The Spider and the Fly
Book Description
A poem in the form of an allegory, written by Heywood as a defence of the Catholic party during the reign of Queen Mary. The Catholics are represented as the flies and the Protestants as the spiders.
Author
John Heywood
Date
1908
Binding
Hardback: green boards and faux vellum
Publisher
Early English Drama Society
Condition
Very good. Dulling to the boards and sunning to the spine; damage to spine (see image); foxing to endpapers. The uncut pages, many of which remain unopened, are clean with some darkening, Textblock is tight.
Pages
472
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