Miner, Earl/ Dryden, John (Editor)Biblio.com
1970rif. x-0520016254Univ of California Pr 1970. Hardcover. New. 581 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.50 inches. Univ of California Pr hardcover
1760rif. 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
1931rif. 958T25London: The Nonesuch Press 1931. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7". None. A smart limited edition set of the dramatic works of English author John Dryden. Complete in six volumes. Limited to seven hundred and fifty copies of which this is number seven hundred and three. The dramatic works of John Dryden an English poet literary critic translator and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. 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. With the reopening of the theatres in 1660 after the Puritan ban Dryden began writing plays. Although his first play was not successful from 1668 on he was contracted to produce three plays a year for the King's Company in which he became a shareholder. He led the way in Restoration comedy with his best-known work being Marriage à la Mode. Volume one contains The Wild Gallant The Rival Ladies The Indian Queen and The Indian Emperor with prefatory notes an introduction and a chronology of dramatic poesie. Volume two contains Secret Love Sir Martin Mar-all The Tempest An Evening's Love and Tyrannick Love. Volume three contains The Conquest of Granada Part I & Part II Marriage-a-la-Mode The Assignation Amboyna and The State of Innocence. Volume four contains The Mistaken Husband Aureng-Zebe All for Love The Kind Keeper and Oedipus: A Tragedy. Volume five contains Troilus and Cressida The Spanish Friar The Duke of Guise and Albion and Albanius. Volume six contains Don Sebastian Amphitryon King Arthur Cleomenes Love Triumphant and The Secular Masque. In the original quarter cloth binding with marbled boards. Externally smart with light wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. Light bumping to the extremities of volume six. Fading to the spines with the odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with scattered spotting to the foredge and endpapers. Much of the text block remains unopened. Very Good The Nonesuch Press hardcover
1931rif. 960Y20London: The Nonesuch Press 1931-19321. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 6.5". None. A pleasing complete limited Nonesuch Press edition of John Dryden's works. One of 750 standard limited sets numbered 51 to 800 this copy being number 765. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with marbled paper covered boards.A delightful collection of the dramatic works of John Dryden. He was appointed England's first Poet Laureate and is regarded as hugely influential during the Stuart Restoration with the period even being referred to as the 'Age of Dryden' in literary circles. Includes 'Don Sebastian' 'Amphitryon' 'Secret Love' 'The Spanish Fryar' 'The Duke of Guise' 'All for Love' and 'The Kind Keeper' among many other works. Edited by author clergyman and scholar Montague Summers. From Nonesuch Press a private press founded in 1922 by Francis Meynell his second wife Vera Mendel and their mutual friend David Garnett. The press was at its peak in the 1920s and 1930s but continued operating through the mid-1960s. Nonesuch was unusual among private presses in that it used an Albion press to design their books but had them printed by commercial printers. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities and fading to the spines. Cracking to the front gutters of Volume I and VI however hinges remains firmly held by cords. Westminster City Library bookplate to the front pastedowns. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good The Nonesuch Press hardcover
2009rif. x-1848606702Sage Publications Ltd 2009. Paperback. New. 127 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.25 inches. Sage Publications Ltd paperback
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