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London: H. Herringman, E. Brewster & R. Bentley, 1685. Hard Cover. Folio; from the fourth folio, pages 212-226. . The London Prodigal, TEXT IS COMPLETE, [Together with:] Pericles, Prince of Tyre, lacking 6 leaves, pp. 197/198, 199/200, 203/204, 205/206, 207/208, 209/210. Present are 11 leaves in total. Both bound together in contemporary blue boards. Text is very good, with generous margins; text is lightly age-toned; boards are lightly browned at edges. Printed on laid paper. A very good copy.

Comedies, Histories & Tragedies is a collection of William Shakespeare's plays, published in the First Folio in 1623, seven years after his death. Compiled by his colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell, it is considered one of the most influential books ever published in the English language.