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[Literature] Jonson, Ben. Extract from The First Folio of \"The Workes of Benjamin Jonson\"
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[Literature] Jonson, Ben. Extract from "The Workes of Benjamin Jonson"



London: (Printed by William Stansby), 1616. Extracted from the first collected folio edition. Comprising pp. (841)-890: Part of the Kings Entertainment in Passing to his Coronation (pp. 841-862); A Panegyre, on the Happie Entrance of James, Our Soveraigne... (pp. 863-868); A Particular Entertainment of the Queene and Prince Their Highnesse at Althrope... (pp. 869-890). Three-quarter brown calf over marbled paper-covered boards, stamped in gilt; edges stained red; old circular library ink stamp on each title-page; scattered light spotting; faint dampstaining in top and bottom corners of most leaves. Pforzheimer 559


This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Jay R. Butterman. New York, New York