF (upper joints of vol. III slightly cracked), g.e., gilt turn-ins -- Thomas MIDDLETON. The Works, edited by Alexander Dyce, London: Edward Lumley, 1840, 5 volumes, 12° in half sheets, FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, engraved frontispiece portrait in volume I and folding engraved frontispiece to volume IV, half titles, full polished calf gilt by FRANCIS BEDFORD, ornate gilt spines in compartments with raised bands and crimson morocco lettering-pieces (extremities rubbed, spine of vol. V restored), t.e.g., fore-edge uncut (slight indentation marks to fore-edge), with pencil note in volume I reading "Bought at the sale of G. W. Smalley's library at Sotheby's in 1887 -- This was formerly F. Bedford's own copy" -- Philip MASSINGER. The Plays, edited by William Gifford, London: for G. and W. Nicol [and 11 others], 1813, 4 volumes, 8°, large paper copy, engraved frontispiece portrait, half titles in volumes II-IV ([?] lacking half title to vol. I, volume III with block split at B1, and preceding leaves pasted in, occasional light spotting), later full crimson morocco gilt by J. LARKINS (extremities lightly rubbed), g.e., gilt turn-ins -- Christopher MARLOWE. The Works, edited by A. H. Bullen, London: John C. Nimmo, 1885, 3 volumes, 8°, number 16 of 120 large paper copies on laid paper, full blue morocco gilt by SOTHERAN (spines a little rubbed), t.e.g., gilt turn-ins. Together with The Dramatic Works of Robert Greene (2 vols., London, 1831, 8°) in calf gilt (joints of vol. I cracked) and The Works of George Peele (3 vols., London, 1829-39, 8°), also in calf gilt, both edited by Alexander Dyce. (20)