The Coronation A Comedy. As it was presented by her Majesties Servants in the private House in Drury Lane; (licensed 6 Feb 1635 as Shirley's, but printed in 1640 erroneously as a work of John Fletcher)
London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Andrew Cooke and william cooke, 1640. First edition. leather_bound. 36 unnumbered leaves. a2, b-I4, k2. 18 x 11 cm. "The plot line lies in the successive discovery of two brothers of a reigning queen, whose crown thus shifts from head to head." CHEL. Vol.6, p.204. His comedic works falls into two main classes: a comedy of manners and romantic comedy. This play was one of the many plays published while the playwright was absent in Dublin as the theatre company closed when the Bubonic plague hit London. Inner dentelles, interior contents generally clean, frontispiece head slightly shaved but title complete, bookplate of Kenneth Rapoport, and small book label at free rear endpaper. STC 22440. GREG 572a. Modern full maroon morocco, backstrip and front cover lettered in gilt. Fine. Item #24320
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