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1912Best.-Nr. 013986Rahway N.J.: The Quin & Boden Co. Press. A beautiful unread really! copy in blue moroccan leather with ribbed spine; includes small monogrammed gift card not book! inscribed by the author; gilt at text block edges light shelf wear only at board edges. . Fine. Full-Leather. 1912. The Quin & Boden Co. Press hardcover
2016Best.-Nr. x-1473913683Sage Pubns Ltd 2016. Hardcover. New. 3rd edition. 280 pages. 9.57x7.83x0.83 inches. Sage Pubns Ltd hardcover
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1682Best.-Nr. 935P12London: Jacob Tonson 1682. First edition. Hardback. Good. 8.5" by 6.5". None. The first edition of this religious poem in heroic couplets by John Dryden. The first edition second issue with the second line of the imprint ending "in". This second issue is more common to see than the first issue of which only two examples were known to the bibliographer Macdonald.John Dryden wrote 'Religio Laici' as a response the Father Richard Simon's 'Histoire Critique due Vieux Testament'. In this text Dryden set out to address the issues in Simon's book such as his tendency to undermine Protestantism and other religious issues of the day such as Deism. Five years after Dryden published this poem however he converted to Roman Catholicism. Written in heroic couplets by Dryden during his tenure as Poet Laureate. Register runs as: 1 a3 b2 C2 B-C4 D6. Collated complete. Rebound in paper covered boards. Externally generally smart. Tear to the head of the front joint. Spine and extremities are age-toned. Light handling marks to the wraps. Minor bumping to the extremities. Small chips to the head and tail of the spine. Prior seller's note tipped-in to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with scattered spots. Good Jacob Tonson hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. SET7-B-2Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable Printers to Her Majesty 1882-83. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". None. A seven volume set of 'The Works of John Dryden' with critical notes on the life and work of the author by Sir Walter Scott. Revised and corrected by George Saintsbury. The first seven volumes of an eighteen volume set. The contents of the volumes are as follows: Volume I: The Life of John Dryden; Volume II: The Wild Gallant a Comedy; The Rival-Ladies a Tragic-comedy; The Indian Queen a Tragedy; The Indian Emperor or the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards; Secret Love or The Maiden Queen. Volume III: Sir Martin Mar-All or the Feigned Innocence a Comedy; The Tempest or the Enchanted Island a Comedy; An Evenings Love or the Mock Astrologer a Comedy' Tyrannic Love or the Royal Martyr a Tragedy. Volume IV: Almanzor and Almahide; or The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards Part First; Marriage a la Mode a Comedy; The Assignation; or Love in a Nunnery a Comedy. Volume V: Amboyna; or The Cruelties of the Dutch to the English Merchant a Tragedy; The State of Innocence and Fall of Man an Opera; Aureng-Zebe a Tragedy; All for Love; or The World well Lost a Tragedy. Volume VI: Mr. Limberham; or The Kind Keeper a Comedy; Oedipus a Tragedy; Troilus and Cressia; or Truth found too Late a Tragedy; The Spanish Friar; or The Doule Discovery. Volume VII: The Duke of Guise a Tragedy; Albion and Albanius; an Opera; Don Sebastian; a Tragedy. John Dryden 1631 - 1700 was an English poet literary critic translator and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." Sir Walter Scott 1st Baronet FRSE 1771 - 1832 was a Scottish historical novelist playwright and poet popular throughout much of the world during his time. George Edward Bateman Saintsbury 1845 - 1933 was an English writer literary historian scholar critic and wine connoisseur. Rebound in cloth with amateur spine labels. Externally generally smart but with slight wear to extremities and odd marks to boards and slight cockling to cloth to spines. Internally firmly bound. Bright and generally clean but with the odd spotting to text block edges and slight handling marks. Very Good Indeed T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. x-0891167757Hemisphere Pub 1988. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 204 pages. 9.06x6.14x0.63 inches. Hemisphere Pub hardcover
2020Best.-Nr. x-0367556200Taylor & Francis 2020. Hardcover. New. 2nd new edition. 160 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.47 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
2018Best.-Nr. x-0815371594Routledge 2018. Hardcover. New. 146 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. Routledge hardcover
