Plays, Viz. I. Volpone: or, the Fox. II. The Alchemist. III. Epicoene: or, The Silent Woman
by Jonson, Ben
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About This Item
Glasgow: Printed by Robert Urie, 1752 First Glasgow edition and the first printing of any of Jonson's works in Scotland. Robert Urie was going to publish and sell the plays separately, but soon had them bound together and likely exported, given that there are more copies located outside of the UK. Only a small number of libraries record plays that were bound and sold individually. Urie published a second edition in 1766 with a single title-page. Contemporary calf, rebacked, with a gilt spine and red morocco spine label. Binding extremities rubbed and worn. . Twelvemo. Uniform title-page and separate title-page for each play. Front hinge cracked, but holding slightly. Very minor foxing, the occasional minor dampstain. Tear to outer margins of pp. 95-96 with loss of a few letters. A good copy of a rare edition. Robert Urie (bap. 1713, d. 1771) was a printer and bookseller. He first began printing in 1740 with a number of his books bearing the imprint of Robert Urie & Co. In 1747, after the dissolution of his partnership with Andrew Stalker and Alexander Carlisle, he began printing alone and raised the standard for his work. Influenced by Andrew and Robert Foulis, he acquired new type, rid himself of cluttered title-pages, printed on good quality paper, and almost entirely produced octavos and duodecimos. After 1757, he printed only occasionally and it is likely that he was focused on bookselling and publishing. The books he printed may have reflected his own taste and consisted of philosophy, history and poetry with very little of his contemporaries' interest in sermons. During the 1750s and 1760s, he began printing books of the French Enlightenment, including a number of English translations of Voltaire. (Oxford DNB)
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16839
- Title
- Plays, Viz. I. Volpone: or, the Fox. II. The Alchemist. III. Epicoene: or, The Silent Woman
- Author
- Jonson, Ben
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf, rebacked, with a gilt spine and red morocco spine label. Binding extremities rubbed and worn.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Glasgow edition and the first printing of any of Jonson's
- Publisher
- Printed by Robert Urie,
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow:
- Date Published
- 1752
- Pages
- [2], 103, [1, blank], 104, [2], 111, [1, ad] pp.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- Twelvemo
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- Cracked
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- Morocco
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Spine Label
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rebacked
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