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Lansdowne, George Granville, Baron (1667-1735) The Jew of Venice. A Comedy.
London: Printed for Ber. Lintott, 1701.
First edition, quarto, half-title present in this copy, bound in 19th century half green morocco with marbled paper boards; headlines and bottom lines intact, 8 3/8 x 6 x 1/8 in.
ESTC T29080; Pforzheimer 916.
Granville's work is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. He was a Tory politician from Cornwall who was also a published poet and playwright in the style of Dryden.
