first edition
1983 · San Marino, CA
by Riefer, Frederick
San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1983. First Edition. Octavo. 354pp. Warmly inscribed and signed by author. The individual chapters are devoted to philosophic and theological thought, the Mirror for Magistrates, the plats of Seneca, the native dramatic traditions, plays based on novelle, and the visual arts. Most of the book however, is devoted to an analysis of individual plates. Included are discussions of the major Elizabethan dramatist such as Lodge, Marlowe, Kyd and others including of course, Shakespeare. A fine copy bound in brick cloth, spine lettering gilt, in a fine dust jacket.
(Inventory #: 010608)