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Old picture books; with other essays on bookish subjects (1902)

Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944, Pollard, Alice · London : Methuen and co. · leaf 210

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cut. In 1655 The Merry Devil of Edmonton appearedfrom the press of D. Gilbertson with a title-cut showing WOODCUTS IN ENGLISH PLAYS 197 Banks and his famous horse on a platform. Our lastillustration is taken, not from this, but from anotherEdmonton play, The Witch of Edmonton, a known truestory.… … FROM THE WITCH OF F,DMONTON Applause. Never printed till now. (London, Printed byJ. Cottrel, for Edward Blackmore, at the Angel in PaulsChurchyard. 1658.) The illustration in this case is a composite one, refer-ring to three different moments in the play. MotherSawyer is found by the dog—said dog,…

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