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1657	Anonymous	Lust's Dominion, or The Lascivious Queen
Reference Information DEEP #: 1145 Greg #: 777a(ii) STC/Wing #: L3504A Record Type: Single-Play Playbook Play Type: Adult Professional Genre (Annals): Tragedy Book Edition: 1 Play Edition: 1 Format: Duodecimo Leaves: 74 Date of First Publication: 1657 Date of First Production: 1600 [Feb 13, payment] Company of First Production: Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men Company Attribution: n/a Total Editions: 1 duodecimino Variants: There are four issues of this edition. Greg 777a(i) contains the original title leaf dated 1657, which lists no author and "F. K." as publisher; its preliminaries contain "The Epistle Dedicatorie" [A2r], commendatory verses [A3r], and "The Actors Names" [A4v]. In Greg 777a(ii), the half-sheet A⁴ was replaced by a single fold A², which includes a new title page dated 1657 listing Marlowe as author, "F. K." as publisher, and Pollard as bookseller [A1r]; "The Actors Names" [A1v]; and "The Epistle Dedicatorie" [A2r]. In Greg 777a(iii), a cancel title page dated 1658 replaced the original title page; the cancel lists Marlowe as author, "T. J." as printer, and "R. P." and Wright as booksellers, and does not contain "The Actors Names" [A1v is blank]. The fourth issue of this edition is from 1661, Greg 777a(iv), and is not included in DEEP. See also Greg 777a(i); 777a(iii) Title-Page Features Title: Lusts Dominion; OR, THE Lascivious Queen. A TRAGEDIE. Author: Written by Christofer Marloe, Gent. Performance: Imprint: LONDON, Printed for F. K. and are to be sold by Robert Pollard, at the sign of Ben. Johnsons head, on the back-side of the Old-Exchange. 1657. Paratextual Material Dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatorie" to: William Carpenter (Esquire); from: Francis Kirkman [A2r] Character List: "The Actors Names" [A1v] Stationer Information Printer: Bell, Jane (?) Publisher: Kirkman, Francis Bookseller: Pollard, Robert Imprint Location: O.8 (Royal Exchange - South Entrance) Entries in Stationers' Register: None Additional Notes: According to Greg, the first gathering, A², was printed in octavo.