1692Best.-Nr. 9190Printed for Jacon Tonson at the Judge's-Head in Chancery-Lane near Fleet Street 1692. Sm. 4to. First Edition some mild age-staining and spotting throughout; modern grey boards paper label lettered in black on upper board one or two upper margins closely shaved else a crisp firm copy. Dryden's second-to-last play and according to MacDonald partially completed by Southerne. Its first performance should have been early in April 1692 but on the 9th it was prohibited; it was acted out on or before 16 April at the Theatre Royal. In his Dedication Dryden attributes the lifting of the ban to Rochester the dedicatee who had represented the drama to the Queen as 'wholly innocent of those Crimes which were laid unjustly to its Charge'. The Life of Cleomenes is supplied by Creech from Plutarch; see MacDonald 131. In this copy as often the Prologue and Epilogue appear before the 'Life'. CBEL II p.267; MacDonald 92. Printed for Jacon Tonson, at the Judge's-Head in Chancery-Lane near Fleet Street, hardcover
2020Best.-Nr. x-0367677148Taylor & Francis 2020. Hardcover. New. 3rd new edition. 248 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.87 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
2018Best.-Nr. x-1138477338Routledge 2018. Hardcover. New. 216 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.75 inches. Routledge hardcover
2017Best.-Nr. x-1138039276Taylor & Francis 2017. Hardcover. New. 180 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
2021Best.-Nr. x-1032067071Routledge 2021. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 232 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. Routledge hardcover
2026Best.-Nr. x-1041244304Routledge 2026. Hardcover. New. 160 pages. 9.18x6.12x9.45 inches. Routledge hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. IYDlDRYD61San Francisco: Printed for William Andrews Clark Jr. by John Henry Nash 1929. 1929. 2 Vols. folio & 8vo Facsimile Edition. pp. xxix 95 5; 20 78 2. 2 frontis. portraits of Shakespeare & Dryden & 13 colour plates. bds. in worn & faded slipcase. Limited to 250 copies for private distribution. San Francisco: Printed for William Andrews Clark, Jr. by John Henry Nash, 1929. unknown
2014Best.-Nr. x-1138791296Routledge 2014. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 232 pages. 8.66x5.59x0.71 inches. Routledge hardcover
2020Best.-Nr. x-0367461617Routledge 2020. Hardcover. New. 3rd new edition. 286 pages. 8.50x5.43x0.75 inches. Routledge hardcover
2021Best.-Nr. x-0367533634Routledge 2021. Hardcover. New. 196 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. Routledge hardcover
2014Best.-Nr. x-1138791792Routledge 2014. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 284 pages. 8.66x5.51x0.87 inches. Routledge hardcover
2024Best.-Nr. x-1032729899Routledge 2024. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 200 pages. 8.50x5.43x8.50 inches. Routledge hardcover
2024Best.-Nr. x-1032630272Routledge 2024. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 240 pages. 8.50x5.44x8.50 inches. Routledge hardcover
2024Best.-Nr. x-1032729945Routledge 2024. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 216 pages. 9.18x6.12x9.21 inches. Routledge hardcover
1760Best.-Nr. 955F2London: J. and R. Tonson 1760 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The scarce four volume first comprehensive collected edition of the poetry translations and literary writings of England's first Poet Laureate John Dryden. A first edition complete in four volumes.This was the first comprehensive collection of his Dryden's works.With explanatory notes and observations also an account of his life and writings by Samuel Derrick. These volumes contain his most popular works including 'Astraea Redux' 'Annus Mirabilis' 'The Art of Poetry' 'The Hind and the Panther' and a selection of his other poetry.Dryden was the first Poet Laureate when the position was created in 1688 under King Charles II. He held the post until 1689. ESTC T145665Volume I lacks the portrait frontispiece. The front board of volume I is detached.Illustrated with a small number of engraved headpieces.With the bookplate of William Battell to the front pastedowns and his inscription to the title pages.Dryden was the dominating English literary figure in Restoration England an era that is often dubbed the 'Age of Dryden'. In full calf bindings. Boards bright with back strips significantly ager toned small losses of calf to back strip heads and tails and significant loss to volume IV spine label. Small loss to volume I spine label. Front board of volume I detached. Volume II joints and front joints of volumes III and IV starting with boards holding firm. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally firmly bound. Inscriptions to title pages. Spotting to title page heads and head of first few leaves of each volume with pages otherwise bright with the odd spot. Volume I lacking frontispiece. Good Only J. and R. Tonson hardcover
2023Best.-Nr. x-103254323XRoutledge 2023. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 168 pages. 9.69x6.88x0.79 inches. Routledge hardcover
2019Best.-Nr. x-0367100967Taylor & Francis 2019. Hardcover. New. 266 pages. 9.01x5.98x0.71 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
