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Heywood, Thomas (early 1570s-1641) The Late Lancashire Witches. A well received Comedy, lately Acted at the Globe on the Banke-side by the Kings Maiesties Actors.
London: Printed by Thomas Harper for Benjamin Fisher, 1634.
First edition, quarto, ex libris English Shakespearean actor John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) with each page inlaid; marked by him, "Collated & Perfect J.P.K. 1798" on frame of title, with edition statement added to title in his hand; bound in full tan calf, rebacked; some headlines and bottom lines cropped; title page torn and mounted; some leaves with stress tears from being mounted in heavier paper; purchased by the present owner in 1973; the leaves 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.; including extended margins 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
STC 13373; Greg II 494; ESTC S104080, citing nine copies in American libraries; rare at auction, Rare Book Hub listing the sale of this copy in 1922 as the most recent offering.
