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THE MERRY MILKMAID OF ISLINGTON with Love Lost in the Dark and The Politick Whore]. [2], 61, [3] pages. 4to, modern 1/2 morocco; leaves

trimmed and inlaid to size, apparently lacks initial (blank?) leaf. London: Dan. Browne et al., 1680 FIRST EDITION of a rare collection of anonymous Restoration comedies. Wing M1869 (4 copies, only the Huntington copy in the United States). FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN ACTOR JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE (1757-1823), with his characteristic initialed and dated collation note on titles; subsequently in the library of the Dukes of Devonshire at Chatsworth. De Ricci, English Collectors, pages 78-80. ERRATA Lot 154: Lacks a general title, not an initial blank. SOLD As Is.

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