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PRYNNE (WILLIAM) Histrio-Mastix. The Players Scourge, or, Actors Tragedie, 2 parts in 1 vol., FI...
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PRYNNE (WILLIAM) Histrio-Mastix. The Players Scourge, or, Actors Tragedie, 2 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, second state with list of the 'Errates', with opening blank and blank 5N4, some toning, final leaf re-inserted and with small institutional stamp on final page, modern morocco, gilt lettered on spine, rubbed [ESTC S115316; Pforzheimer 809], small 4to, Printed by E.A. and W.I. for Michael Sparke, 1633 Footnotes: Histrio-Mastix was a virulent attack on the performance of stage plays, but the author's particular denouncement of female actors at the moment that Queen Henrietta Maria was participating in a court masque, led to his being tried for sedition. Prynne was found guilty, fined £5000, and sentenced to have his ears cut off and to life imprisonment. Two passages are underlined in ink by a later reader, one in which Prynne notes it 'a great signe of corrupt and perverted discipline, that these effiminate persons and furtherers of most dishonest pleasures, are [held] in greate esteeme... in rich Citties'. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
PRYNNE (WILLIAM) Histrio-Mastix. The Players Scourge, or, Actors Tragedie, 2 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, second state with list of the 'Errates', with opening blank and blank 5N4, some toning, final leaf re-inserted and with small institutional stamp on final page, modern morocco, gilt lettered on spine, rubbed [ESTC S115316; Pforzheimer 809], small 4to, Printed by E.A. and W.I. for Michael Sparke, 1633 Footnotes: Histrio-Mastix was a virulent attack on the performance of stage plays, but the author's particular denouncement of female actors at the moment that Queen Henrietta Maria was participating in a court masque, led to his being tried for sedition. Prynne was found guilty, fined £5000, and sentenced to have his ears cut off and to life imprisonment. Two passages are underlined in ink by a later reader, one in which Prynne notes it 'a great signe of corrupt and perverted discipline, that these effiminate persons and furtherers of most dishonest pleasures, are [held] in greate esteeme... in rich Citties'. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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