Rizzio; or, Scenes in Europe during the sixteenth century. By the Late Mr. Ireland. Edited by G. P. R. James, Esq., Author of “Darnley,” “Henry Masterton,” “Richelieu,” “The Forgery,” &c. In three volumes.–Vol. III

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Third of 3 volumes in 8vo. f. [1], pp. 324. Signatures: [A]1 B-I12 K6 L-P12. Calf-backed marbled boards. Title page and first page signed J.A. Macartney. The first edition of this work by the Shakespeare forger William Henry Ireland (1777-1835), posthumously published from a surviving manuscript. This manuscript was acquired from Ireland’s unpublished Nachlass by a speculating agent who sold it to the best-selling novelist G.P.R. James. James edited the work into a successful mid-Victorian three-decker. Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record.