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AYRES, PHILIP. The Revengeful Mistress; being, An Amorous Adventure of an English Gentleman in Spain.In which are also contain'd three other Novels [etc.]. [8], 198 pages; lacks final ad leaf. 8vo, old 1/2 calf, spine darkened and worn, joints cracked, cords intact, cover corners worn through; contents toned and foxed with marginal dampstaining at beginning and end. London: R. Wellington, 1696
first edition; issue with imprint naming Wellington only. "A set of interlocking prose narratives or 'novels,' which set out to warn gentlemen travellers (and their guardians) of the dangers to be met with on the continent, the 'ill women' of Italy, and especially of Spain" (ODNB). Wing A4313A; ESTC R27746.
