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Massinger, Philip (1583-1640) A New Way to Pay Old Debts, a Comoedie.
London: Printed by E[lizabeth] P[urslowe] for Henry Seyle, 1633.
First edition, quarto, title page dusty, reinforced along fore-edge and gutter on verso; last leaf quite dusty with paper reinforcement along gutter and fore-edge margins; F3 with large tear repaired; some spotting and water staining to contents; paper flaw to bottom margin of G4; bound in cloth boards with morocco spine; ex libris C. Bohn Slingluff dated 1870; bookplate of George Merryweather inside front board, 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.
STC 17639; Greg II 474; Grolier One Hundred; ESTC S112423.
In this popular work by Massinger, the main character, Sir Giles Over-reach (a very popular stage villain well into the 19th century) is a personality type plucked from daily life, a departure from the more customary approach used by other playwrights of the period, who chose noble or classical figures to embody villainy in their work.
