[6], 62 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to
1690 · London
by (Shakespeare, William) Dryden, John and William Davenant
London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1690. Fourth edition of the Davenant and Dryden version, bearing the same text as the second edition (MacDonald 73b). [6], 62 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to. Recent full mottled calf binding, boards stamped in blind, spne with raised bands, gilt title, likely by Bernard Middleton. Fine. Fourth edition of the Davenant and Dryden version, bearing the same text as the second edition (MacDonald 73b). [6], 62 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to. A lovely copy of an important Shakespeare adaptation by Dryden and Davenant, first published in 1670. Dryden in his Preface gives full credit to Davenant for teaching him to admire Shakespeare, and credits him with contributing, among many other elements, the “Counter part to Shakespear’s plot, namely, that of a Man who had never seen a Woman”. Wing S2947; Jaggard, p. 463; MacDonald 73d
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