Christopher Marlowe and Edward Alleyn

504pp. Indexed. Black cloth boards with gilt titles to spine (sharp, strong, bright). Previous owner's name on fly leaf. In its original dust jacket, unclipped (showing a little shelf wear and fading at edges). Jacket fitted with archival-quality mylar wrapper to protect & prolong its life. It is not adhered to the book or to the jacket. Definitive biography of Alleyn and his theatrical career, spanning the end of Elizabethan era, during which he continued to act Marlowe's great roles. Draws extensively on the Alleyn Papers in the archives of Dulwich College, London.