The state of innocence and fall of man
Subtitle: an opera : written in heroick verse and dedicated to Her Royal Highness the Dutchess
By: by Mr. John Dryden
Edition: Sixth edition].
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1440:16; Early English books online
Publisher: Printed for Henry Herringman and are to be sold by Abel Roper, at the Mitre near Temple-Barr, in Fleet-Street
Published: 1692
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Operas; Librettos
Work titles: State of innocence and fall of man
Notes: Libretto for an opera in 5 acts that was never set to music nor performed; based on J. Milton's Paradise Lost. See Oxford music online/Grove music online (WWW site, 29 June 2009).

Edition statement from Wing.

Last page is blank.

Signatures: A-G⁴.

"To Mr. Dryden, on his Poem of Paradise" (p. [7]-[8] (1st group)), signed Nat. Lee.

"The author's apology for heroick poetry, and poetick licence": p. [9]-[16] (1st group).

Publisher's advertisement: p. [1] (last group).

ESTC R29822

Wing D2377

From the collection of John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward.

Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library.

Unbound; in prefab, 28 cm.