A DISSERTATION ON THE PAGEANTS OR DRAMATIC MYSTERIES: Anciently Performed at Coventry, by the Trading Companies of that City; chiefly with reference to the Vehicle, Characters and Dresses of the Actors, compiled in a great degree from sources hitherto une

FIRST EDITION Folio (approx. 36.5 x 28cm) hardback in contemporary quarter black roan over maroon paper-covered boards, gilt. Large Paper Copy. 226pp. plus 4pp. Indexed, illustrated with 1 colour and 9 b/w engraved plates, 4pp. sheet music and occasional decorative vignettes and initial caps. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Faint vertical creases to outer margins of last few pages. Occasional light foxing, mainly to untrimmed foredge. Roan spine rather rubbed and worn at edges, as are all edges and a few small chips and scratches to boards. Corners somewhat worn (please see photos). Overall a Good+ Copy.