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The tragical history of King Richard III: as it is now acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden and Smock-Alley, altered from Shakespear, by C. Cibber’. Ref: Cambridge Drama Collection PR1269.S42

Handwritten copy on a single sheet of paper of the poemPrinted page from the Dunciad, with half the page dedicated to a footnote explaining the reference to Colley Cibber.Image of Colley Cibber from his autobiography, seated next to some books and holding a piece of paper, with an unidentified woman in the background