Ruggle ([George]) Ignoramus.
£350
Comœdia coram Rege Jacobo…
London, Ex officina R[oger]. D[aniel]., 1658.
Third edition. 8vo. Later sprinkled calf, gilt roll borders.
An attractive early edition of this satirical take on La trappolaria by Giambattista della Porta, written to expose the ignorance and arrogance of lawyers.
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Some rubbing to extremities of binding.
Engraved frontispiece.
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