All for love, or, The world well lost
Subtitle: a tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal and written in imitation of Shakespeare's stile
By: by John Dryden, servant to His Majesty
Contributors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Herringman, Henry, -1704, publisher; Newcomb, Thomas, -1681 or 1682, printer
Published: 1678
Place of publication: In the Savoy [London] : Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Henry Herringman, at the Blew-Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
Subjects: Drama
Other titles: World well lost
Notes: Based on Anthony and Cleopatra.

With a final epilogue leaf.

"Mr. Wise has suggested that the dedication and preface were supplied by the author after the half-sheet containing the title and prologue was printed. . the verso of the second unsigned leaf has the catchword 'ALL' referring to the drop-heading on recto B, while the catchword on verso [b4] is 'THE' presumably referring to '[THE] PROLOGUE .'--cf. Pforzheimer Catalogue.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) D2229

Macdonald, H. Dryden, 82a

Woodward and McManaway, 379

Pforzheimer, 313

ESTC R015963

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy is the third of seven works bound together in a volume titled: Dryden's plays, vol. 3. This volume contains [1]: The state of innocence, and fall of man: an opera written in heroick verse -- [2]: Aurenge-zebe: a tragedy -- [3]: All for love, or, The world well lost: a tragedy -- [4]: Oedipus: a tragedy -- [5]: Troilus and Cressida, or, Truth found too late: a tragedy -- [6]: The keeper, or, Mr. Limberham: a comedy -- [7]: The Spanish fryar, or, The double discovery.