Lot 47
  • 47

Shakespeare, W.--Dryden, J.--Congreve, W.

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ten late seventeenth-century plays in one volume, comprising:
Etherege, G. Love in a Tub. for Herringman, 1697, [6] 68 [2], [Wing E3373]--Dryden, J. The Indian Emperour... for Herringman, 1696, [8] 55 [1], [Wing D2296A]--Dryden, J. Tyrannick Love... for Herringman, 1695, [10] 58 (ie 57) [1], [Wing D2397]--Shakespeare, W. The Tragedy of Hamlet... for Herringman, 1695, ninth edition, first or second issue (four line imprint), [4] 82, [Wing S2954]--[Gildon, C.] The Roman Brides Revenge. for Sturton, 1697, [4] 52, [Wing G736], loss to first two leaves--[Powell, G.] The Fatal Discovery. for Wellington, 1698, [6] 50, [Wing F542], lacking preliminary and final blanks?--Congreve, W. The Mourning Bride. for Tonson, 1697, half-title present, [12] 56, 65-74 [2], [Wing C5856]--Dryden, J. The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards. for Herringman, 1687, two parts in one, fourth edition, [20] 138, [Wing D2259], tears and repairs to title-page, repairs and some loss to U3, lacking final leaf--Shakespeare, W. Titus Andronicus... alter'd... by Mr. Edw. Ravenscroft. for Hindmarsh, 1687, [12] 56, [Wing S2949]--Crowne, J. The Destruction of Jerusalem. for Bentley, 1693, [10] 106, [Wing C7386]--all 4to, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments with morocco lettering piece ("PLAYES"), Courtenay crest gilt stamped on upper cover, some tears and occasional holes, some browning and spotting, extremities worn, splitting to joints

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