OLD PLAYS; being a continuation of Dodsley’s collection, with notes, critical and explanatory
by (ENGLISH DRAMA)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stevenson, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
8vo. Six volumes. Contemporary calf, nicely rebacked at an early date, spines gilt. Some wear, browning. An attractive set.
Contains the following: Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus and Lust's Dominion; John Lyly, Mother Bombie, Endymion, and Midas; Middleton, Women Beware Women, A Trick to Catch the Old One, The Spanish Gypsy, The Changeling, More Dissemblers Besides Women; Dekker, Wonder of a Kingdom, Old Fortunatus; Rowley, A New Wonder, a Woman Never Vext; Webster, Appius and Virginia; Chapman, May Day, Monsieur D'Olive, Bussy D'Ambois; Webster and Rowley, Thracian Wonder; Marston's Antonio and Mellida, What you Will, and Parasitaster: or, the Fawn; Heywood, The English Traveller, The Royal King and Loyal Subject, A Challenge for Beauty.
This very scarce set was conceived as a continuation of Dodsley's famous Select Collection of Old Plays (1744).
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Details
- Bookseller
- 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32820636
- Title
- OLD PLAYS; being a continuation of Dodsley’s collection, with notes, critical and explanatory
- Author
- (ENGLISH DRAMA)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Rodwell and Martin
- Date Published
- 1816
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Calf
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- Rebacked
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- Gilt
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