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FLETCHER, JOHN. Valentinian: A Tragedy. As 'tis alter'd by the late Earl of Rochester, and acted at the Theatre-Royal. [32], 82, [2] pages, including final epilogue leaf. 4to, 207x161 mm, modern 1/4 leather, spine partly blackened, chipped at bottom; contents toned with marginal dampstaining throughout, margins trimmed with blank outer corners bevelled, signatures and catchwords on some leaves and bottom line of text on page 38 cropped, A2 and M1 reinforced along edges, last leaf mounted. London: Timothy Goodwin, 1685
first edition of the Earl of Rochester's adaptation; issue with Goodwin imprint. The original version was first published in the 1647 collected edition of plays by Beaumont and Fletcher. The first prologue in the adaptation is by Aphra Behn. Pforzheimer 1071; Wing F1354.
