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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
Chapman, George (1559?-1634) & James Shirley (1596-1666) The Ball. A Comedy, as it was presented by her Majesties Servants, at the Private House in Drury Lane.
London: Printed by Tho. Cotes for Andrew Crooke & William Cooke, 1639.
First edition, quarto, title toned, trimmed closely, touching the top line of the title and some headlines, verso of last leaf toned; bound in modern half morocco and marbled paper boards by Frost, purchased from Lawson in 1970; 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.
STC 4995; Greg II 549; Pforzheimer 144; ESTC S107725.
Although Chapman is named as sole author on the title page, The Ball is now considered to have been the exclusive work of Shirley.
