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THE STATE OF INNOCENCE, AND FALL OF MAN: AN OPERA
by Dryden, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: printed by T[homas]. N[ewcomb]. for H. Herringman, at the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange, 1677. Hardcover. Quarto, [2], 45, [1] pages.; VG-; Bound in later 3/4 calf, cloth covered boards, rebacked with spine preserved. Mild shelfwear. Frank J Hogan bookplate to front pastedown. Lacking Dryden's preface, being pages i-xx. Mild toning and soiling to pages.
JR Consignment.
Case 7. ESTC R4242; Wing D2372; Shawcross 754.
Milton and Dryden were politically opposed, with Milton against the restoration of the British monarchy, while the royalist Dryden was made England's first Poet Laureate by the restored Charles II.;
Written as an operatic adaptation of Milton's Paradise Lost, the musical score was never written and the opera was never performed.;. 1345258. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1345258
- Title
- THE STATE OF INNOCENCE, AND FALL OF MAN: AN OPERA
- Author
- Dryden, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- printed by T[homas]. N[ewcomb]. for H. Herringman, at the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1677
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- 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
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Bookplate
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