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First edition, first printing. Softcover. Publisher's original dark gold card, with titles in white to the upper board and spine. With 28 black and white illustrations throughout. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, lightly rubbed and bumped to the extremities, bright and fresh. The contents, with a crease to page 71, are otherwise clean throughout, and without inscriptions or stamps. A collection of scholarly essays challenging the assumption that the stage was 'all male' in early modern England, summarised thus in a short synopsis preceding the text: 'Essays in this volume explore: the impact of women players outside London; the relationship between women's performance on the continent and in England; working women's participation in a performative culture of commerce; the importance of the visual record; the use of theatrical techniques by queens and aristocrats for political ends, and the role of female performance on the imitation of femininity'. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…