(CON) Engraved frontispiece neatly laid down, extensive contemporary manuscript corrections (by the Duchess herself?), and two paste-on slips assigning certain scenes to ìmy Lord Duke.î Pp. 15-16 in the last pagination defective and restored with about twenty words in manuscript, and a number of other neat old marginal repairs. Contemporary ownership inscription of Francis Bernard, almost certainly the physician famous for his spendid library. Inserted is an autograph note signed from Walter Scott to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, sending ìthe Duchess plays of which I request your kind acceptance.î||(PHY) [A]3, B-Bb2, B-Z2, Aa1, Bb-Rr2, B-X2, A1, B-O2, A-E2, F1, Contents. Engraved frontispiece; [A]1r Title, verso blank; [A]2rv To the Readers; [A]3r The Actors Names, [A]3v Prologue; B1r-Bb2r Text, ìThe Female Wits,î Bb2v Epilogue; B-Aa1v Text, The Presence.î Bb1r-Rr2r Text, ìThe Scenes,î Rr2v The Actors Names (to ìThe Bridalî); B1r-X2v Text, ìThe Bridals,î with The Actors Names (to ìThe Convent of Pleasure.î A1r-O1v Text, ìThe Convent of Pleasure,î O2r Epilogue, O2v The Actors Names (to ìA Piece of a Play); A1r-E2v Text; F1r ìThe Names of the Actors of the foregoing Piece of a Play,î verso blank.||(REF) Wing N867; see estc.bl.uk; added to ESRC 19-04-2013.||(PRV) With a contemporary armorial bookplate pasted to the verso of the title page; contains autograph note to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe from Walter Scott; verso of final page signed 'Frances Bernard'.||(BIN) Folio. Mid-nineteenth century calf gilt, sides incorporating the panelled sides of the original binding.||(PUB) Publication date 1668. 

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