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(Brigands and Thieves)
The Devils Cabinet Broke Open: Or, a New Discovery of the Highway Theives … London: Printed for Henry Marsh, 1658 [but 1657]

4to (171 x 127 mm). Woodcut headpiece and initial, printer's ornaments; several page numbers shaved, a few signatures and catchwords cropped. Stiff vellum by W. Pratt for Henry Stevens (1868), small ornament stamped in black ink on front cover, spine lettered in black ink.

According to ESTC, George Thomason annotated his copy to read "8ber. [i.e. October] 31"; 8 in the imprint date crossed out and "7" written in.

REFERENCE:
ESTC R207600; Wing D1224

Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.

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