The tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh...
London.
Printed for John Pemberton, 1719.
Second edition.
8vo.
[16], 63pp, [1]. Disbound. Inked ownership inscription to head of title, scattered spotting.
The second edition, printed in the same year as the first, of The Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh, a drama by physician and poet George Sewell (d. 1729). Originally staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, it covered the downfall of Sir Walter Raleigh, a lauded courtier of Elizabeth I who would later be executed during the reign of James I.
ESTC T51545.
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref: 32271