Jonson, Ben & Brown, Douglas [editor] — The Alchemist
Ernest Benn 1966 1st edition. Paperback, P+. xxvi+150pp, Ex College library with a single bookplate & ink stamp to the top edge, trace to the base of the spine where a sticker has been removed, text unmarked. The New Mermaids series. Comic play originally published in 1610, which exposes the nature of greed in the human character. Subtle & Doll Common set up as quack physicians, offering all manner of cures and remedies - it is not long before the greed of their foolish customers makes them a fortune.