THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM CONGREVE: IN THREE VOLUMES. CONSISTING OF HIS PLAYS AND POEMS [THREE VOLUMES]
by Congreve, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 3 volumes; VG: bound in contemporary calf, paneled spines with gilt tooling, black and maroon morocco labels with gilt titling; mild wear and rubbing, front hinge of volume 1 beginning to separate; Each part has a separate dated titlepage, but pagination and register are continuous in each volume, Each volume has a separate dated titlepage which lacks an edition statement. With a collective titlepage.; slight scattered foxing; bookplate of Thomas Basset to front pastedowns of each volume, slight offsetting to endpaper;
Contains 6 plays plus Cosgreve's Poems. The first 5 plays have a single frontispiece.: The Old Batchelor, The Double-Dealer, Love for Love, The Mourning Bride, The Way of the World, The Judgment of Paris (no plate), Poems upon Several Occasions (no plate).;
shelved Above Science. ESTC: T52787. 1339231. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Contains 6 plays plus Cosgreve's Poems. The first 5 plays have a single frontispiece.: The Old Batchelor, The Double-Dealer, Love for Love, The Mourning Bride, The Way of the World, The Judgment of Paris (no plate), Poems upon Several Occasions (no plate).;
shelved Above Science. ESTC: T52787. 1339231. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1339231
- Title
- THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM CONGREVE: IN THREE VOLUMES. CONSISTING OF HIS PLAYS AND POEMS [THREE VOLUMES]
- Author
- Congreve, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Publisher
- printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1753
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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...
- Rubbing
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- 12mo
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- Hinge
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
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- Bookplate
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