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Southerne, Thomas (1660-1746) Oroonoko: a Tragedy.
London: for H. Playford, B. Tooke, and A. Bettesworth, 1699.
Quarto, A-L4, ex libris E.M. Cudahy of Loyola University with stamp on page 33 messily inked out, ink stamp on verso of title, final leaf abraded with some surface loss, later boards, title dusty with rust hole, some internal spotting, toning; 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.
Southerne's play is based on Aphra Behn's novel of the same name. In it, the African Prince of the title is kidnapped and sold into slavery to a Cornish man who takes him to Surinam, where he is ultimately reunited with his betrothed from Africa, Imoinda.
