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The rival queens, or, The death of Alexander the Great : acted at the Theater-Royal by Their Majesties Servants

Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692, La Calprenede, Gaultier de Coste, seigneur de, d. 1663 · 1677 · London : Printed for James Magnes and Richard Bentley, at the Post-house in Russel-street in Covent-Garden, near the Piazza's · 1 picture

A 1677 London play by Nathaniel Lee, adapted from La Calprenede, printed for booksellers James Magnes and Richard Bentley and performed by the King's company at the Theatre Royal. The only picture is a circular ornamental bookplate-style emblem, a wreath of laurel around a central medallion with a crest, inscribed text, and a line reading 'purchased from the income of the', which is a library acquisition stamp rather than part of the play. A designer might take from it the laurel-wreath border and the roundel layout as a classical seal device for a heritage label.

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C

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