(Drama)

Four comedies and two tragedies, all but one being first editions, mostly in modern bindings, by George Etherege, John Fletcher, Nathaniel Lee, James Howell, Thomas Shadwell, and William Wycherley. Condition generally good, some light browning.

Four comedies and two tragedies, all but one being first editions, mostly in modern bindings, by George Etherege, John Fletcher, Nathaniel Lee, James Howell, Thomas Shadwell, and William Wycherley. Condition generally good, some light browning. George Etherege. The Man of Mode, or Sr Fopling Flutter. A Comedy. London: Printed for J. Macock, for Henry Herringman, 1676. Marginal browning on title, light browning throughout, two page numbers shaved. Half green morocco. (Wing E3374; ESTC R38861; Pforzheimer 360; Woodward & McManaway 551). acquisition: Grinke & Rodgers. — John Fletcher. Valentinian: A Tragedy. As 'Tis Alter'd by the Late Earl of Rochester. London: Printed for Timothy Goodwin, 1685. Half tan morocco. First edition was published in 1647, but this is the first edition of the adaptation by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. (Wing F1354; ESTC R5338; Greg 667n; Pforzheimer 1071; Woodward & McManaway 1299). — Nathaniel Lee. The Tragedy of Nero. London: Printed by T[homas]. R[atcliffe]. and N[athaniel]. T[hompson]. for James Magnus [sic] and Richard Bentley, 1675. Light browning throughout. Half brown morocco by Riviere-Mounteney; upper joint rubbed. provenance: Harold Greenhill; Bonhams, 24 March 2009, lot 324. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch. — James Howell. The Nuptialls of Peleus and Thetis. Consisting of a Mask and a Comedy, or the The [sic] Great Royall Ball. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, 1654. Separate dated title-page, register and pagination for The Nuptials of Peleus and Thetis. A New Italian Comedy; general title-page shaved on top margin affecting "The Nuptialls of," some browning, especially to general title-page, lacks final blank. 19th-century paneled calf. (Wing H3097; ESTC R7256; Woodward & McManaway 658). provenance: Henry Huth; Fairfax of Cameron. acquisition: Charles W. Traylen. — Thomas Shadwell. The Lancashire Witches and Tegue o Divelly the Irish Priest. A Comedy. London: Printed for John Starkey, 1682. Browned throughout. Quarter brown morocco. A resetting of the first edition, the errata corrected and the list on A3v replaced with a publisher's advertisement. (Wing S2853; ESTC R232267; Woodward & McManaway 1077). provenance: Bonhams, 24 March 2009, lot 350. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch. — William Wycherley. Love in a Wood, or, St James's Park. A Comedy. London: Printed by J. M[acock]. for H. Herringman, 1672. Quarter red morocco. (Wing W3747; ESTC R7945; Pforzheimer 1100; Woodward & McManaway 1329). provenance: Bonhams, 24 March 2009, lot 366. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch.
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George Etherege. The Man of Mode, or Sr Fopling Flutter. A Comedy. London: Printed for J. Macock, for Henry Herringman, 1676. Marginal browning on title, light browning throughout, two page numbers shaved. Half green morocco. (Wing E3374; ESTC R38861; Pforzheimer 360; Woodward & McManaway 551). acquisition: Grinke & Rodgers. — John Fletcher. Valentinian: A Tragedy. As 'Tis Alter'd by the Late Earl of Rochester. London: Printed for Timothy Goodwin, 1685.  Half tan morocco. First edition was published in 1647, but this is the first edition of the adaptation by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. (Wing F1354; ESTC R5338; Greg 667n; Pforzheimer 1071; Woodward & McManaway 1299). — Nathaniel Lee. The Tragedy of Nero. London: Printed by T[homas]. R[atcliffe]. and N[athaniel]. T[hompson]. for James Magnus [sic] and Richard Bentley, 1675. Light browning throughout. Half brown morocco by Riviere-Mounteney; upper joint rubbed. provenance: Harold Greenhill; Bonhams, 24 March 2009, lot 324.  acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch. — James Howell. The Nuptialls of Peleus and Thetis. Consisting of a Mask and a Comedy, or the The [sic] Great Royall Ball. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, 1654. Separate dated title-page, register and pagination for The Nuptials of Peleus and Thetis. A New Italian Comedy; general title-page shaved on top margin affecting "The Nuptialls of," some browning, especially to general title-page, lacks final blank. Nineteenthth-century paneled calf. (Wing H3097; ESTC R7256; Woodward & McManaway 658). provenance: Henry Huth; Fairfax of Cameron. acquisition: Charles W. Traylen. — Thomas Shadwell. The Lancashire Witches and Tegue o Divelly the Irish Priest. A Comedy. London: Printed for John Starkey, 1682. Browned throughout. Quarter brown morocco. A resetting of the first edition, the errata corrected and the list on A3v replaced with a publisher's advertisement. (Wing S2853; ESTC R232267; Woodward & McManaway 1077).  provenance: Bonhams, 24 March 2009, lot 350. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch. — William Wycherley. Love in a Wood, or, St James's Park. A Comedy. London: Printed by J. M[acock]. for H. Herringman, 1672. Quarter red morocco. (Wing W3747; ESTC R7945; Pforzheimer 1100; Woodward & McManaway 1329). provenance: Bonhams, 24 March 2009, lot 366. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch