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Esop; A Comedy; As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
by Vanbrugh, Sir John
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Darby, A Bettesworth, and F. Clay; in Trust for Richard, James, and Bether Wellington, 1730. Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was a noted playwright and architect (who designed Blenheim Palace). This comedy of manners followed his great success of "The Provok's Wife" and was produced in 1697. This is a Very Good copy of an early printing from three years after the playwright's death. Scarce. Disbound; this is the text only, with remnants of a leather binding on the spine and noted as the "End of the Fifth Volume." Title Page, with device; pp. 215-303; Preface; Prologue; This copy is notable due to a three-page catalogue by the publisherat the end. While this was standard in the following century, bookseller catalogues were not common in the early 18th Century. Textblock nicely clear and bright, but several of the last pages are loose but still present.. Early Printing. Disbound. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006306
- Title
- Esop; A Comedy; As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
- Author
- Vanbrugh, Sir John
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- J. Darby, A Bettesworth, and F. Clay; in Trust for Richard, James, and Bether Wellington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1730
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- 12mo
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