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All for love, or, The world well lost : A tragedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal ; and written in imitation of Shakespeare's stile / by John Dryden, servant to His Majesty ; [two lines from Cicero].

Accession number
PML 36682
Creator
Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
Published
[London] In the Savoy : Printed By Tho. Newcomb, for Henry Herringman, at the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange, 1678.
Notes
Collation: Leaf 1[superscript]a title, 1[superscript]b blank, 2[superscript]a-5[superscript]b epistle dedicatory to Thomas, Earl of Danby, 6[superscript]a-9[superscript]b preface, 10[superscript]a prologue to Anthony and Cleopatra. Persons represented, 11[superscript]a-49[superscript]b (p. 1-78) text, 50[superscript]a epilogue, 50[superscript]b blank.
Wise, Dryden, p. 27 (with fac. of t.p.).
First edition.
Woodward & McManaway no. 379.
The tragedy is on the theme of Anthony and Cleopatra.
Signatures: [*]¹, A⁴, b⁴, [*]¹, B-L⁴.
The "Prologue" leaf has been bound in preceding text. The book was issued without a half-title.
Description
78 p., 1 leaf ; 22 cm.
Provenance
From the A. Edward Newton collection with his engr. book-plate (no. 578 of the sale April 18, 1941 at the Parke-Bernet Galleries).
Binding
3/4 green morocco, gilt.
Classification
Department